Software Engineer (Helm)

About Us

Amidon Heavy Industries is a venture-backed startup transforming subsea inspection and monitoring. We build autonomous surface vessels (USVs) that autonomously launch and recover remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to perform high-frequency inspections of subsea pipelines, telecom cables, and offshore infrastructure. Our system operates at a fraction of the cost of traditional crewed vessels, unlocking scalable, real-time subsea awareness for the first time.

The Role

We are hiring a Software Engineer to lead development of Helm , our software platform for subsea operations and asset intelligence. Helm is both the operator interface for controlling our autonomous vessels and ROVs, and the customer-facing platform where inspection data is processed, visualized, and turned into actionable insights.

You will be responsible for building Helm into a seamless, reliable product that connects ship control with asset awareness. Operators will use it to plan missions and monitor vehicle status in real time. Customers will use it to see a living digital record of their subsea infrastructure, complete with anomaly detection, inspection history, and predictive insights. This is a foundational role where your work will shape how the offshore industry interacts with subsea data.

Responsibilities

• Build and own the Helm platform, from mission planning and fleet operations to asset visualization and analytics

• Design interfaces that integrate live telemetry, navigation, and vehicle control into an intuitive operator dashboard

• Develop tools for customers to view pipelines, cables, and assets as digital twins enriched with inspection history and condition monitoring

• Implement backend systems for managing mission logs, inspection data, and sensor fusion outputs from USVs and ROVs

• Integrate outputs from perception and autonomy teams into user-facing features like anomaly detection and condition reporting

• Ensure Helm works in real-world marine environments, including low-bandwidth, high-latency connections

• Collaborate with robotics, perception, and product teams to prioritize features and deliver a cohesive system

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional software engineering experience

• Strong skills in modern web development (React, TypeScript, or similar frameworks)

• Backend development experience with Python, Go, or comparable languages

• Familiarity with data pipelines, real-time streaming, and scalable storage architectures

• Experience building applications that combine control systems with data visualization

• Ability to work across the stack and take ownership of end-to-end features

• Strong communication and collaboration skills in cross-disciplinary environments

Bonus Points

• Experience with GIS, mapping, or 3D visualization of sensor data

• Background in mission control software, fleet management, or robotics interfaces

• Familiarity with subsea or field robotics data, including sonar and video

• Startup experience building software from zero to one

• Exposure to asset management, inspection regimes, or digital twin platforms