Mission Operations Operator, MUSV

Saronic Technologies is a leader in revolutionizing autonomy at sea, dedicated to developing state-of-the-art solutions that enhance maritime operations through autonomous and intelligent platforms.

You will be one of the first operators working under Saronic's Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) umbrella, putting a growing family of autonomous surface vessels through their paces, platforms that carry ISR, electronic warfare, and other mission payloads across extended blue-water and contested littoral waters without a crew on board. That family spans platforms built for long-endurance reconnaissance and persistent maritime domain awareness, as well as low-signature, shore-accessible craft that move critical payloads across thousands of nautical miles of contested seas. As a Mission Operations Operator, you’ll translate operational requirements into executable mission plans, lead field operations, and train military personnel to own these platforms long-term. This role sits at the intersection of field operations and product development; your feedback from the water directly shapes how the fleet evolves. The ideal candidate brings deep maritime operational experience, hands-on comfort with autonomous systems, and the ability to communicate clearly in both the field and the briefing room.

Mission Planning & Execution • Plan and execute end-to-end MUSV missions across open-ocean, littoral, and ship-to-shore profiles in GPS-denied and communications-degraded environments. • Serve as primary operator during field operations, providing real-time oversight and go/no-go decision authority. • Operate Saronic’s Echelon™ mission planning interface and Advanced Mission Planner (AMP™) to build and execute complex autonomous behaviors: loiter and avoid, counter-boarding, autodocking, and conditional mission logic. • Develop and maintain SOPs, mission playbooks, and contingency procedures covering remote scuttle protocols, emergency response, and port coordination. • Train and qualify operators on the MUSV mission planner for global remote control and direct line-of-sight operations, including pre- and post-operation checks. • Coordinate waterspace deconfliction, safety boat integration, port authority notifications, and range safety compliance for all autonomous vessel operations. Training & Operator Development • Develop and deliver MUSV training courses across the full curriculum: MUSV Fundamentals, Operations, Mission Manager (Digital Management), Advanced Operator, and Mission Integration/Readiness Exercises. • Train and qualify military personnel on MUSV-specific operations, including autonomous navigation in congested waterways, station-keeping, payload operations, and GPS-denied operations. • Build and run train-the-trainer programs that establish long-term organic military capability with the platform. Product Development & Stakeholder Engagement • Serve as the liaison between Mission Operations and Saronic’s Product and Engineering teams, ensuring field realities directly inform design decisions. • Capture and synthesize operator and warfighter feedback from testing and deployments to refine requirements, roadmaps, and system usability. • Act as the primary operational interface with government customers including DIU, the service warfighting labs, NIWC-PAC, and DoD program offices. • Build reporting and visualization tools to communicate mission status, system performance, risks, and forward plans to internal and external stakeholders. • Represent Mission Operations at PDRs, IDRs, and CDRs as a subject-matter expert. • Plan and conduct site surveys to assess port infrastructure, environmental conditions, and logistics constraints ahead of field operations. Qualifications • U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Credential (500-Ton Master, Oceans) required. • Bachelor's degree in engineering, maritime studies, or a related field, or equivalent operational