Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) Pilot

%HEADER_COMPANY_WEBSITE%Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) PilotSan Diego, CA%LABEL_POSITION_TYPE_FULL_TIME%Operations$75,000 – $100,000 / year%BREADCRUMB_JOB_OPENINGS%Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) Pilot%BUTTON_APPLY_TO_POSITION%%BUTTON_APPLY_USING_INDEED%%BUTTON_APPLY_USING_LINKED_IN%Role: Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) Pilot Location: San Diego, CA (in-office) Typical working hours: Rotating shift coverage across 24/7 operations, including: 3:00 AM - 11:00 AM11:00 AM - 7:00 PM7:00 PM - 3:00 AM Pilots are typically assigned one weekend shift as part of their regular schedule. Salary Range: $75,000-$100,000 + stock options, 401k matching, relocation assistance within the U.S. (if applicable), and other benefits Role Overview: Seasats operates a growing fleet of unmanned surface vessels (USVs) in real-world testing and customer environments. To support ongoing development, validation, and operations, we’re hiring USV Pilots to remotely operate, monitor, and support these vehicles during daily missions. This is primarily an in-office, computer-based role. In this role, you’ll be responsible for piloting USVs through our control interface, monitoring vehicle health and mission progress in real time, and supporting testing and customer operations as they happen. Your judgment and attention directly impact vehicle safety, mission success, and how our systems evolve. Role Details: Day-to-day responsibilities include: Remotely piloting Seasats USVs through our control UI during testing and customer operationsMonitoring live vehicle status, environment, and system behavior during active operationsResponding to alerts, anomalies, or unexpected behavior in real timeExecuting test plans and operational procedures as definedCommunicating observations, issues, and feedback clearly to engineering and operations teamsLogging events, issues, and results to support debugging, validation, and iterationContributing to improvements in testing procedures, tooling, and operator workflows Work Environment: This role is performed from an in-office control station in San DiegoInvolves extended periods working at a computer monitoring live systems and data feedsLimited fieldwork; on-water interaction is occasional and not a core function of the roleTravel is minimal and situational, not a standard part of the jobOperations run across multiple time windows; shift coverage may include daytime, evening, or overnight hours About You: You’re someone who is comfortable spending long stretches monitoring systems, making decisions based on incomplete information, and staying level-headed when things go wrong. You enjoy working with technology, following procedures, and being a key part of real-world operations. You’ll need to be: Attentive, reliable, and detail-orientedComfortable operating software-driven systems and dashboardsCalm under pressure and able to respond quickly to changing conditionsA clear written and verbal communicatorWilling to work non-traditional hours when requiredSafety-conscious and thoughtful in your decision-makingComfortable spending the majority of the workday at a desk monitoring systems and interfacesAble to obtain a security clearance In addition, it’s nice (though not essential) if you have: Experience operating autonomous systems, robotics, or similar systemsMaritime or boating experienceExperience with testing, QA, or field operationsFamiliarity with mapping tools, telemetry, or monitoring systemsExperience with video games, simulators, or RC vehicles About Seasats: At Seasats, we're passionate about delivering maritime robotics solutions to redefine the maritime industry. Our primary products are unmanned surface vehicles (USVs), designed to carry sensors at sea for months at a time. Our USVs provide persistent monitoring and data acquisition to defense, scientific, and commercial customers, and have autonomously crossed both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. After thousands of years in which the only way to gather information from...