Description
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.
Key responsibilities include:
- 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.
- Build test matrices mapping requirements to objective pass/fail criteria, safety controls, data capture needs, and contingency actions.
- Develop event-ready documentation packages including test cards, run sheets, communications plans, safety briefs, and go/no-go checklists.
- Serve as on-scene test lead for autonomy trials, directing real-time execution and ensuring safety-of-test.
- Lead verification of system functionality during operational events to confirm performance against acceptance criteria.
- Coordinate test readiness across vessel condition, maintenance status, and trial prerequisites.
- Establish required logs, timestamps, system states, and annotations to ensure complete data capture.
- Track issues using structured defect workflows including reproducibility steps, severity, and corrective actions.
- Coordinate prioritization of fixes and verify corrections through structured retest events.
- Produce daily SITREPs and formal trial documentation including test reports, discrepancy logs, and corrective action summaries.
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.
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.