Field Engineer Junior

Description

MUST BE A US CITIZEN (Please do not apply if you are not)

Company Introduction

At BlackSea Technologies, we don't just innovate; we revolutionize.

We are a close-knit team of creative and innovative thinkers specializing in full lifecycle development of cutting-edge maritime technology. At BlackSea, you won't just find a job; you'll find a community of experts who aspire to solve diverse and complex challenges. Be part of a company where your ideas matter, your expertise is valued, and your contributions make a real impact. Together, we are not just sailing; we are charting a course to push boundaries of what's possible.

Position Title: Field Engineer (Junior)

Job Location: Primarily Overseas (up to 75% OCONUS); CONUS periods in Baltimore, MD

Job Type: Full-Time, Hourly, Exempt

Position Description

As a Junior Field Engineer, you will support the readiness, integration, configuration, and technical performance of GARC systems and associated platforms operating in fleet environments. This role involves hands-on engineering support, hardware/software integration, software installation and verification, system troubleshooting, configuration management, technical documentation, and field operations during sustained overseas deployments lasting 90-120 days, followed by approximately 30 days in CONUS before the next deployment cycle.

You will operate in industrial, austere, maritime, and on-water environments-often OCONUS-supporting technical operations, system and software integration, RDTE (Research, Development, Test, & Evaluation) events, and fleet exercises. OCONUS assignments may include remote or hazardous overseas locations requiring signed consent to deploy.

When not deployed, you will serve on a CONUS watchbill, providing reachback technical support and remote troubleshooting to deployed personnel and coordinating unresolved issues with engineering SMEs.

Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Field Engineering Support: Provide engineering support for GARC systems to sustain fleet readiness, availability, and mission performance.
• Integration & Testing: Integrate and validate hardware, software, networks, sensors, and subsystem interfaces during laboratory, harbor, shoreline, and on-water operations.
• Software & Configuration: Install, update, configure, and verify software/firmware loads and maintain approved system baselines and configuration control.
• Troubleshooting & Diagnostics: Identify system anomalies, isolate faults across hardware, software, network, and subsystem interfaces, and support corrective actions.
• Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs): Implement and verify approved ECPs, upgrades, software releases, and configuration changes.
• Operational Deployment: Deploy globally (up to 75%) to support fleet operations, exercises, technical assistance engagements, and fielding events.
• Documentation & Reporting: Document technical observations, configurations, system behavior, and test results, coordinating findings with engineering, logistics, and operations teams.
• Launch & Recovery Support: Assist with on-water launch, recovery, and mission-execution operations in dynamic maritime conditions.

• Reachback Support: Stand assigned watches while in CONUS; remotely diagnose technical issues, guide deployed teams through corrective actions, and document and escalate unresolved problems.

Requirements

Required Skills/Education

• 1-3 years of experience in systems integration, engineering support, system testing, robotics, software/hardware integration, or related technical operations.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, robotics, mechatronics, software engineering, computer science, systems engineering, or a closely related integration-focused engineering discipline.
• Foundational understanding of computer, electrical, embedded, network, or control-system principles.
• Familiarity with interpreting system architecture, interface diagrams, schematics, network diagrams, and technical documentation.
• Ability to support software installation and verification, system configuration, integration testing, data collection, and hardware/software diagnostics.
• Basic scripting capability (e.g., Python, PowerShell, Bash, or equivalent) for system configuration, testing, or troubleshooting; software development is not a primary responsibility.
• Ability and willingness to stand assigned watches when not deployed, including nights and weekends as required to support overseas operations.
• Clear communication skills to guide remote troubleshooting and coordinate with deployed teams and engineering SMEs.
• Ability and willingness to deploy overseas for 90-120 days at a time, followed by approximately 30 days in CONUS.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen and able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
• Note: Position includes a six-month probationary period requiring at least one full deployment.

Desired Skills/Education (not required)

• Experience with unmanned systems, autonomous platforms, robotics, embedded systems, or maritime systems.
• Exposure to system integration labs (SILs), hardware/software-in-the-loop testing, networked systems, or prototype development environments.
• Experience with Linux, networking, software/firmware installation, version control, system logs, or command-line diagnostic tools.
• Familiarity with structured safety practices, software/configuration control, engineering change processes, sensors, data acquisition, or test equipment.

Salary Description

$85,700.00 $117,100.00