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      <Title>Autonomous Sea Trials Test Planner</Title>
      <Description><![CDATA[<p>We are seeking an experienced Autonomous Sea Trials Test Planner to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for planning, executing, evaluating, and documenting pier-side and underway autonomous vessel test events. This role will involve translating autonomy and control-system requirements into safe, repeatable sea trial procedures; leading onboard execution with vessel crew and engineering teams; and producing internal and class ready trial packages including test plans, SITREPs, test reports, discrepancy tracking, and corrective action documentation.</p>
<p>Key responsibilities include:</p>
<ul>
<li>Author and maintain autonomous sea trial test plans covering pier-side and underway verification of autonomy behaviours, machinery control, navigation control, and integrated voyage execution.</li>
<li>Build test matrices mapping requirements to objective pass/fail criteria, safety controls, data capture needs, and contingency actions.</li>
<li>Develop event-ready documentation packages including test cards, run sheets, communications plans, safety briefs, and go/no-go checklists.</li>
<li>Serve as on-scene test lead for autonomy trials, directing real-time execution and ensuring safety-of-test.</li>
<li>Lead verification of system functionality during operational events to confirm performance against acceptance criteria.</li>
<li>Coordinate test readiness across vessel condition, maintenance status, and trial prerequisites.</li>
<li>Establish required logs, timestamps, system states, and annotations to ensure complete data capture.</li>
<li>Track issues using structured defect workflows including reproducibility steps, severity, and corrective actions.</li>
<li>Coordinate prioritization of fixes and verify corrections through structured retest events.</li>
<li>Produce daily SITREPs and formal trial documentation including test reports, discrepancy logs, and corrective action summaries.</li>
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<p>The ideal candidate will have 7+ years of experience in test/validation, trials, port engineering, or operational readiness roles for complex systems, with demonstrated experience leading pier-side and underway test execution. Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional communication skills are essential.</p>
<p>We offer a competitive salary, comprehensive health insurance plans, generous PTO and holidays, paid parental leave, and a 401(k) plan. Additionally, we provide stock options, equity options, and basic life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage.</p>
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      <Jobtype>full-time</Jobtype>
      <Experiencelevel>senior</Experiencelevel>
      <Workarrangement>onsite</Workarrangement>
      <Salaryrange>$120,000 - $150,000 per year</Salaryrange>
      <Skills>Test planning, Autonomy and control-system requirements, Pier-side and underway test execution, Vessel crew and engineering teams, Discrepancy tracking, Corrective action documentation, Structured defect workflows, Prioritization of fixes, Retest events, Marine engineering or naval architecture background, Experience supporting builder&apos;s trials and customer trials on autonomous platforms, Experience coordinating with classification societies and shipyard periods</Skills>
      <Category>Engineering</Category>
      <Industry>Technology</Industry>
      <Employername>Saronic Technologies</Employername>
      <Employerlogo>https://logos.yubhub.co/saronictechnologies.com.png</Employerlogo>
      <Employerdescription>Saronic Technologies develops state-of-the-art solutions for maritime operations through autonomous and intelligent platforms.</Employerdescription>
      <Employerwebsite>https://www.saronictechnologies.com</Employerwebsite>
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      <Location>San Francisco</Location>
      <Country></Country>
      <Postedate>2026-04-17</Postedate>
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