Offshore Marine Field Engineer: Troubleshoot & Trials

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

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.