The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) is seeking candidates for Able Seafarer Deck (AB-D) aboard the state of the art research vessel David Packard , currently under construction in Spain. We are looking for people that are enthusiastic about commissioning a new ship; bringing the ship out of the shipyard, transiting back to our home port in California and staring science operations. Able seafarers will have an important role in watch standing, completing science operations, performing maintenance routines and reporting to officers about what works and what doesn't on the new vessel.

The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) is seeking candidates for an Assistant Engineer (OICEW) aboard the state-of-the-art research vessel US Flag David Packard , currently under construction in Spain. Being part of the Engineering Team, you will play a key role in getting the ship to operational status, bringing the ship out of the shipyard and transiting back to our home port in Moss Landing, California. Vessel delivery is scheduled for late 2023. Start date negotiable.

The OVAI program seeks to address the extraordinary challenge of scaling up our capacity to analyze underwater visual data through a globally coordinated network that enables effective collaboration between human operators and artificial intelligence. OVAI’s platforms, which include a Portal, an expertly curated public database FathomNet, and community science game FathomVerse, will achieve this through application of principles in data science, human-computer interaction, and community engagement.

The President/CEO is the most senior level position at the Institute, overseeing all functions: Marine Operations, Science, Engineering, Information and Technology Dissemination, and the Office of the Executive Director which includes Finance and Human Resources. The President/CEO is a member of, and reports directly to, the Board of Directors, and serves as chief staff person to support the Board of Directors in carrying out their responsibilities.

This position will work closely with engineers and scientists ensuring successful project deployment by assembling and repairing electro-mechanical systems for oceanographic research. The successful applicant will be detail oriented and have a willingness and ability to learn new skills. Training will be provided as appropriate. Applicants from all experience levels are encouraged to apply.

Reporting to the Chief ROV pilot, this position will be responsible for the operation, upgrade, and maintenance of MBARI’s ROV Doc Ricketts. This includes electronic and software tasks necessary to maintain the ROV systems as well as integrate new instruments and tools used in the collection of scientific data.

MBARI invites candidates to apply for the Director of Marine Operations position. We seek an individual with a management and programmatic vision to advance the use of MBARI’s state-of-the art sea-going assets, including the R/V David Packard (arriving November 2023), R/V Rachel Carson, R/V Paragon, MARS deep-sea cabled observatory, and fleet of remotely operated and autonomous systems.

This position has responsibilities that will be spread over two main activities. The first activity is being a pilot and engineer responsible for MBARI’s fly-away remotely operated vehicle (ROV) known as the MiniROV. Additionally, this engineer will be responsible for accompanying the vehicle on expeditions both locally and globally on ships of opportunity in support of oceanography research.

MBARI is seeking to hire several Mechanical Engineers with experience spanning the range from design engineering to first-principles analysis-based contributions. These positions provide opportunities to contribute to a wide range of MBARI projects with EE and SE colleagues in order to engineer solutions that will enable ocean research.

This position ensures that MBARI's Autonomous Undersea Vehicles (AUVs) and Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASVs) operate in a reliable and effective manner. The incumbent assists in design, development, testing, and operation of these vehicles.