Survey Engineer

UTEC, part of Acteon Group, is one of the world's largest independent offshore and onshore survey providers. We provide a wide range of survey, positioning and data management services using the most advanced equipment and techniques. The data we generate provides our clients with the information they need to make critical, well informed, business decisions.

UTEC is looking to add qualified Survey Engineers to the team in the United States. The Survey Engineer is responsible for ensuring that all engineering work carried out on site is conducted in the best interests of UTEC and the Client and meets all project safety, contractual and quality requirements. The Survey Engineer shall also ensure that all equipment received to the vessel is configured correctly and calibrations and certification is kept up to date.

This is an offshore role and will require a significant amount time spent on a vessel and may take place in inclement weather and extreme temperatures. Responsibilities may require an adjusted work schedule, long days, and evening/weekend hours to meet deadlines. Extensive travel is required.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Sensor pinout/wiring diagrams, interface equipment and sensors through survey vehicles into the online system
• Setup a dedicated survey network and interface survey sensors to online
• Data protocols using survey sensors, serial 232, 422, 485 protocols, ethernet comms, fibre optic
• Setting up video distribution on board vessels
• Solve and fault find issues with equipment. Demonstrating good problem-solving practices and show common sense logical thinking to identify problems
• Make up and terminate all types of cabling, using specific tools, for interfacing, antenna cabling, network cabling, serial cabling, video cabling, ROV/survey sensor cabling
• Create vessel wiring diagrams, setup notes in relevant software packages
• Maintain, service, calibrate equipment used in offshore survey operations
• Keep vessel inventories, manifests, equipment certification up to date
• Perform online and operate software during operations
• Conduct personnel performance reviews/appraisals for your direct reports
• Keep vessel inventories, manifests, equipment certification up to date

Requirements

• Education in Electronics / Engineering preferred
• Relevant industry experience or military/academic experience in survey related discipline
• Must be team-oriented, possess a positive attitude and work well with others
• Ability to perform tasks and achieve results with a high degree of accuracy and precision
• Ability to work both independently and within teams
• Experience in Industry Standard Survey Packages preferable
• Must hold a valid passport free from status or restrictive conditions that preclude travel to and work in countries where the Company routinely operates
• Experience of all types of Survey sensors used across a different range of job/operations
• Ability to understand sensor pinout/wiring diagrams, how to interface equipment and sensors through survey vehicles into the online system
• Understanding of basic electronics, demonstrate understanding of commonly used electronic symbols and wiring principle
• Knowledge and understanding of IT and general networking solutions. How to setup a dedicated survey network and interface survey sensors to onlin
• Good knowledge of different data protocols used with survey sensors, serial 232, 422, 485 protocols, ethernet comms, fibre optics
• Experience of CCTV and video systems. Setting up video distribution on board vessels
• Ability to problem solve and fault find issues with equipment. Demonstrate good problem-solving practices and show common sense logical thinking to identify problems
• Ability to make up and terminate all types of cabling, using specific tools, for interfacing, antenna cabling, network cabling, serial cabling, video cabling, ROV/survey sensor cabling
• Ability to create vessel wiring diagrams, setup notes in relevant software packages
• Maintain, service, calibrate equipment used in offshore survey operations
• Knowledge of data storage systems
• Knowledge of online software packages, interfacing survey sensors to online systems and testing,
• Ability to perform online and operate software during operations