Blue Water Autonomy Inc. · 6 hours ago
Electrical Engineer
Lexington, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$150K/yr - $175K/yr
3+ years expBlue Water Autonomy Inc. is an early-stage maritime defense technology startup focused on building autonomous ships. The Electrical Engineer will design and build electrical systems for these vessels, ensuring safe and reliable operations at sea.
Machinery ManufacturingManufacturingMarine TransportationShipping
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Design of electrical control panels, harnesses, and subsystem interfaces
Support integration and testing of power distribution, batteries, converters, and switchgear
Create schematics meeting marine and navy requirements
Work with various contract manufacturers to get cable harnesses and electronic assemblies built and tested
Perform bench tests and debug boards, harnesses, and controls
Coordinate with Mechanical, Systems, Marine, and Software teams to get projects built and out the door
Provide clear, concise instructions to technicians for testing and assembly tasks
Qualification
Required
B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering or related field
Minimum 3 years' experience in robotics, power, autonomy or similar fields
Familiar with AC and DC circuit design and analysis
Robotics Engineering experience
Experience designing and testing to industry/electrical standards
Have decent soldering skills and comfortable with hand tools and basic power tools
Ability to use electrical test equipment safely
Experience working on 1000VDC and 480Vac projects
Experience programming embedded systems
U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export controlled data
Preferred
Develop scripts to manipulate and parse test data
Power system design and analysis experience
Benefits
Startup equity options
Generous PTO
Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Company
Blue Water Autonomy Inc.
We’re building autonomous ships for the U.S. Navy and commercial customers.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$64MKey Investors
Google VenturesEclipse Ventures
2025-08-26Series A· $50M
2025-04-11Seed· $14M
Leadership Team
Rylan Hamilton
CEO and Co-Founder
Ryan Maatta
VP Marine Engineering
Recent News
2025-11-03
2025-10-29
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