Manager

• Lead the review, negotiation, administration, and management of government and commercial contracts, subcontracts, teaming agreements, NDAs, consulting agreements, and related business arrangements.
• Support proposal, capture, and business development efforts by reviewing solicitations, identifying contractual risks, and developing compliant contracting strategies.
• Interpret and apply FAR, DFARS, and related contractual requirements while leading contract negotiations with customers, partners, subcontractors, and government stakeholders.
• Manage subcontractor agreements and contractual flow-down requirements while advising internal stakeholders on contractual obligations, business risks, and compliance considerations.
• Coordinate with outside legal counsel on complex contractual, intellectual property, liability, and other non-standard legal matters.
• Support contract administration activities, including modifications, change orders, claims, and the development of scalable contract management processes, templates, controls, and documentation.

Senior Contracts & Subcontracts Manager

Full-stack Engineer

• Lead day-to-day technical execution across multidisciplinary engineering efforts
• Lead a team of 5-7 mechanical, electrical, and mechatronics engineers and work closely with software and integration teams to deliver reliable, field-ready systems
• Support system integration, bring-up, debugging, and validation of WAM-V® and PowerBuoy® platforms
• Coordinate engineering execution, planning, and resource allocation across multiple concurrent development efforts, prototype builds, and sea trials
• Work directly on challenging technical problems involving electromechanical systems, communications, controls, and autonomous behaviors
• Conduct design reviews and provide hands-on mentorship to engineers across disciplines
• Collaborate closely with software architecture and systems integration teams to ensure subsystem compatibility and successful platform integration
• Collaborate with the commercial team on contract-specific development efforts and overall VoM for internal project scope
• Support prioritization, task coordination, and engineering execution in partnership with leadership
• Assist with field testing, sea trials, and operational deployments
• Help establish and reinforce engineering best practices, documentation standards, and development processes
• Contribute to hiring and development of engineering staff

Lead Engineer

Chief Marketing Officer

• Develop and execute integrated go-to-market strategies for OPT’s commercial and dual-use maritime technology solutions.
• Lead product positioning, messaging, campaigns, thought leadership, and sales enablement initiatives across OPT’s autonomous maritime and offshore technology solutions.
• Partner with sales leadership to drive pipeline growth through customer engagement, campaigns, and sales enablement initiatives.
• Support product launches, demonstrations, industry events, strategic communications, and external relationships that strengthen OPT’s market presence and brand awareness.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and operational teams to capture customer insights, market feedback, and competitive intelligence to inform positioning and future growth strategies.
• Lead and mentor marketing personnel while contributing directly to campaign execution, communications, and strategic initiatives.
• Track and report marketing performance metrics including campaign effectiveness, lead generation, pipeline influence, and market engagement.

Director of Marketing

Support Engineer

• Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned commercial, government and defense client trouble ticket assignments.
• Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with stakeholders to understand business goals and align project deliverables accordingly.
• Coordinate internal resources to ensure timely and compliant responses and updates via issue tracking system.
• Monitor and report on program status, risks, and milestones using program management tools and metrics.
• Work closely with legal, compliance, and quality teams to manage audit readiness and documentation.
• Act as the voice of the customer to provide input into product development, quality assurance, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Gather and analyze customer feedback to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
• Proactively address client concerns and facilitate resolution of technical, scheduling, or supply chain issues.
• Escalate issues appropriately while maintaining clear, consistent communication with all parties.
• Create or update drawings/schematics as needed to address customer needs.
• Generate customer reports, performance dashboards, and status updates.

Customer Support Engineer

Engineer

• Effectively promote a safe working environment.
• Establishes routings, methods, layouts, tools, costs, methods documentation, quality plans and labor standards for revisions to current operations and/or new parts or programs of limited scope.
• Provides support and basic trouble shooting for current operations.
• Investigates, gathers and analyze data for specifically assigned, recurring tasks.
• Identifies and implements cost reduction, quality, safety and ergonomic improvement ideas of limited scope.
• Develops and implements plans of limited scope to support lean manufacturing through the Client Production System.
• Designs operations layouts to improve material flow and material presentation.
• Participates in team studies related to capacity, energy, productivity and efficiency.
• Implements new manufacturing processes and technology.
• Designs and/or sources equipment for manufacturing processes.
• Assists R & D effort to implement new products or process into production.
• Develops all necessary process and audit documentation (i.e. FMEAs Control Plans, Capability Studies, Balanced Line Capacity Models, Flow Analysis, etc.).
• Evaluates and recommends implementation of competitive technology.
• Experience in inspecting incoming hardware and parts to prints (QC function).
• Carry out duties as member of a project team to meet the overall team goals (Quality, Cost, and Schedule).
• Support the planning of all assembly, integration, testing and deployment of OPT systems.

