Orca AI
Head of Maritime Certification & Regulatory Strategy (IC)
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Orca AI is building the future of maritime navigation
Having secured recognition from ABS, Lloyd’s Register, and ClassNK, we are moving from theory to global scale. As a senior-level Individual Contributor (IC), you will be the primary architect of our safety cases, the lead author of our technical submissions, and the direct technical interface with Class surveyors.
As a hands-on Individual Contributor, you will own the end-to-end certification lifecycle. You aren't just managing a process; you are the primary architect of our safety cases, the lead author of our technical submissions, and the direct interface with Class surveyors and engineers.
Impact
Hand-build the regulatory engine that powers the world’s leading autonomous navigation platform.
What You’ll Own
- End-to-End Submissions: Personally author and manage the technical dossiers for Product Design Assessments (PDA) and Type Approvals across DNV, ABS, LR, BV, and ClassNK.
- Technical Risk Execution: Facilitate and document FMEA, HAZID, and HAZOP workshops, turning raw engineering data into structured, defensible safety arguments.
- Regulatory Engineering: Work deep within the product cycle to map SOLAS, COLREG, and IACS UR E27 requirements into specific design specs and JIRA tickets.
- Evidence Strategy: Hands-on collection and analysis of sea-trial data to build "equivalent safety" cases for AI-driven systems.
- Audit & Lifecycle Ownership: Maintain the "Live" certification state of our fleet, ensuring every software release stays within the "Certified" envelope.
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Why This Role Matters
You are the bridge between "Black Box" AI and "Rule-Based" Maritime Law. By joining as a hands-on lead, you will personally define the safety standards that will govern the next generation of autonomous shipping.
Requirements
Experience Requirements
- 8+ Years of "In the Trenches" Experience: You have a proven track record within a Classification Society or a maritime tech company, specifically focused on Bridge Systems or Navigation Technologies.
- Direct PDA & Type Approval Success: You have personally led at least 2–3 complex systems through the full Product Design Assessment (PDA) or Type Approval lifecycle from start to finish.
- Rule Mastery (Hands-on Application): You don't just know IMO, SOLAS, and COLREGs exist; you have written safety cases that interpret these rules for novel technologies.
- Risk Assessment Facilitation: You are an expert at running HAZID/FMEA sessions and can translate technical failure modes into regulatory risk profiles.
- Autonomy & AI Exposure (Strongly Preferred): Experience navigating Technology Qualification frameworks for AI-enabled or autonomous systems (MASS).
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Who You Are
- The "Player-Architect": You can read a system architecture diagram as easily as a rulebook.
- The Solo Driver: You are comfortable building your own documentation repositories and driving results without a large support staff.
- The Technical Diplomat: You know how to "unstick" a complex approval process by speaking the specific technical language of Class surveyors.
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