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Directory of every currently available Engineer, including where to find them, how to unlock them, and what they can engineer.

Engineers are specialists who modify ship modules, suits, and handheld weapons beyond their standard specifications. Each Engineer has a fixed workshop, access requirements, and a defined set of modifications they can perform.

Ship Engineering and Odyssey Engineering are separate systems. Ship Engineers modify ship modules and exist in both Live and Legacy. Odyssey Engineers modify suits and handheld weapons and exist only in Live.

This page is intended as a quick-reference directory: who the Engineers are, where they are located, what is required to unlock them, and what Engineering they provide. For step-by-step routes, preparation, material sourcing, and efficient unlock order, see the Engineer Unlock Guide.

How Engineer access works

Ship Engineers generally have three stages of access:

Discovery: Determines when the Engineer becomes known to the Commander. Some Engineers are known without a referral, while others are introduced by another Engineer.

Meeting requirement: A condition that must be satisfied before the Engineer will allow the Commander to proceed. This may involve rank, reputation, travel distance, combat, trade, mining, or another activity.

Unlock requirement: The final payment, commodity delivery, material delivery, voucher hand-in, or other task required to gain access to the Engineer's workshop.

For ship Engineers reached through another Engineer, the referral is normally received after reaching Grade 3 access and progressing at least one-third of the way toward Grade 4 with the referring Engineer.^[1]

Field note

A referral only makes the next Engineer available to pursue. It does not bypass that Engineer's separate meeting, permit, rank, reputation, or unlock requirements.

Unlocking a ship Engineer does not automatically provide access to every Engineering grade they offer. Reputation with that Engineer must be increased before their higher grades become available.

Odyssey Engineers use a similar discovery and unlock structure, but they do not use the ship Engineer Grade 1–5 reputation progression. Suits and handheld weapons are upgraded separately, while Odyssey Engineers install individual modifications into available modification slots.

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Ship Engineers

There are 25 ship Engineers: 20 in the core inhabited regions, four in Colonia, and Chloe Sedesi in the Witch Head Nebula.^[2]

The Engineering column is intended as a quick-reference summary of each Engineer's module coverage.

For conventional ship Engineering, the grade shown is the highest grade the Engineer can apply to that module. However, this is no longer universally a single module-wide value in Live: newer blueprint families can have their own Engineer lists and grade ceilings.^[3]

Important

Live and Legacy differences

Engineering introduced after the Live and Legacy versions diverged is marked Live only below where it adds an otherwise unavailable module or materially changes the grade shown in this directory.

Merc indicates a blueprint that can only be applied to compatible Merc modules.

Some module families also have additional Live-only blueprints without changing the maximum module grade shown here. For the exact blueprint-by-blueprint availability, see the individual Engineer article or Engineering Blueprints.

