Lead Field Test Engineer – Marine Autonomy & Tech Lead

Red Cat Holdings; West Palm Beach (FL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Ops in West Palm Beach, FL is seeking a hands-on Field Test Engineer who plans, instruments, executes, and reports on at-sea and shoreside test events, while also serving as Engineering Technician Lead guiding technicians across vessel build, integration, maintenance, and repair.

The role requires independent problem solving, data reduction, and rapid adaptation to new hardware and software platforms, including safety, documentation, and customer-facing coordination.

Qualifications

• Requires high school diploma or equivalent; preferred Bachelor's in Mechanical, Electrical, Ocean, Systems or Aerospace Engineering.
• 5+ years in field service, testing, systems integration or operations; DoD/defense experience preferred.
• Proven ability diagnosing hardware, software, network, sensor, or power faults using structured troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Lead, schedule, and mentor a team of engineering technicians across vessel build, integration, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair at multiple Florida sites.
• Provide technical direction to technicians and set priorities, methods, and standards for work execution.
• Own the daily work plan for the technician team: assign tasks, sequence work against test and delivery schedules, verify quality, and escalate risks.
• Develop and approve engineering test procedures, acceptance criteria, and corrective actions.

Skills

Field service

Field testing

Systems integration

Leadership

Troubleshooting

Electrical wiring

Data analysis

Scripting (Python/MATLAB)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Ocean, Systems, or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Multimeters

Oscilloscopes

Diagnostic equipment

CAD

Job description

Blue Ops in West Palm Beach, FL is seeking a hands-on Field Test Engineer who plans, instruments, executes, and reports on at-sea and shoreside test events, while also serving as Engineering Technician Lead guiding technicians across vessel build, integration, maintenance, and repair.

The role requires independent problem solving, data reduction, and rapid adaptation to new hardware and software platforms, including safety, documentation, and customer-facing coordination.