Test Engineer II at Oceaneering International, Hanover, MD

Test Engineer II at Oceaneering International in Hanover, MD. Contract. Est. up to $130k. Apply with swipeandhired.

Oceaneering Technologies (OTECH) is seeking a motivated early ‑ career Test Engineer to support the development, integration, and testing of advanced subsea robotic systems for demanding customers. This role is ideal for an engineer with foundational hands ‑ on experience who is eager to learn, contribute to multidisciplinary teams, and gain exposure to real-world testing in challenging ocean environments.
The engineer in this role will assist senior staff with system integration, verification and validation activities, troubleshooting, and field operations for underwater robotic platforms and payloads.

• Assist in integrating hardware, software, and sensors into subsea systems
• Support planning and execution of laboratory, dockside, and at-sea testing
• Conduct basic troubleshooting of electromechanical and embedded systems
• Collect, analyze, and organize test data for reporting and documentation
• Contribute to the development of test procedures, checklists, and verification artifacts
• Participate in field testing, including system deployments and data collection
• Maintain configuration control, documentation, and adherence to engineering processes
• Collaborate with systems, mechanical, electrical, and software engineering teams

ESSENTIAL:

• Bachelor of Science (BS) degree from an accredited institution in Electrical, Computer, Robotics, Mechanical, or Systems Engineering. Other relevant technical BS degrees considered in addition to significant commensurate experience.
• 2 to 10 years of practical experience integrating and testing electromechanical systems.
• Basic understanding of electromechanical systems or embedded software.
• Familiarity with test equipment, data acquisition tools, and lab instrumentation.
• Ability to travel for testing, including at-sea operations.
• US citizenship is required. Minimum ability to obtain a Secret security clearance.

PREFERRED:

• Experience with underwater robotics, maritime systems, and oceanographic sensors or instruments.
• Exposure to system integration, verification, and validation.
• Contributions to the development of systems documentation including test plans, procedures, readiness reviews, and requirements verification traceability matrices.
• Familiarity with requirements managements tools.
• Basic familiarity with MATLAB, Python, or similar.
• Hands-on lab, prototyping, or field-testing experience.
• Active secret or above security clearance with CI polygraph.
• Experience working DoD contracts.