Field Integration Engineer

Optics11 Life; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Optics11 Life in Amsterdam is seeking a Field Integration Engineer to join our cross‑functional offshore team. You will bring hands‑on mechanical/electrical integration experience, build and test prototype systems, and drive field trials and deployments in challenging offshore environments.

You will collaborate with projects, sales, product management, and external partners, travel up to 40%, and support documentation and procedures while complying with offshore standards.

Qualifications

• BSc/MSc in Mechanical/Electrical/Naval or marine engineering or similar.
• Strong CAD skills with SolidWorks or CATIA or equivalent.
• Experience in offshore field engineering and equipment integration.
• Ability to travel up to 40% and work in international settings.

Responsibilities

• Build, integrate, and test prototype hardware and tooling for towed array and seabed node systems.
• Support integration engineering: cabling, power and signal chains, system commissioning, and troubleshooting.
• Lead and support field trials and deployments in offshore environments.
• Develop and review engineering drawings, specifications, and documentation per offshore standards.
• Coordinate with projects, sales, business development, product management, and external partners.

Skills

Offshore field engineering experience

English communication

Project management affinity

Independent structured working

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

BSc/MSc in Mechanical Engineering

Naval or Marine Engineering background

Tools

SolidWorks

CATIA

CAD

Job description

Would you see yourself fulfilling a position as a Field Integration Engineer would you like to be part of a dynamic team in Amsterdam? We are looking for a new colleague to join our team of multidisciplinary experts, looking forward to meeting you!

Join our team and contribute to our mission of making the world's seas and energy infrastructure safer with our groundbreaking fiber optic sensing technology. If you are driven by excellence, innovation, and the desire to make a positive impact, we eagerly await your application.

We are looking for a Field Integration Engineer for the exciting activities in our underwater department.

You will become part of our young, enthusiastic, and cross-functional engineering team, working in a dynamic and stimulating international environment and with great growth opportunities.

What will you be doing?

As Field Integration Engineer, you bring hands‑on electrical and prototyping experience from the field into the application engineering department. You will build, integrate, and test prototype systems, validate them in real offshore conditions, and lead and support field trials and deployments. You will work closely with the projects, sales and business development, and the product management teams, as well as external industrial partners and end‑clients.

What is expected of you:

• Build, integrate, and test prototype hardware and tooling for towed array and seabed node systems, including electrical/mechanical and sensor interfaces
• Support integration engineering: cabling, power and signal chains, system commissioning, and troubleshooting
• Take part in trials and deployments to validate procedures and state‑of‑the‑art system prototypes and products
• Support field deployments and naval operations for our Barrier and Array products
• Develop and review engineering drawings, specifications, and technical documentation in line with relevant offshore standards
• Support offshore deployment planning and execution, including cable laying, anchor design, and seabed interface considerations
• Support technical proposals and customer‑facing documentation where structural design is a key differentiator
• Being willing to travel up to 40% of the time.

What's in it for you?

• Competitive salary.
• Lots of traveling, to anywhere across the globe (10 to 40% traveling time, depending on the workload).
• Innovative high‑tech, international organization, with lots of growth opportunities.
• The opportunity to work in a cross‑functional and interdisciplinary environment.
• A lot to learn and to develop. We stimulate personal development.

What are we looking for?

• BSc/MSc in Mechanical/Electrical/Naval or marine engineering or similar.
• 5-10 years of experience in offshore field engineering.
• Technical documentation and drawing skills (SolidWorks, CATIA, or equivalent CAD)
• Knowledge of analog and mixed‑signal electronics, cabling and connectors and harnesses, test and measurement tools
• You collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary teams, working with colleagues across engineering, sales, support, and customer organizations, and across different technical and cultural backgrounds.
• Structured and independent way of working, affinity with project management.
• Have flexibility in traveling abroad.
• Good communication skills in English, with an open and social personality.
• Eligibility to obtain NATO/Dutch security clearance.
• Experience with fiber optic systems is a big plus.

You’ll be working with clients in the defense and security sectors, obtaining a Certificate of No Objection issued by the AIVD (Dutch General Intelligence and Security Service) is mandatory. This means you will need to undergo security screening. For more information, please refer to details on security screening.