Careers
MarineLabs is a rapidly scaling technology company based in Victoria, BC, Canada. Our work spans many disciplines and domains! If you are talented, collaborative, and passionate about applying your skills toward data-enabled maritime safety and resilient coastlines, we’d love to hear from you. Reach out to us at careers@marinelabs.io.
Opportunities
Account Executive
MarineLabs is a Coastal Intelligence data company that owns and operates a fast-growing fleet of rugged, rapidly deployable real-time ocean weather instruments, producing reliable high-resolution weather data products, offered on a subscription basis, for customers in Port and Maritime industries.
We are seeking a dynamic Account Executive with B2B / Enterprise sales experience to join our team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for driving sales growth by developing relationships with new clients and nurturing existing accounts. This role requires a driven, strategic thinker who is technology savvy and responsive with a passion for using cutting-edge technology to improve safety and efficiency for customers in port regions.
Responsibilities
- Identify, target, and build relationships with potential customers in the maritime sector
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with key decision-makers.
- Develop complex account plans with deep and supporting research using all available data sources to understand the customers organization and needs
- Maintain a high level of activity and quality on CRM management.
- Conduct presentations, product demos, and issue demo subscriptions
- Negotiate contracts and close agreements.
- Provide feedback to the product and marketing teams.
- Stay up-to-date with smart port and other industry trends and competitors.
Qualifications
- Proven sales experience, preferably in B2B Enterprise in the marine or tech industry.
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
- Ability to build rapport and collaborate with others within the company and externally.
- Willingness and ability to travel often for conferences, trade shows, meetings
- Exceptional capacity to learn new technical tools and systems quickly
The position is full time and follows a hybrid work model. We offer a competitive compensation package including a commission structure, health benefits, and robust vacation programs. We’d love to hear from candidates of all backgrounds, orientation and abilities.
Please send your CV and a cover letter in your application that details what attracts you to this position and why you would be a good fit at MarineLabs to careers@marinelabs.io.
Marine Operations Manager
MarineLabs is a fast moving Coastal Intelligence data company that owns and operates a growing fleet of super rugged and rapidly deployable ocean weather instruments, producing reliable high-resolution data products in real-time to benefit marine safety and climate resilience.
MarineLabs is seeking a Marine Operations Manager. The work involves monitoring, commissioning, deployment, and maintenance of the MarineLabs fleet of sensor units. Marine Operations manager will manage contractors and handle field logistics, including: shipment of equipment to/from remote field locations, communications, and sourcing supplies and services. They will maintain and improve safety standards during operations onboard vessels; and assume responsibility for safe and effective operation of complex experimental equipment. This person will also assist in production assembly and all other aspects of field data collection including instrument calibration, data acquisition, fieldwork event/record keeping, and engineering requirements.
Responsibilities
- Maximize the uptime and availability of data services from field deployed instruments.
- Plan, manage, and improve the efficiency and safety of field operation campaigns.
- Oversee marine operations contractors, vessels, and related stakeholders.
- Uphold the highest standards of maritime safety and environmental compliance.
- Implement and monitor safety protocols and training programs for team members.
- Optimize fleet performance through regular monitoring and analysis of sensor units’ operational data
- Troubleshoot and diagnose problems on existing and new equipment that may be malfunctioning from time to time.
- Develop and execute maintenance programs.
- Prepare measurement systems, safety equipment, and other equipment ahead of field work campaigns which may involve preparation of moorings for field deployments and/or contribute to deployment and maintenance of moored buoys.
- Collaborate with other Engineering and Operations team members to handle shipping and receiving of portions of the hardware supply chain and field operations.
- Assembly, test, and commission MarineLabs equipment with attention to detail while meeting all company specifications.
- Execute Quality assurance, Pre-commission, and R&D tests meeting the criteria described by the Director of Engineering and Operations.
- Assist the Engineering team in the design activities related to QA and QC testing of technologies as well as CAD, calculations, and testing to support the development of new electrical hardware.
- Provide feedback on design and effectiveness of test-rigs for quality assurance, pre-commission, and R&D purposes including recommending upgrades to designs, processes and/or tooling to improve repeatability, reliability, and costs.
- Assist Engineering team with documentation of assembly, components, commissioning, and inventories using company standard practices while keeping an eye on possible improvements
The ideal candidate will have
- Proficiency in marine operations and deployment of ocean sensors.
- Sufficient knowledge of electronics, data logging, and data analysis techniques.
