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Ulysses

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Location
San Francisco, CA
Work arrangement
On-site
Job type
Full-time

About the role

Posted Feb 14, 2025

About Ulysses

Ulysses is the ocean company. We design, manufacture, and operate autonomous vehicles for surface and subsea operations — taking on the most critical tasks across defense, commercial, and scientific missions. Our vertically integrated platform includes Mako, a modular AUV with 72-hour endurance and more onboard compute than any vehicle in its class; Leviathan, an autonomous surface vessel mothership; and Kraken, our automated launch-and-recovery system that closes the loop between surface and subsea with zero human intervention.

The ocean covers 71% of the Earth's surface and drives a $2.6 trillion global economy, yet it remains the least monitored domain on the planet. We're changing that — building autonomous systems that collapse the cost of ocean operations by orders of magnitude so that persistent coverage becomes the baseline, not the exception. We operate globally today across defense, ocean science, and commercial survey, working with partners including the U.S. Navy, the Government of Australia, the Great Barrier Reef Foundation, and The Nature Conservancy.

Founded in 2023 and headquartered in San Francisco, Ulysses has raised $48 million in funding from Andreessen Horowitz, Booz Allen Ventures, Harpoon Ventures, Pebblebed, Lowercarbon Capital, and others. Our team is lean, hands-on, and fast — we prototype in the shop, test on the water, and ship. If you want to work at the frontier, there's no frontier bigger than the ocean.

Want to work with us, but don't see the right position? Please add your details here! If your background aligns with one of our future openings, we'll contact you!

About you:

  • You're a master of your craft and excited to share your knowledge and expertise to help others grow

  • You embrace a gotta go fast mindset and refuse to settle for "good enough"

  • You are looking to join a dynamic and dedicated team as we work to build the future of maritime operations.

Think you're our next teammate? Apply and let us know what sets you apart and why you should work on the Ulysses team!

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Workplace
On-site
Employment
Full-time
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Ulysses

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Ulysses is building low-cost, autonomous subsea platforms designed for scalable manufacturing and deployment. Its unmanned underwater vehicles combine high onboard compute with flexible payloads to enable autonomous sensing and intervention at a fraction of the cost of traditional systems.

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