Commissioning Engineer

Salary: £45,000-£52,500 DOE

Full Time

Permanent

Who we are: SubSea Craft is a fast growing, privately-funded, UK-based innovative maritime technology company specialising in next-generation, high-performance watercraft and systems. We operate at the intersection of advanced engineering, cutting-edge design, and user-centric innovation, delivering safe, effective, and enabling solutions for both commercial and defence applications.

What we offer:

Pension Contribution – Pension scheme with the option to contribute via salary sacrifice.

Annual Bonus Scheme – Eligibility to participate in the company’s annual discretionary bonus scheme, linked to individual and company performance.

Life Assurance and Critical Illness Cover – Comprehensive protection including Life Assurance (4x salary) and Critical Illness Cover for added financial security.

Annual Leave – Entitlement to 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays.

Christmas Leave – A Christmas shutdown is typically observed.

Wellbeing Day – An additional Wellbeing Day each year to focus on personal health and wellbeing.

Family Leave – Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.

Private Healthcare – Access to comprehensive private healthcare coverage to support your physical and mental wellbeing.

Professional Development – Commitment to ongoing learning and career growth, supported by training programmes and access to LinkedIn Learning.

Flexible Working – Opportunities for flexible working arrangements to promote work–life balance.

Inclusive Culture – A professional environment that values diversity, innovation, and collaboration.

Role Overview

We are looking for a seasoned Commissioning Engineer to join our team at the Camber in Portsmouth. This is a hands-on role focused on the physical setup, testing, and troubleshooting of our uncrewed maritime platforms. You will work directly with our UAVs, USVs, and ROVs to ensure every component is installed correctly and functioning to specification.

You will be part of the commissioning team, working closely with our subject matter experts to prepare vehicles for active service. This role is primarily based at our production facility, but you will also go out on the water to provide technical support during sea trials.

Responsibilities will include:

Carry out hands-on commissioning tasks on maritime hardware, including mechanical assembly checks and electrical testing.

Perform sensor calibrations and system diagnostics to ensure all onboard equipment is mission-ready.

Use a variety of technical tools such as multimeters and oscilloscopes to fault-find and repair complex systems.

Support active sea trials by troubleshooting platforms in a marine environment.

Follow strict quality gate procedures and provide accurate feedback to the Senior Commissioning Engineer.

Maintain high standards of wiring for internal systems and control units.

Work a standard Monday to Friday week, with the flexibility to support occasional weekend work during busy trial periods.

Travel and support on off-site testing locations and potential to be away from home.

Qualifications and Experience:

Required:

NVQ Level 3 in Engineering (Electrical, Electronic, or Mechanical) or an equivalent vocational qualification.

Proven track record in a hands-on technical role within the maritime or robotics industry.

Ability to work safely and effectively on the water during platform testing.

Able to achieve Seafarers medical (ENG1) or ML5.

Significant experience as a bench technician working with maritime, robotic, or highly complex engineering systems. Working across hydraulic, electric and mechanical systems.

Proficient in reading technical drawings, wiring diagrams, and assembly instructions.

Skilled in using diagnostic equipment to identify and solve hardware issues quickly.

A practical, problem-solving mindset and are comfortable working on vessels during water-based trials.

A strong understanding of workshop safety and the specific challenges of the maritime environment.

Desirable:

IPC certification for soldering and wiring standards.

ECS Commissioning Engineer gold card.

Experience with marine electronics and communication systems.

Full UK driving licence and a RYA Powerboat Level 2 certificate.

Location

This role is based at the Camber in Portsmouth. You will work within our production facility and frequently operate on the water in the local area during the trials phase.

Note: Due to the nature of work undertaken at SubSea Craft, the selected candidate must be capable of meeting the security requirements of the position, which would include as a minimum existing right to live and work in the UK, Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), with UK National security clearance required for certain roles.*

Values: Our people are our greatest asset, we continually strive to provide an excellent working environment to enable our team to do their best work. We have an agile professional workforce: we are founded on the belief that our people are valued and our business is trusted, inclusive and commercially-adept.

What we expect from you:

Teamwork, mutual respect and collaboration

Initiative and independent working

Honesty and integrity

Business and commercial awareness

Agility, adaptability and continuous development

We are committed to building an inclusive, diverse workplace where everyone can thrive. If you require any support or adjustments to interact with us, please let us know.

*Please note that all offers of employment are conditional and subject to satisfactory DBS, driving licence and reference checks. A criminal record will not automatically disqualify candidates from employment. We will consider criminal record information alongside the wider range of evidence gathered at the application, interview, and pre-employment checking stages.

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