Saronic Technologies is a leader in revolutionizing autonomy at sea, dedicated to developing state-of-the-art solutions that enhance maritime operations through autonomous and intelligent platforms.
Job Summary
Saronic Technologies seeks a commercially experienced maritime MRO professional to join our Ship Maintenance team. Reporting to the Director of Ship Maintenance, this Senior Manager brings both commercial shipyard and ABS classification experience to the team. You will own classification society compliance, maintenance execution, and commercial vendor relationships for Saronic’s growing fleet of autonomous surface vehicles (+150 ft), initially supporting 2 to 5 hulls.
Responsibilities
Classification & Survey Management
Own all ABS interactions: annual, intermediate, special, and drydock surveys; condition assessments; and class certificate maintenance
Develop external relationships to steer industry regulatory parties such as USCG
Commercial Shipyard & Vendor Relations
Build and manage Saronic’s commercial repair yard and ship husbandry vendor network across key domestic and forward operating regions
Negotiate and administer commercial repair contracts and MSAs with private-sector shipyards and specialty subcontractors
Serve as primary technical point of contact with repair facilities; attend dock and sea trials on behalf of Saronic
Technical Oversight
Develop repair specifications, work packages, and acceptance criteria grounded in ABS Rules and commercial practice
Conduct vessel condition surveys and pre-docking assessments; provide findings and recommendations to steer our MRO organizational processes
Establish a commercial-standard Planned Maintenance System (PMS) suited to Saronic’s ASV fleet
Team & Program Support
Partner with internally to integrate MRO execution with Saronic’s customer facing teams to drive strategy, budget planning, and fleet readiness reporting
Mentor staff on commercial survey processes, ABS documentation, and yard QA
Qualifications
5+ years of hands-on commercial maritime MRO experience - technical superintendent, owner’s representative, or equivalent - with direct ABS survey and drydocking responsibility (not solely Oil & Gas specific or Navy/government program management)
Working knowledge of ABS rules and survey process (annual, intermediate, special, drydock); ability to prepare vessels for class
This role requires access to export-controlled information or items that require “U.S. Person” status. As defined by U.S. law, individuals who are any one of the following are considered to be a “U.S. Person”: (1) U.S. citizens, (2) legal permanent residents (a.k.a. green card holders), and (3) certain protected classes of asylees and refugees, as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).
Saronic does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.
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