Do you like to travel? Are you looking for a job with a sense of adventure? Are you a work hard, play hard kind of person who thrives in crunch times and does whatever it takes to get the job done, and then takes the time off you need to recharge your batteries? Do you like interacting with clients from different countries and cultures? Do you want to learn how to pilot and maintain our underwater robots all around the world and occasionally go offshore to teach clients how they work? If this sounds exciting to you then send us your resume and cover letter!

Cellula Robotics Ltd is seeking an AUV Operations Engineer or Technician to support our growing client base, test and operate our AUVs during sea trials, delivery and ongoing operations, and contribute to the research, design, and development of both cruising and hovering Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs).

We take pride in our work and we work hard to bring the best value to our clients.  We learn from the systems we develop in order to continually improve the solutions we deliver to our clients.  We have a need to better support a growing an uptick in customer service requests for experienced AUV pilots, field operations, and in-field upgrades.  Additionally, our prototype AUVs are becoming booked solid with demonstrations for prospective clients.  We are seeking an enthusiastic person who will be part of a growing team of operations and support focused staff ready to travel to support our growing client base in their operations and bring valuable field experience back to the office to inform design improvements, innovation, and R&D.

As a company, we provide the opportunity to grow professionally with ever-changing projects.  Our office is a casual, collaborative environment where you will develop state-of-the-art systems to solve real world problems.  In addition, we offer flexible work hours, benefits and competitive compensation.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent – or – relevant technical diploma
• 5+ yrs relevant experience
• Eligible for Canadian citizenship or Permanent Resident status (security clearance requirement)

Responsibilities:

• Maintain a strong working knowledge of our various AUV platforms, across all subsystems, for the purpose of operations, troubleshooting, upgrades, software updates, tuning, training, and customer support.
• Travel to client locations for piloting, operations, training, support, and upgrades for their AUVs, occasionally with short notice for emergency service calls.
• Be a “go to” resource for all aspects of AUV design & operation and provide technical leadership to inform R&D, innovation, projects, and requirements.
• Work within projects and across projects to help generate CONOPS documents, training material, requirements, safety and emergency procedures, SOPs, etc.
• Support the creation and management of QA systems for AUV design and operations support.
• Understand and be able to explain how AUVs work, from basic hydrodynamics, through actuator motion, sensor feedback, filtering, control loops, communications stacks, and low & high level software layers, and be able to explain the fundamentals of key types of navigational & payload equipment, including: GPS, GNSS, INS, FOG, RLG, DVL, USBL, MBES, SSS, SAS, SVP, SBP.
• Participate in the selection, evaluation, configuration and operation of key AUV components.
• Write clear, concise and accurate AUV system level documents, including:
  • Requirements specifications & design documents
  • Risk analyses
  • Interface control documents
  • Test plans & reports
• Lead AUV sea trials from a technical stand point.  This includes:
  • Performing as lead AUV “pilot”
  • Writing & testing mission plans that meet operational objectives while minimizing risk
  • Setting operational parameters such as limits, fault thresholds and fault responses
  • Tuning AUV systems in water
  • Making operational trade-offs as needed while considering objectives, risks, resources and environment (e.g. weather)
• Provide AUV training to clients.
• International travel will be required
• Offshore work will be required
• Security clearance eligibility will be required

Desirable Skills & Experience:

• Eligible for P.Eng or EIT with EGBC

• 4+ years’ experience operating multiple types of AUVs
• Microsoft: Windows, Word, Excel, Visio
• Linux: Ubuntu, ROS
• MTBF and reliability analysis
• “Seamanship”, e.g. Small boats, knots, weather
• Subsea electrical systems and sensors
• ISO 9001 quality environment
• BOSIET, medical, etc. for offshore work

Personal Traits:

• Excellent professional English technical communication skills: written & oral
• Ability to prioritize and multitask
• "Can do" attitude
• Friendly, energetic, determined

Reports to: Director of AUV Products

Position type: Full time

How to Apply: Submit a resume, cover letter and project portfolio illustrating your experience.  Include a definition of each acronym found in this job description.  Demonstrate that you have a proven ability to meet the responsibilities outlined above.  Follow instructions on our website for submission details.