Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Underwater Robotics Mentor (As Soon as Possible- meeting weekly through June 2027)

We are currently seeking a mentor for our ROV (Underwater Robotics) team because of tremendous growth in student interest. This year’s participants are a diverse group of mostly young women. ROV is a hands-on mentoring opportunity where you will work with Upper School students in engineering a robot and do a presentation for the regional MATE ROV competition in May. Program initiatives are supported by faculty and staff as well.

This position averages 5-10 hours per week during the competition season.

• Oversee 2-3 work sessions per week and a competition event held at the end of April - with the possibility of an international competition sometime over the summer.
• Mentor and guide students through the process of researching, designing, building, programming, testing and driving an ROV in preparation for use in the MATE ROV competitions.
• Help students to give a presentation at the competition about the team’s accomplishments, process and journey.
• Other related activities.

• Affinity and enthusiasm to work with adolescents.
• Ability to communicate with Upper School students and adult mentors, as well as parents and administration.
• Experience with electronic systems and/or mechanical engineering experience.
• Ability to demonstrate, model and guide students through the engineering process.
• Ability to demonstrate leadership skills with student team members and adult mentors.

• Substantial programming experience with either Arduino IDE, C++, or Python.
• Substantial CAD experience.
• 3D printing, laser cutting, and part fabrication experience.
• Experience building robots.