San Francisco, CA · Onsite · Internships
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, among others.
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.
Turn our engineering and field work into visuals people remember. Working with our Director of Marketing & Brand, you'll create work that goes out under the Ulysses name every week.
You bring: Figma fluency, a sharp eye for type and layout, and a portfolio that shows your taste. Studying design or self-taught — show us what you can make.
Capture what happens in our shop and on the water. You'll turn the people, vehicles, and work behind Ulysses into photos, video, and stories.
You bring: A photo, video, or social content portfolio; confidence with editing tools such as Premiere, Final Cut, DaVinci, or CapCut; and curiosity about how things get built.
Help run our social channels with our Director of Marketing & Brand. Build a following of engineers, customers, and future teammates who want to hear from Ulysses.