Blue Water Autonomy Inc. · 3 hours ago
Lead Infrastructure Engineer
Lexington, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$190K/yr - $220K/yr
8+ years expBlue Water Autonomy Inc. is an early-stage maritime defense technology startup focused on designing and building autonomous ships. They are seeking a Lead Infrastructure Engineer to design, build, and operate core infrastructure systems for reliable autonomous operation across their fleet.
Machinery ManufacturingManufacturingMarine TransportationShipping
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Develop system and platform-level infrastructure architecture to ensure performance, security, and reliability in harsh and intermittently-connected environments
Design and operate onboard compute environments that function as self-contained, fault-tolerant micro–data centers
Build and maintain cloud infrastructure for fleet orchestration, telemetry ingestion, observability, and software deployment
Own bare-metal provisioning, operating system configuration, and life-cycle management for shipboard hardware
Design CI/CD and release processes that safely deploy autonomy software to vessels in the field
Collaborate closely with mechanical, electrical, and autonomy engineers to define constraints around power, thermal limits, redundancy, and failure modes
Establish monitoring, logging, and remote debugging capabilities for distributed systems across the fleet
Implement and maintain infrastructure security across hybrid environments including access control, secrets management, and more
Support system integration and field troubleshooting
Contribute to processes and tooling that enables faster development and more reliable operation of autonomous systems
Qualification
Required
8–15 years of experience in infrastructure, platform, SRE, or DevOps engineering roles
Deep experience designing and operating cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or similar)
Strong fundamentals in Linux systems, networking, and container orchestration
Experience working with bare-metal or on-premise systems in addition to cloud environments
Comfortable working hands-on with production systems, hardware-adjacent constraints, and operational debugging
Proven ability to collaborate across engineering disciplines and lead system-level integration efforts
Communicate clearly, balance speed with rigor, and take ownership from initial design through deployment and operation
Energized by solving practical engineering challenges in fast-moving, mission-driven environments
U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export controlled data
Preferred
An obsessive focus on stakeholder quality of life and experience
Willingness to push the limits of AI-enabled workflows and processes
Experience leading/managing teams or cross-functional, deeply-impactful projects
Deep interest in software supply chain security
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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