Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) is responsible for maintaining and operating the National Deep Submergence Facility assets Alvin (MUV), Jason (ROV), and SENTRY (AUV) on behalf of the Office of Naval Research (ONR). OutsideInnovation serves as an independent contractor for the Electrical and Mechanical Engineering teams in the Alvin group aboard the R/V Atlantis.
While onboard, OutsideInnovation’s responsibilities typically include the following: submersible launch/recovery operations, submersible maintenance/repairs, preparation of subsea elevators, design/maintenance of custom subsea hardware and support for scientific team members as needed. Like any job at sea it is necessary to be flexible and versatile to ensure mission success and we do our best to deliver both on every job.