Field Operator

Argeo believes in having regional offices to facilitate close operations in key industrial areas. This builds strategic and long-term relationships, as well as in-depth local industry know-how, with our key customers. Currently, Argeo operates in Norway (Asker and Tromsø), Sweden (Stockholm), Brazil (Rio de Janeiro), the US (Houston), Singapore, and the UK (Edinburgh).

Argeo is an offshore company servicing customers in the Oil and Gas, Marine Minerals and Renewables industry. The company currently operates two subsea vessels, Argeo Searcher and Argeo Venture, and has plans for further fleet expansion. The company operates an advanced fleet of seven AUV autonomous underwater vehicles and is on a mission to transform the ocean surveying and inspection industry by utilizing autonomous surface and underwater robotics solutions integrated with proprietary sensor systems. We develop tools, methods, and web applications to allow our customers to make data-driven decisions based on the data we collect and process.

We’re looking for a Field Operator for our AUV (Autonomous Underwater Vehicle) and USV (Unmanned Surface Vehicle). You will be joining a team that is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of our fleet of autonomous vehicles, including different Hugins, MarinerX and a variety of surface vehicles. We’re looking for people who will take an active role in contributing to our growth and success. 

We strongly encourage graduate students looking for opportunities to apply! 

Key tasks and responsibilities:

• Rigging & de-rigging of equipment.
• Performing pre-project/mission calibrations, verifications, and acceptance tests.
• Setting up survey parameters and data management flows.
• Controlling & monitoring vehicle survey mission plan and performance.
• Quality control of positioning performance and survey parameters.
• Operate and maintain surveying equipment such as multi beam echo sounders, side-scan sonar, synthetic aperture sonar, sub-bottom profilers, etc.
• Reporting on data acquisition and logging operational activities.

Preferred competence and experience:

• An academic background as marine/hydrographic surveyor or certificate of apprenticeship within electronics, electro, or mechanical fields is preferred.
• Formal training from one of the following disciplines: ROV, Automation, Electronics, Survey, and positioning.
• Experience as survey engineer, survey technician, online surveyor, AUV/USV operator or ROV pilot.
• Demonstrable knowledge of surveying principles including global & subsea positioning systems, subsea survey data acquisition methods, and processed end data products.
• Good knowledge of subsea positioning & acquisition sensors, e.g. MBES, SAS, SBP, GNSS, USBL, DVL, INS/MRU.
• Ability and willingness to travel and work offshore, worldwide.
• English business language, verbal and written.

We can offer:

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
• A dynamic and innovative work environment.
• The chance to work with cutting-edge technology and make a significant impact in the industry.
• Additional training and personal development.