About this role
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.