Field Tech (Mission Success) in Portsmouth

Salary: Up to £50,000 (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.
• Offsite Parking available.

Responsibilities:

• Deliver safe and effective operation of SubSea Craft platforms during trials, demonstrations, operational evaluations, customer activities, and deployed operations.
• Conduct mission preparation, launch, recovery, piloting, mission execution, and post‑mission activities across SubSea Craft's aerial and maritime systems.
• Operate advanced autonomous and remotely operated systems in support of real‑world customer, operational, and test objectives.
• Act as a platform operator during customer demonstrations, familiarisation activities, trials, and operational deployments.
• Execute missions in accordance with approved operating procedures, risk controls, and safety requirements.
• Support the development, validation, and continuous improvement of operational procedures, checklists, emergency procedures, and best practice.
• Deploy globally in support of customer activities, demonstrations, trials, operational evaluations, and capability development events.
• Serve as a deployable member of the Mission Success team, supporting customers wherever SubSea Craft platforms are operated.
• Support the mobilisation, transportation, setup, operation, and recovery of platforms, support equipment, and deployment assets across multiple operating locations.
• Establish and operate temporary launch sites, workshops, operating locations, and support facilities in expeditionary and austere environments.
• Work alongside military, government, and industry stakeholders to deliver successful operational outcomes.
• Be prepared to undertake frequent international travel and extended deployments as a fundamental requirement of the role.
• Maintain assigned platforms, support equipment, and deployment assets in a safe, serviceable, and mission‑ready condition.
• Conduct routine inspections, servicing, preventative maintenance, and basic fault diagnosis activities.
• Support troubleshooting activities and provide accurate operational feedback to Senior Field Technicians, engineering teams, and programme stakeholders.
• Manage batteries, payloads, spares, tools, and support equipment to ensure continued operational readiness.
• Maintain maintenance records, serviceability reporting, and equipment accountability.
• Support the preparation and configuration of platforms for deployment, demonstration, and customer activities.
• Build customer confidence through safe operation, professional conduct, and reliable delivery.
• Represent SubSea Craft professionally during customer‑facing activities, demonstrations, and international deployments.
• Support the successful delivery of operational objectives through disciplined preparation, platform expertise, and professional field support.
• Capture operational observations, user feedback, and lessons identified during activities and deployments.
• Contribute to post‑mission reporting, debriefs, and lessons learned processes.
• Identify opportunities to improve platform reliability, operational effectiveness, and deployment efficiency.

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Experience operating unmanned systems, remotely operated platforms, drones, model aircraft, autonomous systems, marine systems, or comparable technical equipment.
• Demonstrable passion for UAVs, USVs, robotics, FPV systems, autonomous technologies, maritime systems, or related operational disciplines.
• Strong practical and mechanical aptitude combined with the ability to solve problems in dynamic field environments.
• Comfortable operating technical systems outdoors, at sea, and in expeditionary environments.
• Ability to work independently whilst maintaining high standards of safety, professionalism, and accountability.
• Strong organisational and communication skills.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Hold an active UK Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV) clearance, or be eligible and willing to obtain and maintain SC clearance.
• Willingness and ability to travel extensively worldwide, often at short notice and for extended periods.

Desirable Skills & Experience:

• Experience operating multirotor, fixed‑wing, FPV, or autonomous aerial systems.
• Experience operating autonomous or remotely operated maritime systems.
• UK CAA UAS qualifications (A2 CofC, GVC, RPC-Lv1 or equivalent).
• Commercially endorsed powerboat or maritime qualifications.
• Military, maritime, offshore, emergency services, engineering, or defence industry experience.
• Experience supporting trials, demonstrations, operational test and evaluation, or customer‑facing activities.
• Experience working with autonomous, robotic, or remotely operated systems.

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.

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.

*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. Due to the high volume of applications, we are unable to respond to everyone. If you are shortlisted, we will aim to contact you within 14 days of your application or the closing date (if stated). We may retain your details for future suitable roles unless you advise us otherwise. For details of how we process your personal data, please refer to our Privacy Notice.