Key responsibilities include:

• Deriving and authoring safety requirements from system-level hazard analyses, functional hazard assessments, and customer/regulatory safety objectives.
• Translating safety requirements into clear, testable software requirements aligned with the appropriate Design Assurance Level (DAL) or software criticality classification.
• Maintaining bidirectional traceability from safety requirements through design, implementation, and verification.
• Collaborating with QA and test teams to define verification strategies, review test cases for safety coverage, and confirm that safety requirements are demonstrably satisfied prior to release.
• Authoring clear, well-structured safety documentation and contributing to system models (SysML/MBSE) with a safety lens.
• Leading and supporting safety analysis activities, including Functional Hazard Assessments (FHA), Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), and Failure Mode and Effects Summary (FMES).

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree with approximately 7+ years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree with approximately 5+ years of relevant experience, in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, or a closely related technical field.

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In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for ensuring the electrical and software systems that enable autonomy, control, and communications meet reliability and integration requirements.

You will lead efforts in electrical architecture design, software- and hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) verification, and failure mode analysis for electronics and embedded systems.

Working with electrical, software, and other engineers, you’ll identify reliability drivers, define test requirements, and execute end-to-end full lifecycle system performance verification across mission scenarios and environmental conditions.

Your expertise will be crucial in ensuring the reliability and performance of our innovative maritime technology as we advance towards the future of autonomous vessels.

Requirements

• Lead electrical and software system integration efforts, and work cross-functionally to ensure aspects such as signal integrity, power management, communication protocols, and autonomy behavior meets design intent and system requirements (design criteria)
• Define and maintain system-level electrical and software interface requirements using Jama and internal tools, ensuring clarity across design teams
• Help develop and execute integration and validation test plans for electrical subsystems, software-in-the-loop (SIL), and hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) testing
• Define and execute electrical reliability tests (e.g., EMI/EMC, power cycling, thermal stress) to validate robustness and fault tolerance
• Support root cause investigations for electrical and software-related failures, coordinating corrective actions and preventive measures
• Lead technical reviews related to system interfaces, electrical integration, and software verification results, ensuring feedback is integrated into design updates
• Mentor other engineers in best practices for electrical and software reliability, including fault-tolerant design, redundancy, and diagnostic coverage
• Define top-down use cases, system architecture, and design reference missions for products alongside product architects and responsible engineers
• Define, document, and maintain system requirements (design criteria) using Jama and in-house developed tools/environments
• Work closely with engineering teams to ensure requirements are accurately interpreted and implemented
• Maintain up-to-date technical documentation for system requirements, testing requirements, verification and validation
• Clearly articulate technical information to stakeholders at all levels, ensuring alignment of objectives across engineering, software, and mission operations
• Participate in systems engineering activities including concept development, system design, integration, and testing
• Develop, own, and execute subsystem- and system-level verification and validation (V&V) plans to ensure designs meet functional, performance, autonomy, reliability, and safety requirements
• Define test objectives, configurations, procedures, and success criteria for subsystem and full-system integration tests
• Lead root cause analysis/failure investigation, and corrective action for issues found during R&D and qualification testing alongside the development, quality, and test teams.
• Develop and maintain internal data analysis and visualization tools to streamline test reporting and decision-making
• Collaborate closely with mission operations, design engineers, and other stakeholders to collect, analyze, and interpret in-field or post-deployment data, feeding results back into design iterations
• Work with hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) engineers to architect verification & test campaigns and execute subsystem- and system-level testing
• Help drive the development of internal tools, guides, calculators, or similar via Palantir Foundry, Confluence, Excel, or similar
• Support the engineering design cycle process as a subject matter expert to ensure teams adhere to our hardware design best practices, and analysis best practices

