# Mission Operations Mate, ALPV at Saronic

- Company: Saronic
- What the company does: Providing the most advanced and capable autonomous vessels in the maritime domain. Backed by Bessemer, General Catalyst and Kleiner Perkins.
- Company website: https://www.saronic.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Austin, TX
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-08-17
- Apply by: 2026-10-14
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/saronic/e77ffe62-52e3-4e24-991e-7494332fba37
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/saronic-mission-operations-mate-alpv/

## About the role

You will be one of the first operators working under Saronic's Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) umbrella, putting a growing family of autonomous surface vessels through their paces, platforms that carry ISR, electronic warfare, and other mission payloads across extended blue-water and contested littoral waters without a crew on board.

## What they're looking for

- U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Credential (500-Ton Master, Oceans) required
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, maritime studies, or a related field, or equivalent operational experience
- 5+ years of operational experience in the U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Merchant Marine, or Special Operations, with expertise in littoral and blue-water operations, maritime domain awareness, or ISR/EW mission support
- Experience operating unmanned surface vessels (USVs), autonomous systems, or remotely operated maritime platforms is a plus
- Working knowledge of Stand-in Forces (SiF), Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations (EABO), and distributed maritime operations concepts
- Proficiency in mission planning software and maritime navigation systems, experience in GPS-denied or communications-degraded environments is highly desirable

Tags: Mission Services

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