Desired Background and capabilities

- Hands-on experience with RF systems, maritime electronics, and unmanned platforms
- Field- and travel-capable
- Comfortable operating with incomplete information and evolving requirements
- Ability to obtain security clearance

LOCATION

Alexandria, VA

How to Apply

Please email your cover letter and resume to:

hiring@saltenna.com

Saltenna is building next-generation communications for maritime robotic and unmanned systems. The Maritime Robotics Field Technician will play a hands-on role in integrating Saltenna's antennas and radios with a wide variety of USV and UUV platforms, testing them in the field, and supporting their deployment. Sitting at the intersection of Field Ops and R&D, the applicant will work alongside Saltenna's engineers to rapidly develop and deploy communication systems in some of the most demanding maritime environments in the world.

Saltenna has the world's foremost experts in Plasmonic science with hundreds of published papers and tens of patents, and the applicant will get to work with them and learn from them.

The Maritime Robotics Field Technician will:

deploy, operate, and maintain unmanned maritime platforms during field tests and exercises;
integrate Saltenna's communications systems with a variety of third-party maritime unmanned systems;
integrate and troubleshoot communications equipment, including radio modems, antennas, cabling, galvanic isolators, sensors, and compute hardware;
conduct RF and communications tests in maritime environments and report findings to engineering and science teams;
diagnose issues across maritime, mechanical, electrical, and communications systems during field operations; and
work alongside engineers to prototype, test, and iterate new capabilities quickly.

CHALLENGES

This role will suit an applicant who enjoys complex challenges:

Saltenna is a small, rapidly-growing company, so the applicant will get to experience the thrills and challenges of such an environment, as well as the energy of an expanding, changing team.
Saltenna is dual-use => engineering for both government and commercial applications.
The applicant will interface with many other disciplines as part of a multidisciplinary engineering effort.
As the team develops, the applicant will help shape the dynamics and culture of the engineering team.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND BACKGROUND

Saltenna requires the following experience and background for the successful applicant:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
Strong hands-on experience with electronics, RF systems, and maritime autonomous vehicles.
Experience with maritime radios, antennas, and networking systems.
Ability to troubleshoot across hardware, power, and communications stacks.
Willingness to travel and operate in marine or remote field environments.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE AND BACKGROUND

Saltenna prefers the following experience and background:

Experience with production ROVs, USVs, or UUVs such as those from L3Harris, Saildrone, Saronic, or similar.
Experience with the unique environmental and operational challenges of maritime systems.
Experience developing or deploying subsea sensing or communications systems.
Experience working on government contracts.
Amateur (Ham) radio license.
Small boat operations experience.
Diver certification (PADI Open Water Dive certified or Scuba certified).

COMPENSATION

Saltenna is offering a competitive salary package commensurate with experience.

COMMITMENT TO NON-DISCRIMINATION

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.