Technician

Standard Subsea; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Standard Subsea is building uncrewed surface vessels for offshore work, focusing on hands-on prototyping and rapid iteration. You will assemble vessels, wire systems, fabricate parts, and work closely with engineers to identify issues on the bench and implement fixes in the next build.

You will operate in a shop and on the water, reading drawings, using hand and power tools, and applying welding or machining where needed. This role grows with you as you contribute to future builds.

Qualifications

• You have built and fixed real hardware with your hands.
• Experience assembling mechanical or electrical systems.
• Able to read engineering drawings and assembly instructions.
• Curious and eager to learn, willing to take on more over time.
• Welding or machining experience is a plus.
• Experience with marine, boatbuilding, or on-water environments is valued.

Responsibilities

• Assemble mechanical and electrical systems in hardware builds.
• Build wiring harnesses, terminate connectors, and solder as needed.
• Fabricate and modify parts using shop equipment and hand tools.
• Troubleshoot, repair, and improve designs during builds.
• Support integration, testing, and field operations in shop and on water.
• Help keep workshop and equipment safe and organized.

Skills

Mechanical assembly

Electrical assembly

Wiring & harnessing

Welding (aluminum)

Machining (mill/lathe/laser)

Reading drawings

Hands-on hardware building

Robotics / UAV experience

On-water / marine experience

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Shop equipment

Job description

Standard Subsea builds uncrewed surface vessels for offshore work. We put inspection and survey capacity in the water without the crewed ships, the mobilization delays, or the cost that come with them. We think maritime work is going uncrewed, and we are building the fleet to do it.

The Role

We build real hardware, fast, and a design is just paper until someone makes it real. That is you. You assemble the vessels, wire the systems, fabricate and modify parts, and get them ready for the water. You work shoulder to shoulder with the engineers: you are the one who finds what does not work on the bench, and your fixes end up in the next build. This is hands-on prototype work, in the shop and on the dock, and the role grows as fast as you do.

What you\'ll do

• Assemble mechanical and electrical systems.
• Build wiring harnesses, terminate connectors, and solder as needed.
• Fabricate and modify parts with shop equipment and hand tools.
• Troubleshoot, repair, and improve the designs as you build them.
• Support integration, testing, and field operations, in the shop and on the water.
• Help keep the workshop and equipment safe and organized.

What we\'re looking for

• You have built and fixed real hardware with your hands. We care more about what you have built than years or degrees.
• Experience assembling mechanical or electrical systems.
• Comfortable with hand tools, power tools, and basic shop equipment.
• Can read engineering drawings and assembly instructions.
• Curious and eager to learn. You want to take on more over time.
• Wiring, crimping, soldering, or cable harness experience.
• Welding, especially aluminum, or running a mill, lathe, or laser cutter.
• Marine, boatbuilding, or on-water experience.
• Uncrewed or remotely operated vehicles, robotics, or other field-tested hardware.