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Spear AI

AI-enabled defense software and maritime sensors

Manufacturing Technician

Product AssemblyConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeDuluth, MN, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Experience with mechanical fabrication techniques such as additive manufacturing, basic machining, composites, welding, and assembly.
  • Experience with electrical fabrication techniques such as wiring harnesses, board population, board repair, and battery pack fabrication.
  • Experience testing components and systems, including system turn-on, pressure testing, cable verification, visual inspection, and measurement verification.
  • Suitable written and verbal communication skills for working in a development team.
  • Ability to participate physically in at-sea deployment, testing, and recovery operations, including lifting, carrying, and maneuvering on shore or on a small boat at sea, communicating verbally, and carrying out fine manipulations.
  • Ability to carry out fine and/or heavy manufacturing and testing tasks, including fine manipulation and repeatedly lifting 50 pounds.
  • May be asked to obtain a Secret security clearance, at no expense to the candidate.

Responsibilities

  • Work with technicians and engineers to build, assemble, and test sensor systems.
  • Build wiring harnesses, assemble electrical components, and assemble battery packs.
  • Fabricate and assemble mechanical components and systems for sensor systems and buoys.
  • Perform basic configuration and testing of Linux-based compute systems.
  • Test components, subsystems, and systems in the lab and in the field with limited documentation and procedures.
  • Troubleshoot systems in the lab and field with limited documentation and procedures; obtain needed information from engineers and help improve documentation.
  • Organize and eventually lead maritime test operations, including deployment, maintenance, and recovery of instrumentation systems from small boats.
  • Provide engineers with feedback on designs, durability, documentation, maintainability, and other relevant design aspects; in the future, organize feedback from additional technicians and serve as the focal point for feedback.

Desired Qualifications

  • Maritime operations experience, including small boat operations, over-the-side handling, field repair, and test-event logistics.
  • Basic experience with the Linux command line.
  • Prior experience with mechanical computer-aided design, especially Onshape.
  • Prior experience with wiring harness documentation.
  • A United States Coast Guard captain's license or extensive experience operating small boats.
  • Veteran status or significant familiarity and comfort interacting with enlisted and commissioned military personnel.

About the Company

Spear AI

AI-enabled defense software and maritime sensors

Spear AI provides AI and machine-learning solutions for national security and maritime operations, delivering hardware and software that improve operator decision-making and situational awareness, especially from acoustic data. Its Horizon AI Platform manages and labels acoustic data, while Forerunner handles edge AI processing and it offers field-maintainable maritime sensors to collect and interpret signals. The company differentiates itself through deep Navy experience among its founders and by offering an integrated stack that combines edge computing, data labeling tools, and field sensors designed for defense and maritime use. Its goal is to help Navy and allied forces operate more effectively by deploying reliable AI systems that enhance situational awareness and decision-making in demanding maritime environments.

Company size
1-10
Company stage
Seed
Total funding
$2.3M
Headquarters
Washington DC, District of Columbia
Founded
2022

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