Engineering Field Service Technician
North Kingstown, Rhode Island, United StatesAll locationsNorth Kingstown, Rhode Island, United StatesSan Diego, California, United States Hybrid
$100,000–$125,000 a yearJobFig found this opening at its original source and checks that it remains available.
About the role
We are seeking an Engineering Field Service Technician to support the deployment, maintenance, and sustainment of our uncrewed surface vessel fleet. This role is highly hands-on and requires strong technical troubleshooting skills across mechanical, electrical, communications, and systems domains. You will be responsible for diagnosing and repairing issues, replacing components, documenting changes, and ensuring vehicle readiness during testing, demonstrations, and customer deployments. This position is based out of our San Diego, CA office and requires extensive travel, primarily across the U.S., with international travel as needed. When not traveling, this role will be onsite supporting integration, testing, maintenance, and vehicle readiness.
What you'll bring
- 5+ years of experience in field service, maintenance, technical support, or related hands-on technical roles
- Experience troubleshooting and maintaining electrical and communication systems
- Comfortable working in maritime environments
- Hands-on skills in mechanical assembly, wiring, system integration, and component-level troubleshooting
- Strong troubleshooting skills, particularly across electrical and electromechanical systems
- Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, wiring diagrams, PCB schematics, and maintenance manuals
- Ability to learn and implement basic software-based maintenance and troubleshooting programs, scripts, and prompts
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work independently in challenging environments
- Comfortable with extensive travel, approximately 50–75% of the time, including potential international assignments
- U.S. citizenship and eligibility to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance
- Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent military or industry experience
- Experience with maritime, aerospace, defense, robotics, or autonomous systems