Hydrographic Surveyor – Part-Time

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏱ Part Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

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Saildrone

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201 - 500 employees

🎖️ Defense

🔧 Hardware

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

💰 $50M Corporate Round - Saildrone on 2025-10

Defense • Hardware • Artificial Intelligence

Saildrone is a maritime autonomous systems company that designs, manufactures and operates unmanned surface vehicles (ocean drones) built to endure the world’s harshest seas. Its platforms combine advanced sensor suites, AI, and renewable power to deliver persistent, wide-area ocean mapping, bathymetry, hydrography, and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) data and services for defense, maritime security, offshore energy, and scientific customers. Saildrone emphasizes long-endurance, low-risk operations to provide real-time threat detection, tracking, and actionable data to decision-makers and warfighters.

📋 Description

• Stand scheduled remote watches to oversee live hydrographic data acquisition across international USV missions • Monitor sonar performance, sound velocity profiles, and oceanographic sensor health • Coordinate with Mission Pilots and the Lead Surveyor to adjust survey line plans, manage vehicle speeds, and address coverage holidays • Perform data processing, cleaning, and quality assurance checks during active survey shifts • Diagnose sensor or data logging errors in real time and communicate system status to technical support teams • Ensure adherence to Saildrone SOPs, safety standards, and international hydrographic regulations • Provide documented status reports and shift handoffs for continuous survey operations • Perform data QA/QC, equipment setup/calibration, data acquisition, data processing, equipment maintenance, and production of final deliverables/reports

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Hydrography, Oceanography, Geomatics, Remote Sensing or related discipline • 3 or more years experience in the Survey or Geoscience industry as a survey professional • Familiarity with multibeam systems such as Kongsberg, Norbit, Teledyne • Familiarity with acquisition software such as Seafloor Information Systems (SIS), Norbit DCT or Qinsy • Ability to work irregular hours, rotating weekends, and shift work • Detail-oriented with a disciplined approach to communications, processes, and projects • Ability to operate a keyboard and other peripheral devices • Category A/B Hydrographer Certification is desired • NSPS-THSOA Certified Hydrographer is desired • Three or more years of experience processing bathymetric/hydrographic data with Qimera or CARI is desired • Experience using uncrewed surface vehicles or other autonomous systems for survey operations, including remote watch-standing, telemetry monitoring, and real-time troubleshooting is desired

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive Paid Time Off (PTO) accrual • Robust annual holiday schedule • Paid sick leave • Premium, multi-tier Medical, Dental, and Vision plans with significant company contributions for employees and dependents • Equity grants • 401(k) retirement plan with flexible pre-tax and Roth payroll contribution options • Annual professional development reimbursement program • Relocation assistance for eligible roles

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