Commissioning Technician

SMD; Wallsend; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading subsea engineering company based in Wallsend is seeking a technician to provide technical support across various projects. The role includes diagnosing faults, functional testing of systems, and liaising with customers and project teams. Ideal candidates will possess an HNC qualification and experience in control and instrumentation. A commitment to quality and continuous improvement is essential. This full-time role offers opportunities for travel worldwide.

Qualifications

• Time served technician with fault finding experience.

Responsibilities

• Providing technical support to projects throughout the company.
• Liaising between Customers, Engineering, and Project Managers.
• Diagnosing and fixing faults in vehicles and equipment.
• Ensuring test paperwork is correctly completed.
• Working as part of the Production team.

Skills

Fault finding experience

Control & Instrumentation experience

Basic mechanical knowledge

Basic hydraulic knowledge

Basic PLC knowledge

Education

Relevant HNC qualification

Job description

Overview

Location: Soil Machine Dynamics, Davy Bank, Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, NE28 6UZ

You will be providing technical support to projects throughout SMD and liaising between Customers, Engineering and Project Managers to provide clients with quality product, commissioned to the requirements of the project and specification.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring vehicles and associated equipment have been correctly manufactured
• Diagnosing and fixing faults
• Functional testing of equipment
• Ensuring test paperwork is correctly completed
• Demonstrating systems to customers
• Answering technical queries
• Continuous improvement
• QA checks
• Work off site when required
• Work as part of the Production team as required
• Travel worldwide where required to work both on land and offshore

Qualifications / Required Criteria

• Relevant HNC qualification
• Time served technician with fault finding experience
• Control & Instrumentation experience
• Basic mechanical & hydraulic knowledge
• Basic PLC knowledge & experience

Desirable Criteria

• Offshore Survival certificates (desirable)

About The Company

The power behind subsea pioneers.

We collaborate with future-thinking companies to draw knowledge, wealth and prosperity from underwater environments. Together, our teams invent and engineer the answers to the toughest challenges in under water industry and science. Allowing for safe and efficient operations, while harnessing the potential of the most challenging subsea locations on the planet.

Company Culture

Our people.

We don’t refer to our own employees as staff or personnel. They are ‘Our people’. ‘Our engineers’. ‘Our team’. ‘Our talent.’ Without our talented people, we would never progress as a company. They embody our values, and they mean everything to us. Whether we are talking directly to them, or about them—the value, attitude and intelligence of our people should be clear.

Additional Information

Closing Date Thursday 25th September, 2025

Contract Type fulltime

Salary Based on Experience