What are the responsibilities and job description for the Field Engineer position at Owen Daniels?
Field Engineer – Guidance, Navigation, and Control
Owen Daniels is proud to partner with a provider of advanced maritime technology, with specific expertise in autonomous/uncrewed surface vessels for defense and commercial applications. They are an established global business, expanding operations to Virginia Beach.
As part of this expansion, they are looking for an Experienced Field Engineer with expertise in the Autonomy stack/GNC – guidance, navigation and control
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Summa
ryThe role sits within the Mission Success team, bridging field operations and engineering. You will undertake rigorous pre-mission checks to ensure vessels perform to customer requirements, and lead diagnostics across autonomy, control and sensors - capturing data to drive operational reliability and continuous performance improvemen
t.
Key Responsibilit
- iesAct as the technical authority for autonomy and control within the Mission Success te
- am.Prepare and configure autonomy, navigation and control software, operating modes and failsafe behavio
- rs.Translate customer objectives into mission configurations and provide real-time technical support to operators during missio
- ns.Monitor telemetry and logs to detect and diagnose issues that span software and hardwa
- re.Implement workarounds or reconfiguration to restore correct behavior and prevent failur
- es.Verify and maintain the performance of key sensors, ensuring they are correctly configured, calibrated and integrat
- ed.Configure and optimize operator control stations and workflows, capturing user feedback to improve situational awareness and usabili
- ty.Plan and support structured trials and demonstrations, including defining configurations, data capture requirements and safety measur
es.
Required Qualifications and Experi
- enceExperience working with robotics, autonomy systems, or unmanned platf
- ormsExperience diagnosing software or control system is
- suesAbility to work in maritime and field-based environm
- entsAbility to travel for operational deploym
ents
Further Details & Ben
- efitsVirginia Beach based – some travel req
- uiredCompetitive salary and ben
Salary : $100,000 - $130,000