- Familiarity with production sensor commissioning, testing, calibration, digital communication (i.e. I2C, SPI, UART, RS-232 and RS-485) and data transmission protocols.
- Demonstrated knowledge and application of mechanical and electrical principles and theories is required. Application to marine or ocean technology is an asset.
- Demonstrated experience in the application of common mechanical and electronics fabrication methods and tools.
- Experience with logistical planning, safety critical marine deployment and retrieval operations, electronics maintenance and troubleshooting.
- Experience with 3rd party contractor coordination and management.
- Excellent and efficient communication skills.
- A passion for highly dynamic work environments with multiple projects.
- High awareness of safety and quality in relation to the projects in the field.
- Ability to act safely and decisively in time critical scenarios.
- Familiarity with on-water and in-field safety protocols including mooring deployment and management.
- Experience with fall arrest and comfortable with heights.
- Able to work independently, and as part of a team, interacting cooperatively with people from diverse backgrounds, academic levels, and nationalities.
- Be willing to travel domestically and globally.
Knowledge/experience in the following areas would be an asset
- The marine environment and/or related technologies,
- Experience and training in First Aid, Search and Rescue, CoastGuard, Maritime operations is an asset.
- Demonstrated experience with advanced mechanical and electronic components and scientific equipment fabrication, assembly, testing, deployment, maintenance, operation, repairs is an asset.
Qualifications
- College diploma or Bachelor degree in maritime studies, marine engineering, or related engineering technology field.
- 3+ years experience in maritime industry or related engineering field.
This position is full-time and based in the MarineLabs headquarters in Victoria, BC. We offer a competitive compensation package including health benefits and robust vacation programs. We’d love to hear from candidates of all backgrounds, orientation, and abilities.
Please include a cover letter in your application by email to careers@marinelabs.io that details what attracts you to this position and why you would be a good fit at MarineLabs.
Learn more about MarineLabs and our mission to revolutionize marine safety and climate adaptation at https://marinelabs.io and https://www.linkedin.com/company/marinelabsdata/
Full Stack Developer
We’re currently looking for a Full Stack Developer to contribute to our cloud-based IoT technology stack and help us scale-up. The work involves development and maintenance of applications for MarineLabs’ customer-facing CoastAware service, incorporating desktop and mobile interfaces, web APIs, and internal-facing fleet and user management tools and back end logic.
The Full Stack Developer is adept at writing clear and robust code for both front end and back end applications, as well as tests to prove function and reliability before going live, and reducing or eliminating work through automation and replication. Applicants should have a high attention to detail and a commitment to building robust, intuitive, attractive, and engaging web applications that strive for simplicity in user experience.
Responsibilities
- Create and maintain components and views for front-end web applications.
- Create and maintain back-end administration views and tools for MarineLabs staff and field operations partners.
- Create and maintain internal and customer-facing API services.
- Troubleshoot system failures and alerts, sometimes in real time.
- Research and evaluate new software technologies and tools according to organization needs.
- Document code, designs, deployment, configuration, maintenance work and troubleshooting procedures.
- Possibly contribute to data processing or analytics applications given suitable experience and interest.
The ideal candidate will have
- Strong Javascript/HTML/CSS and Python programming skills.
- Experience building responsive web applications with React.
- Experience with Django web framework, and advanced leveraging of the ORM and administrative interface.
- Experience with SQL, noSQL, time series databases.
- Experience with the software development life cycle, Agile methodology, and skill with distributed revision control systems such as git.
- Experience with test-driven development and continuous integration tools.
- Experience with web application security and authentication technologies.
- Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker.
- Strong work ethic, attention to detail, dedication to quality, and excellent communication skills.
- Self-driven, with a strong desire to learn, and ability to follow clear instructions, and is not afraid to ask questions.
- A standard of writing code that is clean and easy to test, understand, and maintain.
- Familiarity with map-based navigation and responsive graphical UI elements.
- A keen eye, a high quality standard, and good sense of what the end user’s experience should be.
- Passion for the ocean.
Knowledge/experience in the following areas would be an asset
- Mobile app development using React Native or other modern frameworks.
- User interface design.
- Familiarity with the Linux environment and bash scripting.
- The marine environment and/or related technologies.
- Working with environmental time series data / modeling / forecasting.
- Visual presentation of environmental data in time series or other formats.
Qualifications
- Undergraduate degree in Software Engineering / Computer Science or equivalent.
- 3+ years experience in full stack development in a professional environment.
