Electrical Engineer
About the job
- A bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field, with 0–2 years of relevant experience.
- Strong understanding of core electrical engineering concepts, including analog circuits, digital electronics, and signals and systems.
- Hands-on experience designing, building, and debugging electronic circuits through coursework, personal projects, internships, student teams, or professional work.
- Comfort using laboratory equipment such as oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, power supplies, function generators, and logic analyzers.
- Ability to read schematics and understand basic printed circuit board designs.
- Familiarity with common electronic components, including operational amplifiers, transistors, voltage regulators, analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters, and microcontrollers.
- Exposure to digital interfaces such as I2C, SPI, UART, CAN, USB, or Ethernet.
- Experience with an electronic design automation tool such as Altium Designer, KiCad, OrCAD, or Eagle.
- Ability to document designs, test results, and technical findings clearly.
- Willingness to travel, with occasional periods of travel up to 20% depending on project phase.
- Must be a U.S. Person.
- Design, build, and test analog, digital, and mixed-signal electronics with guidance from experienced engineers.
- Create and modify schematics and printed circuit board layouts for new products and hardware revisions.
- Bring up prototype circuit boards and troubleshoot hardware using laboratory test equipment.
- Assist with component selection, circuit analysis, design verification, and documentation.
- Develop test setups and write simple scripts or firmware to support hardware testing.
- Debug problems involving electronics, firmware, power, and sensors.
- Integrate and test modems with undersea drones and other advanced maritime systems.
- Evaluate new components, technologies, and technical approaches for future designs.
- Experience designing and assembling printed circuit boards through coursework, personal projects, internships, student teams, or professional work.
- Coursework or projects involving analog signal processing, filters, amplifiers, analog-to-digital or digital-to-analog converters, or low-noise circuits.
- Experience with C/C++ and embedded software development.
- Experience using Python to automate testing or analyze measurement data.
- An interest in acoustics, communications, robotics, marine technology, or signal processing.
About the company
OceanComm develops high-speed wireless underwater communication systems using acoustic-modem technology to move data through seawater. Its main product, an ultrasound-based modem, connects to existing Ethernet networks to enable tetherless control of underwater vehicles and real-time data, including video, from subsea environments. The company stands out by using patented signal-processing algorithms that achieve 100–1,000 times higher data rates in the underwater setting and by serving defense, offshore energy, and oceanographic research clients with ready-to-use networking capabilities. OceanComm’s goal is to help offshore operators reduce costs by providing real-time data access, video streaming, and remote control of subsea assets.
Company Size
1-10
Company Stage
Grant
Total Funding
$2.6M
Headquarters
Chicago, Illinois
Founded
2014
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- OceanComm posted five R&D openings in August 2026, signaling active product expansion.
- HigherGov shows a new April 2026 federal award, confirming continuing government demand.
- LinkedIn and website updates in September 2026 show customer-facing momentum and live market visibility.
What critics are saying
- Hydromea and Equinor demonstrated seabed-to-cloud wireless broadband in March 2026.
- OceanComm still depends on federal SBIR and small Navy purchase orders, limiting revenue diversification.
- If optical subsea networking wins defense and energy buyers, OceanComm's acoustic niche shrinks fast.
What makes OceanComm unique
- OceanComm claims 400 kbps underwater links and 7 km range on custom models.
- Singer and Riedl still anchor patented acoustic modem expertise from Illinois and Navy work.
- Its Ethernet-compatible, software-defined modem differentiates against bespoke subsea integration projects.
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Benefits
- Flexible Work Hours
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Sick Leave
- Stock Options