For example, Juri Ishmaak provides conventional Seeker Missile Rack Engineering only through Grade 3, but in Live he can take the Merc-only Drag, Lightweight Thermal, and Lockdown blueprints through Grade 5.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Engineer	Location	Access requirements	Engineering offered
Felicity Farseer	Farseer Inc Deciat	Referral: None Meet: Reach Exploration rank Scout or higher. Unlock: Deliver 1 unit of Meta-Alloys	G5: Frame Shift Drive G3: Detailed Surface Scanner, Sensors, Thrusters G1: Frame Shift Drive Interdictor, Power Plant, Shield Booster
Elvira Martuuk	Long Sight Base Khun	Referral: None Meet: Reach a maximum distance of at least 300 light-years from your career start location. Unlock: Deliver 3 Soontill Relics	G5: Frame Shift Drive G3: Shield Generator G2: Thrusters G1: Shield Cell Bank
Marco Qwent	Qwent Research Base Sirius	Referral: Elvira Martuuk Meet: Become Allied with Sirius Corporation and obtain the Sirius system permit. Unlock: Deliver 25 Modular Terminals Sirius is a permit-locked system — the system permit is required in addition to Sirius Corporation's Engineer invitation.	G4: Power Plant G3: Power Distributor
Professor Palin	Abel Laboratory Arque	Referral: Marco Qwent Meet: Reach a maximum distance of at least 5,000 light-years from your career start location. Unlock: Provide 25 Sensor Fragments	G5: Thrusters G3: Frame Shift Drive
Chloe Sedesi	Cinder Dock Shenve	Referral: Marco Qwent Meet: Reach a maximum distance of at least 5,000 light-years from your career start location. Unlock: Provide 25 Sensor Fragments	G5: Thrusters G3: Frame Shift Drive
Lori Jameson	Jameson Base Shinrarta Dezhra	Referral: Marco Qwent Meet: Reach Combat rank Dangerous or higher. Unlock: Deliver 25 Kongga Ale Shinrarta Dezhra is a permit-locked system (Founders World permit) — required in addition to the Combat rank requirement.	G5: Sensors, Detailed Surface Scanner G4: Auto Field-Maintenance Unit, Fuel Scoop, Life Support, Refinery G3: Shield Cell Bank, Frame Shift Wake Scanner, Kill Warrant Scanner, Manifest Scanner
The Dweller	Black Hide Wyrd	Referral: None Meet: Sell commodities at 5 unique Black Markets. Unlock: Pay 500,000 CR	G5: Power Distributor G4: Pulse Laser G3: Beam Laser, Burst Laser
Lei Cheung	Trader's Rest Laksak	Referral: The Dweller Meet: Trade at at least 50 unique commodity markets. Unlock: Deliver 200 Gold	G5: Shield Generator, Detailed Surface Scanner, Sensors G3: Shield Booster
Ram Tah	Phoenix Base Meene	Referral: Lei Cheung Meet: Reach Exploration rank Surveyor or higher. Unlock: Provide 50 Classified Scan Databanks	G5: Chaff Launcher, Collector Limpet Controller, Electronic Countermeasure, Fuel Transfer Limpet Controller, Heat Sink Launcher, Point Defence, Prospector Limpet Controller G5 — Live only; Merc: Cargo Rack G3: Hatch Breaker Limpet Controller G1 — Live only: Guardian Gauss Cannon, Guardian Plasma Charger, Guardian Shard Cannon
Marsha Hicks	The Watchtower Tir Colonia	Referral: The Dweller Meet: Reach Exploration rank Surveyor or higher. Unlock: Deliver 10 units of Osmium	G5: Cannon, Fragment Cannon, Multi-Cannon, Collector Limpet Controller, Fuel Scoop, Fuel Transfer Limpet Controller, Hatch Breaker Limpet Controller, Prospector Limpet Controller, Refinery
Tod "The Blaster" McQuinn	Trophy Camp Wolf 397	Referral: None Meet: Earn more than 15 bounty vouchers. Unlock: Provide 100,000 CR worth of Bounty Vouchers	G5: Multi-Cannon, Rail Gun G3: Fragment Cannon G2: Cannon
Selene Jean	Prospector's Rest Kuk	Referral: Tod "The Blaster" McQuinn Meet: Mine and refine at least 500 tonnes of ore. Unlock: Deliver 10 Painite	G5: Armour, Hull Reinforcement Package G5 — Live only; Merc: Module Reinforcement Package
Bill Turner	Turner Metallics Inc Alioth	Referral: Selene Jean Meet: Reach at least Friendly reputation with the Alliance, and obtain the Alioth system permit (Allied reputation with the Alioth Independents). Unlock: Deliver 50 Bromellite System permit required — Alioth (associated with Allied reputation with the Alioth Independents).	G5: Plasma Accelerator, Sensors, Detailed Surface Scanner G5 — Live only; Merc: Cargo Rack G3: Auto Field-Maintenance Unit, Frame Shift Wake Scanner, Fuel Scoop, Kill Warrant Scanner, Life Support, Manifest Scanner, Refinery
Didi Vatermann	Vatermann LLC Leesti	Referral: Selene Jean Meet: Reach Trade rank Merchant or higher. Unlock: Deliver 50 Lavian Brandy	G5: Shield Booster G3: Shield Generator
Petra Olmanova	Sanctuary Asura Colonia	Referral: Tod "The Blaster" McQuinn Meet: Reach Combat rank Expert or higher. Unlock: Deliver 200 Progenitor Cells	G5: Armour, Hull Reinforcement Package, Auto Field-Maintenance Unit, Chaff Launcher, Electronic Countermeasure, Heat Sink Launcher, Point Defence, Mine Launcher, Missile Rack, Seeker Missile Rack, Torpedo Pylon G5 — Live only; Merc: Module Reinforcement Package