Qualifications

• This job posting is intended for candidates at all levels, including Sr, Staff, etc., and generally requires at a minimum 2+ years of industry experience as a Design Engineer, Development Engineer, Test Engineer, Systems Engineer, Reliability Engineer, or similar
• Bachelor’s degree or greater in Mechanical, Aerospace, Industrial, Systems, Software, Computer, Electrical Engineering, or similar
• Experience working on advanced hardware systems, autonomous systems, complex electronics systems, or similar
• Requirement decomposition experience for both hardware and software
• Coding and software development experience, such as in Python, Java, C++, or similar
• Experience with failure analysis, root cause analysis methodologies, corrective action management, and risk management
• Experience architecting and designing test campaigns (subsystem level to the vehicle/vessel/product level) as well as creating & executing test plans
• Familiarity with industry processes, standards, and guides, such as MIL-STDs, ABS Rules, ABYC, COLREGs, ISO, NASA, IEC, IEEE, and similar
• Ability to travel as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with requirements management tools such as Jama, DOORS, Innoslate, 3DX, Cameo, Flow, or similar
• Experience developing tools, guides, and engineering solutions in Palantir Foundry
• Hands on test engineering experience including data collection, analysis, and closing feedback loops to improve designs & outcomes
• Experience with analysis tools such as MATLAB, Excel, ANSYS, FEMAP, etc.
• Modeling/CAD Experience
• HALT (Highly Accelerated Life Testing), environmental testing, mechanical/loads testing, electrical testing and/or debugging, software testing and/or debugging
• Technical writing experience developing standards, specifications, user guides, or similar

Additional Information

Benefits:

• Medical Insurance: Comprehensive health insurance plans covering a range of services
• Saronic pays 100% of the premium for employees and 80% for dependents
• Dental and Vision Insurance: Coverage for routine dental check-ups, orthodontics, and vision care
• Saronic pays 100% of the premium under the basic plan for employees and 80% for dependents
• Time Off: Generous PTO and Holidays
• Parental Leave: Paid maternity and paternity leave to support new parents
• Competitive Salary: Industry-standard salaries with opportunities for performance-based bonuses
• Retirement Plan: 401(k) plan with company match
• Stock Options: Equity options to give employees a stake in the company’s success
• Life and Disability Insurance: Basic life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage
• Pet Insurance: Discounted

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This role is responsible for architecting and executing comprehensive test plans aligned with the engineering design process, developing automated test equipment (ATE), and partnering cross-functionally to ensure electrical designs are thoroughly validated prior to release and deployment.

The ideal candidate brings deep experience in electrical validation, hardware verification, and test automation within complex electromechanical systems.

Key Responsibilities

Test Strategy & Execution

• Develop and own comprehensive test plans in accordance with the engineering design process (requirements → design → verification → validation → release).
• Translate system and subsystem requirements into structured verification matrices and executable test procedures.
• Lead electrical verification efforts at board, subsystem, and system levels.
• Design and execute functional, environmental, regression, reliability, and stress testing.
• Drive root cause analysis for electrical failures and implement corrective validation strategies.
• Ensure traceability between requirements, test cases, and results.

Automated Test Equipment (ATE) Development

• Design, build, and deploy automated test equipment for PCBAs, harnesses, power systems, and integrated assemblies.
• Develop automated test scripts and frameworks using tools such as Python, LabVIEW, MATLAB, or similar.
• Create scalable test architectures to support engineering validation, production test, and field diagnostics.
• Specify instrumentation (oscilloscopes, DAQs, power supplies, loads, environmental chambers, etc.) and integrate into automated systems.
• Improve test throughput, repeatability, and data quality through automation and fixture design.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with electrical, mechanical, firmware, systems, and manufacturing engineers to ensure designs are testable and validated early.
• Participate in design reviews (DCR, PDR, CDR etc.) to advocate for testability and verification rigor.
• Collaborate with technicians to develop repeatable procedures and provide training where needed.
• Partner with manufacturing to transition engineering validation tests into production test processes.
• Support field troubleshooting and validation activities as required.

Process & Quality Leadership

• Establish best practices for test documentation, version control, data capture, and reporting.
• Drive continuous improvement in verification methodologies and lab infrastructure.
• Mentor junior engineers and technicians in structured test development and debugging techniques.
• Ensure compliance with relevant industry, safety, and regulatory standards.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field (Master’s preferred).
• 7+ years of experience in electrical test engineering or hardware validation.
• Strong understanding of the engineering design lifecycle and formal verification processes.
• Hands-on experience developing automated test equipment and fixtures.
• Proficiency with electrical lab instrumentation and measurement techniques.
• Experience writing test automation software (Python, LabVIEW, C/C++, or similar).
• Strong troubleshooting skills across analog, digital, power, and mixed-signal systems.
• Experience working in cross-functional hardware development environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in robotics, autonomous systems, defense, maritime, or ruggedized platforms.
• Familiarity with high-voltage power systems and battery integration.
• Experience with EMI/EMC testing and environmental qualification.
• Knowledge of manufacturing test and DFM/DFT principles.
• Experience with requirements management tools and configuration control systems.

Additional Information

Saronic offers a competitive salary, comprehensive medical insurance, dental and vision insurance, generous PTO and holidays, paid parental leave, and retirement plan with company match.

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