Also called: Subsea Control Systems Engineer
Designs the electronics and software that control equipment on the seafloor, from oil valves to cable systems.
A subsea controls engineer designs control modules, tests them in pressure chambers, and joins offshore installations where ROVs plug in cables thousands of feet down.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in electrical or controls engineering.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Electrical Engineering, Ocean Engineering.
Growing much faster than average (about 8% over 10 years). BLS 2025-35 projection band for SOC 17-2071: Much faster than average (7% or higher).
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI helps write and test control code; designing seafloor systems that must work for decades stays engineering judgment.
Classes: AP Physics, AP Calculus, AP Computer Science.
Official data: O*NET occupation 17-2071.
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