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Online Oceans; Southampton; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel

Job summary

Online Oceans in Southampton is seeking a hands-on Marine Technician to deploy and recover Scout boats, perform checks, and keep the fleet running across varying sea conditions.

You will travel for customer missions, work outdoors in cold, wet conditions, and apply strong electrical and mechanical fault-finding skills in the workshop and on the water. Training opportunities are provided.

Qualifications

• 5+ years offshore or at sea experience in marine operations or yachting.
• Strong hands-on electrical and mechanical skills.
• Methodical fault-finding with a calm approach under pressure.
• Confident handling small boats in wind and tide; training available for L2+.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, launch and recover Scouts from slipways, beaches and support boats.
• Drive the RHIB on trials and deployments.
• Watch the fleet in Tether during missions and act when weather or vehicle health changes.
• Find and fix faults across electrical, mechanical and software systems.
• Run sea tests and pre-delivery checks, and maintain Scouts in the workshop between deployments.
• Fit and test sensors such as hydrophones and metocean packages with the integration team.
• Write up faults and fixes so engineering can improve the next build.

Skills

5+ years offshore experience

Hands-on electrical and mechanical

Fault-finding methodical

Confident handling small boats

Education

Powerboat Level 2 certification

Job description

Deploy and recover Scout at sea, keep the fleet working, and fix problems where they happen.

You prepare Scouts, launch them from beaches, slipways and RHIBs, keep them running for months and bring them home. Scout is 2.4 m and 80 kg, so one person can launch it from shore without a crane or support vessel. When something fails at sea, you find out why and fix it, and between deployments you test and maintain the fleet in the workshop. Work ranges from local sea tests to customer missions and multi-boat trials, so expect travel and some long days. The job suits people who already spend their spare time on the water: sailors, surfers, divers and RHIB drivers.

What you will do

• Prepare, launch and recover Scouts from slipways, beaches and support boats.
• Drive the RHIB on trials and deployments.
• Watch the fleet in Tether during missions and act when weather or vehicle health changes.
• Find and fix faults across electrical, mechanical and software systems.
• Run sea tests and pre-delivery checks, and maintain Scouts in the workshop between deployments.
• Fit and test sensors such as hydrophones and metocean packages with the integration team.
• Write up faults and fixes so engineering can improve the next build.

What you will bring

• 5+ years working offshore or at sea: sea trials, survey, marine operations or yachting.
• Regular time on the water: sailing, surfing, diving, rowing or foiling.
• Hands-on electrical and mechanical skills, and a methodical approach to fault finding.
• Confidence handling small boats in wind, waves and tide.
• Powerboat Level 2 or Advanced, or willingness to get them. We pay for training.
• Comfort working outdoors in cold, wet conditions.

Southampton. On site. Full time. Competitive salary. Travel.