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Field Engineer

Job type: Full Time · Department: Field · Work type: On-Site · USD 100,000-150,000 / two weeks

El Segundo, California, United States; Tacoma, Washington, United States

What you get to do:

  • Own system-level integration of Poseidon onto commercial fishing vessels, including mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic interfaces

  • Design field procedures for installation, maintenance, diagnostics, and vessel readiness

  • Lead root-cause investigations for failures and drive design changes with ME, EE, and SW teams

  • Validate upgrades and new product features through structured testing and field trials

  • Create and maintain technical documentation, schematics, and installation standards

  • Travel to fishing docks across the US (approximately 50 percent travel) to oversee installs, upgrades, and complex troubleshooting

  • Train technicians, captains, and deck crews on safe operation and maintenance of our machinery

  • When not traveling, work on-site (CA) or in Chinook/remote (WA/OR) to build, test, and refine robots and integration kits

What you will need:

  • Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, aerospace, or systems engineering

  • 3+ years of experience with electro-mechanical systems, systems integration, or field engineering

  • Ability to design, analyze, and validate new interfaces and modifications under real-world constraints

  • Strong troubleshooting skills across electrical, mechanical, and software-adjacent subsystems

  • Ability to make technical decisions in ambiguous field environments

  • Strong communication skills and comfort working with cross-functional engineering teams and vessel operators

Bonus if you have experience with:

  • Designing for harsh environments including marine, offshore, or industrial settings

  • Writing or using CLI diagnostic tools and working alongside software engineers

  • Hydraulic system design or marine electrical integration

  • Automotive, consumer electronics, or industrial crimping and wiring standards

Other things to know:

This is an extremely hands on engineering role where you have the chance to build, test, and repair linear actuators, electric motors, PCBS, harnessing, plumbing, and structural joints.

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