Marine Recovery Engineer
Core
Develop and execute marine recovery operations to locate, capture, and return reusable launch vehicle hardware from the open ocean to port.
Role type
Senior hands-on Marine Recovery Engineer
Builds
Recovery CONOPS, unconventional at-sea capture/lifting techniques, and operational procedures for Nova flight hardware
Domain
Aerospace / Marine Engineering / Offshore Operations
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Offshore salvage and recovery operations, heavy-lift and towing, rigging calculations and lift planning, vessel chartering and crew direction, first-principles engineering, regulatory interface (USCG, ABS, DNV), risk assessment, system troubleshooting at sea
Preferred skills
High-value object recovery from water, IACS surveyor interaction, aerospace interest
Technologies
Commercial/off-the-shelf vessels, offshore lifting equipment, recovery hardware systems
Responsibilities
Develop recovery CONOPS for various sea states, prove out at-sea capture techniques, lead offshore test campaigns, identify and integrate support vessels, serve as engineering lead for recovery hardware, develop safety cases and procedures, interface with regulatory bodies, author operational procedures, coordinate multi-discipline teams
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC