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# Test Engineer - Autonomous Marine Controls

- **Company:** Goken, Mark
- **Location:** Melbourne, FL, United States
- **Contract:** Internship / Graduate position
- **Skills:** Testing (Software), Data Analysis, Automation of Tests, Data Integrity, Data Reduction, Software Debugging, Python (Programming Language), Linux Commands, Open Source Technology, Software Engineering, Data Logging, Test Scripts, Information Technology, Data Pipelines, Docker
- **Published:** August 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.techcareers.com/job.asp?id=3342636779&tx=FK3936FFF&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Computer Science and 1 year of relevant internship experience.
 * Hands-on ROS 2 experience (nodes, topics, launch files, bags); able to debug a live stack
 * Strong Linux command-line proficiency and software debugging
 * Docker - build, run, and troubleshoot containers
 * Able to independently bring up, build, deploy, run, and test software on hardware in the field - with remote support, but not constant supervision
 * Basic data analysis and visualization (e.g., Python and plotting tools; RViz)
 * Clear technical writing and reporting
 * Comfortable working on the water and dockside; able to meet basic fitness-for-water requirements (swim, lift to ~50 lbs, extended time on the water)
 * Demonstrated self-driven building - a personal robotics project, an open-source contribution, a competition/club robot, or similar evidence of building on your own initiative
 * Marine / boating familiarity; comfort on small craft

## Description

* Bring up the autonomy software stack on the vessel: build, deploy, and configure the onboard software (containerized deployment via Docker)
 * Plan and execute structured field tests of autonomy behaviors - navigation, perception, control, and sensor integration - across both simulation (SITL) and on-water
 * Operate the system on the water: pre-mission checkouts, launch and recovery support, live runs, and routine data-collection campaigns
 * Own data logging, telemetry monitoring, visualization, and replay (rosbag, RViz); ensure data integrity for post-test analysis
 * Diagnose and troubleshoot autonomy, networking, and onboard software issues in real time during test events
 * Perform first-line data reduction and analysis; produce test reports, debriefs, and demonstrations
 * Contribute to issue triage and root-cause analysis after field anomalies, and feed findings back to the development team
 * Build and improve the tooling, test automation, and data pipelines that make field testing faster and more repeatable
 * Develop a working understanding of the vehicle's hardware and software as an integrated system
 * Coordinate on-water with the marine test team and remotely with the development team
 * Travel to client/ test sites required.


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