About the job
About Us
Standard Subsea is an innovative startup dedicated to revolutionizing the offshore industry through the development of unmanned systems. We specialize in creating uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) that autonomously deploy tethered remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) for the inspection of subsea pipelines, telecom cables, and offshore infrastructure. Our mission is to enhance subsea awareness while significantly reducing costs associated with traditional crewed vessels.
The Role
We are seeking a talented Electrical Systems Engineer to spearhead the electrical architecture and component selection for our marine vessels. You will transform our evolving prototype platform into a production-ready system by defining the system-level electrical architecture, power and signal distribution, and developing a component strategy that ensures reliability and scalability. This role encompasses various aspects of propulsion, power distribution, sensors, networking, and autonomy hardware, requiring close collaboration with mechanical, software, and operations teams.
This hands-on position emphasizes system design, trade studies, and validation. You will have a significant impact on how the electrical system is structured, the components utilized, and its performance in real-world conditions.
Responsibilities:
Lead the design of the vessel-wide electrical architecture encompassing propulsion, energy storage, power distribution, control, and communications.
Define system topologies, interfaces, and grounding/shielding strategies to ensure safety, robustness, and serviceability.
Create block diagrams, power-tree diagrams, and system schematics to inform PCB, harness, and enclosure design.
Manage power budgets and current paths across all subsystems, including worst-case and transient conditions.
Establish specifications and standards for harnessing, connectors, protection devices, and power conversion modules.
Oversee component selection including power electronics, sensors, converters, controllers, and communication interfaces.
Assess components and vendors based on performance, reliability, environmental ratings, availability, cost, and lifecycle/obsolescence.
Support validation of the architecture and component selections through analysis, bench testing, and on-water trials.
Collaborate closely with software and mechanical engineers to ensure the architecture is practical, manufacturable, and maintainable.
