Own the architecture and technical direction of autonomy and vehicle software for autonomous underwater vehicles. Lead cross-disciplinary robotics challenges spanning onboard software, GNC, state estimation, sensing, fault management, testing, field operations, and fleet-scale deployment. Improve unattended mission reliability through FDIR, safe-state behaviors, telemetry, logging, sensor synchronization, OTA updates, and rollback. Mentor engineers, establish quality standards, manage the roadmap, support on-call operations, and drive practical AI adoption.