Manufacturing Engineer

Mechanical Engineer

• Support project and product development in timely and efficient execution of internal development programs and client projects
• Participate in product and project design reviews and offer best-practice advice in area of expertise
• Integrate with the OPT mechanical engineering team and provide input on mechanical engineering design issues
• Design mechanical components, modules, and systems for various assigned projects with a focus on meeting all performance requirements while designing for manufacturability (DFM), design to cost (DTC)
• Develop SolidWorks models of OPT products and produce drawings of components, sub-assemblies, and assemblies
• Perform finite element structural design analysis using ANSYS
• Participate in OPT’s Quality Management System through the ECR/ECO process and drawing reviews

Electrical Engineer

• Develop and refine electrical systems for autonomous marine vehicles and buoys, including power distribution, signal processing, and safety systems
• Collaborate with the Technology & Innovation team to design and implement innovative electrical solutions that enhance the functionality and performance of OPT products
• Engage in electrical systems diagnostics, troubleshooting, and maintenance, ensuring optimal performance and reliability
• Assist in the design and development of electrical prototypes, including wiring, connectors, and control systems, tailored to marine environments
• Contribute to the creation and maintenance of electrical documentation, such as schematics, datasheets, and operation manuals
• Provide support in identifying and resolving electrical issues in a dynamic and fast-paced environment

• Develop robust, reliable, and maintainable software components to support OPT’s marine ISR platform (Merrows™) and the WAM-V® autonomy and control platform.
• Integrate embedded software and firmware with OPT’s GUI applications, working closely with electrical, mechanical, and embedded engineers
• Work with diverse sensor inputs (e.g., cameras, radar, sonar, GPS, Starlink, cellular) to:
• Enable data acquisition, perception, and autonomy behaviors
• Support development of obstacle detection and avoidance capabilities
• Implement comprehensive, performant, and accessible data recording mechanisms
• Contribute to autonomy capabilities, including vehicle coordination and multi-domain operations (surface, subsea, aerial)
• Develop and maintain simulation tools to model sensor inputs and vehicle behavior in dynamic ocean environments and support testing and validation
• Debug and troubleshoot complex issues across software, networking, and hardware systems, both in the lab and in field deployments
• Maintain clear technical documentation, including software architecture, APIs, and test procedures
• Support field testing, sea trials, and system bring-up as needed

Software Engineer

• Design and develop mechanical components and assemblies for autonomous marine systems, including structural, enclosure, and integration hardware
• Create detailed CAD models and drawings for parts and assemblies, ensuring manufacturability and serviceability
• Perform engineering analysis (e.g., stress, fatigue, thermal, corrosion considerations) to ensure robust performance in marine environments
• Work closely with prototyping and fabrication teams to build, test, and iterate on designs
• Design for harsh environments, including considerations for sealing, corrosion resistance, vibration, and shock
• Support system integration across mechanical, electrical, and software domains
• Develop and maintain BOMs, engineering documentation, and revision-controlled drawings
• Participate in testing and validation, including lab testing and field deployments/sea trials
• Troubleshoot mechanical issues and implement design improvements based on test and field data
• Contribute to design standards, best practices, and continuous improvement of engineering processes

Mechanical Design Engineer

• Design, analyze, and interpret circuit diagrams, schematics, and layouts
• Plan, develop, and refine electrical systems for autonomous marine platforms, including power distribution, control systems, and signal integrity
• Own electrical architectures for subsystems across WAM-V® and PowerBuoy® platforms
• Develop and prototype electrical assemblies, including wiring harnesses, connectors, enclosures, and PCB-based systems for marine environments
• Integrate electrical systems with mechanical and software components, working closely with cross-functional engineering teams
• Perform diagnostics, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis on electrical systems in both lab and field environments
• Support system bring-up, validation, and testing, including participation in field deployments and sea trials
• Internalize feedback from team members, manufacturing, and customers and modify designs to fit those needs
• Ensure designs meet reliability, safety, and environmental requirements for marine operation (corrosion, sealing, vibration, thermal)
• Create and maintain electrical documentation, such as wiring diagrams, BOMs, and test procedures and simplify to allow use for operators of all skill levels
• Support continuous improvement of electrical designs, standards, and best practices