Instrument/Electrical Technician

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Department: Subsea Robotics Engineering

Location: Panama City Beach, FL

Our Origin Story

From Naval Operations to Planetary Infrastructure

Terradepth didn't start in a garage—it started 600 feet underwater. Our CEO Joe Wolfel, a former Navy SEAL, saw the gap between what nations and industries needed to know about the ocean floor and what they could actually see. While others accepted four-day battery life as physics, we saw it as a constraint to break. Now we're building the persistent subsea data platform upon which every critical ocean decision is made.

Our Mission

De-Risking Humanity's Ocean Operations

The ocean economy will reach $6T by 2030. Every submarine cable laid, every offshore wind farm anchored, every mineral extracted carries operational, environmental, and security risks. We're building the persistent subsea intelligence platform that transforms high-stakes ocean operations from periodic guesswork to continuous certainty. When nations and Fortune 500s need to know what's happening 6,000 meters down, they rely on our data.

Our Crew

Operators Who Build. Builders Who Ship. 

We’re ocean enthusiasts, technologists, problem-solvers, and makers dedicated to advancing ocean exploration. Our team includes road bikers, chess players, dog lovers, world travelers, military veterans, and innovators from every kind of technical background. We have family people, single people, and people who bring in other great people. And if we’re being honest—we genuinely like each other. And we dig that our work here directly impacts whether the next decade of ocean expansion strengthens global infrastructure or creates cascading failures.

Mission Velocity Requires Alignment

“All were merged into one smoothly working machine; they were, in fact, a poem of motion, a symphony of swinging blades.” – Dan Brown, Boys in the Boat

We are a tight crew of high performers, which means accountability trumps talent all day. We don't hire assholes, no matter how brilliant. We don't hire people who need constant supervision. And we definitely don't hire people who think "good enough" is good enough when submarines are carrying our name 6,000 meters down. No matter how smart or capable you are, you won’t thrive here unless you’re carrying your own weight and feeling and embracing the weight of the entire team and its mission.

Speed. Discipline. Collaboration. These aren't poster values—they're selection criteria. Speed because our adversaries won’t wait. Discipline because the ocean doesn't forgive mistakes. Collaboration because lone wolves die in the deep. We expect team cohesion without groupthink—a balance that takes awareness and humility.

Summary

The Instrumental/Electrical Technician (IET) will perform electronic assembly startup, calibration, functional, and safety testing on electrical and electronic systems for subsea vehicles as well as support and test equipment. On regular occasions, the IET will travel to support field repair of deployed subsea vehicles and will occasionally be engaged as a member of the operations team to launch, monitor, and recover subsea vehicles. 

Essential Functions

• Build and test new electrical and electronics assemblies on existing and new Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs), test assemblies, and survey boats, from electrical schematics and component layout diagrams
• Maintain, troubleshoot, calibrate and repair existing electrical and electronic assemblies
• Assist in AUV operations, testing and maintenance
• Maintaining a tidy work environment and adhering to industry regulations
• Some travel will be required for subsea operations and field repairs. This is anticipated to be less than 25% of the time.

 Minimum Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent; associate degree in electrical engineering technology preferred
• Minimum of five to seven (5 to 7) years of experience working as an instrument electrical technician
• Extensive knowledge of electrical power and control systems
• Ability to read and understand electrical drawings, schematics, and installation/instruction manuals
• Proficient with test equipment such as multimeters, process meters and oscilloscopes
• Proficient with manual and power tools
• Proficient with general-purpose soldering and cable construction
• Proficiency with AutoCAD Electrical is a plus
• Valid driver’s license
• Experience in underwater vehicle production and repair, such as AUVs or ROVs, is preferred.
• Ability to understand and troubleshoot serial and other communications such as RS232, CANbus, Ethernet.
• Familiarity with use of Computerized Maintenance Management Systems.
• Familiarity with single-board computers, PLCs, and analog and digital input/output (I/O) modules.
• Familiarity with instrumentation such as pressure and temperature sensors.
• Ability to create sketches of cable assemblies or circuits as well as provide mark-ups to existing schematics.
• Ability to assist with preparing documentation such as assembly procedures and safety standards
• Ability to work independently while being a solid team member who takes accountability. 

Physical Requirements

• The ability to stand for long periods of time, good hand dexterity, able to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk and hear. Requires good vision, with corrective lenses if necessary, to see miniaturized components on printed circuit boards and the like. Must be able to regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.