The position is full time and follows a hybrid work model, with weekly team meetings at the office / lab in Victoria. We offer a competitive compensation package including health benefits and robust vacation programs. We’d love to hear from candidates of all backgrounds, orientation and abilities.
Please send your CV and a cover letter in your application that details what attracts you to this position and why you would be a good fit at MarineLabs to careers@marinelabs.io.
Applications without cover letters will not be considered.
Firmware Lead
MarineLabs is a Coastal Intelligence data company that owns and operates a growing fleet of IoT ocean weather instruments, producing reliable high-resolution data products in real-time for our customers in various sectors of the blue economy.
The Firmware Lead will be responsible for leading the firmware team to deliver features and functionalities on MarineLabs embedded systems. This is a hands-on role, involving architecting and designing firmware, and leading a team of firmware engineers to develop it. The Firmware Lead will be versed in design formalisms to clearly articulate and communicate details of firmware architecture and application flow, and will be experienced in translating requirement documentation into FW specifications and testing and validation plans. They will also be adept at presenting these to cross-functional technical teams and executives. Applicants should have a high attention to detail and a commitment to building robust and reliable firmware that must operate 24/7/365 in the highly demanding ocean environment.
The Firmware Lead should have a passion for designing new, innovative products and enhancing/improving existing products. They will be expected to seek new and better technologies and methods to increase product performance and reliability, enable new features, and reduce component and production costs.
Responsibilities
- Architect, design, implement, and test firmware on assigned projects.
- Meet project objectives with innovation, creativity, and strong engineering practice.
- Design new, innovative features and enhancements/improvements to firmware running on existing hardware.
- Manage and coordinate work of firmware team members.
- Collaborate with the full engineering team (directors, cloud software developers, hardware engineers, assembly technicians and field personnel) to meet company product development and deployment goals.
- Lead design and code reviews, and manage firmware repositories and releases.
- Provide technical evaluations and produce project development and product cost estimates for new product ideas.
- Research and evaluate new firmware technologies and tools according to organization needs.
- Document designs, functional requirements, specifications, and performance of firmware
- Plan and lead product verification and certification testing.
- Provide support in resolving technical issues, sometimes in real time.
- Mentor junior engineers.
The ideal candidate will have
- Very strong C and C++ programming skills and proficiency in low level firmware development.
- Demonstrated experience in developing performance critical firmware in resource-constrained environments.
- Demonstrated experience and deep understanding of real time operating systems (RTOS).
- Demonstrated experience developing firmware for products containing cellular and satellite radio technologies, GNSS receivers, Wi-Fi transceivers or other wireless protocols, and MEMS and sensor devices.
- Demonstrated experience working with analog and digital circuits and estimating embedded system power and energy use.
- In-depth understanding of modern embedded software development processes including design, implementation, unit testing, continuous integration, version control, build management etc.
- Demonstrated experience in successfully transferring firmware into production and providing support throughout the product life cycle.
- Proficiency in using various development environments as well as oscilloscopes, meters, SPI bus analyzer, packet sniffers, emulators, JTAG debugging interface, logic analyzer, function generator, etc.
- ARM microcontroller experience and PlatformIO development environment.
- Proficiency with the Linux operating system.
- Familiarity with high level scripting languages such as Python and Bash.
- Familiarity with low power/battery operated design principles and implementation.
- Work experience in ISO 9001 Certified companies.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience articulating technical concepts to cross-functional teams.
- Project management skills including time and risk management, resource prioritization, and the Agile methodology.
- Strong multi-tasking and prioritization skills.
- Passion for the ocean.
Knowledge/experience in the following areas would be an asset
- The marine environment and/or related technologies.
- Experience in smart phone and/or IoT technologies.
- Experience with multiple telemetry technologies.
Qualifications
- Undergraduate degree or higher in Software Engineering / Computer Science or equivalent.
- 8+ years experience in firmware development in a professional environment.
- 3+ years experience in a management role.
This position is full-time and based in the MarineLabs headquarters in Victoria, BC, with opportunities for remote work. We offer a competitive compensation package including health benefits and robust vacation programs. We’d love to hear from candidates of all backgrounds, orientation and abilities.
Please include a cover letter in your application that details what attracts you to this position and why you would be a good fit at MarineLabs. Applications without cover letters will not be considered.
Learn more about MarineLabs and our mission to revolutionize marine safety and climate adaptation at https://marinelabs.io and https://www.linkedin.com/company/marinelabsdata/
Please send your CV and a cover letter in your application that details what attracts you to this position and why you would be a good fit at MarineLabs to careers@marinelabs.io.