Liz Ryder	Demolition Unlimited Eurybia	Referral: None Meet: Reach at least Cordial reputation with the Eurybia Blue Mafia. Unlock: Deliver 200 Landmines	G5: Missile Rack, Seeker Missile Rack, Torpedo Pylon G3: Mine Launcher G1: Armour, Hull Reinforcement Package
Hera Tani	The Jet's Hole Kuwemaki	Referral: Liz Ryder Meet: Reach Imperial Navy rank Outsider or higher. Unlock: Deliver 50 Kamitra Cigars	G5: Power Plant, Detailed Surface Scanner G3: Power Distributor, Sensors
Broo Tarquin	Broo's Legacy Muang	Referral: Hera Tani Meet: Reach Combat rank Competent or higher. Unlock: Deliver 50 Fujin Tea	G5: Beam Laser, Burst Laser, Pulse Laser
Tiana Fortune	Fortune's Loss Achenar	Referral: Hera Tani Meet: Reach Friendly reputation with the Empire. Unlock: Deliver 50 Decoded Emission Data Achenar is permit-locked; the permit requires Imperial Navy rank Squire or higher.	G5: Collector Limpet Controller, Frame Shift Wake Scanner, Fuel Transfer Limpet Controller, Hatch Breaker Limpet Controller, Kill Warrant Scanner, Manifest Scanner, Prospector Limpet Controller, Sensors G5 — Live only; Merc: Cargo Rack G3: Detailed Surface Scanner, Frame Shift Drive Interdictor
Etienne Dorn	Kraken's Retreat Los Colonia	Referral: Liz Ryder Meet: Reach Trade rank Dealer or higher. Unlock: Deliver 25 Occupied Escape Pods	G5: Detailed Surface Scanner, Frame Shift Wake Scanner, Kill Warrant Scanner, Life Support, Manifest Scanner, Plasma Accelerator, Power Distributor, Power Plant, Rail Gun, Sensors
Juri Ishmaak	Pater's Memorial Giryak	Referral: Felicity Farseer Meet: Claim more than 50 Federal combat bonds. Unlock: 100,000 CR or 1,000,000 CR worth of Federal Combat Bonds — the determining condition is not established, so treat the value shown on your own Engineer invitation as authoritative	G5: Detailed Surface Scanner, Mine Launcher, Sensors G5 — Live only; Merc: Abrasion Blaster, Enzyme Missile Rack, Mining Laser, Seeker Missile Rack G3: Frame Shift Wake Scanner, Kill Warrant Scanner, Manifest Scanner, Missile Rack, Seeker Missile Rack, Torpedo Pylon
The Sarge	The Beach Beta-3 Tucani	Referral: Juri Ishmaak Meet: Reach Federal Navy rank Midshipman or higher. Unlock: Deliver 50 Aberrant Shield Pattern Analysis	G5: Cannon, Collector Limpet Controller, Fuel Transfer Limpet Controller, Hatch Breaker Limpet Controller, Prospector Limpet Controller G3: Rail Gun
Colonel Bris Dekker	Dekker's Yard Sol	Referral: Juri Ishmaak Meet: Reach at least Friendly reputation with the Federation. Unlock: Provide either 1,000,000 CR or 10,000,000 CR worth of Federal Combat Bonds — the determining condition is not currently established; use the value shown in your own Engineer invitation. Sol is permit-locked. The Sol Permit is obtained through Federal Navy rank Petty Officer or higher, separate from the Friendly-Federation meeting requirement above.	G4: Frame Shift Drive Interdictor G3: Frame Shift Drive
Mel Brandon	The Brig Luchtaine Colonia	Referral: Elvira Martuuk Meet: Reach at least Cordial reputation with the Colonia Council and obtain its Engineer invitation. Unlock: Provide 100,000 CR worth of Bounty Vouchers	G5: Beam Laser, Burst Laser, Pulse Laser, Frame Shift Drive, Frame Shift Drive Interdictor, Shield Booster, Shield Generator, Thrusters G4: Shield Cell Bank
Zacariah Nemo	Nemo Cyber Party Base Yoru	Referral: Elvira Martuuk Meet: Reach at least Friendly reputation with the Party of Yoru and obtain its Engineer invitation. Unlock: Deliver 25 Xihe Biomorphic Companions	G5: Fragment Cannon G3: Multi-Cannon G2: Plasma Accelerator

Field note

Variable Federal Combat Bond requirements: Juri Ishmaak can currently request either 100,000 CR or 1,000,000 CR worth of Federal Combat Bonds, while Colonel Bris Dekker can request either 1,000,000 CR or 10,000,000 CR.^[2] The determining conditions are not currently established. Use the value shown in your own Engineer invitation rather than assuming one amount is universal.

Odyssey Engineers

There are 13 Odyssey Engineers: nine in the core inhabited regions and four in Colonia.^[2]

Odyssey Engineers modify suits and handheld weapons and are available only in Live.

Unlike ship Engineering, Odyssey modifications are installed directly into available modification slots on upgraded suits and weapons. They do not use separate Grade 1–5 blueprint levels or the ship-Engineer reputation system.

Several Odyssey Engineer access and referral requirements were reduced in Update 18.08. The requirements below use the current values rather than the original Odyssey launch requirements.^[7]

Core-region Odyssey Engineers

The nine core-region Odyssey Engineers form three separate chains. Hero Ferrari, Jude Navarro, and Domino Green are independent starting Engineers and do not require referrals.

Engineer	Location	Access requirements	Modifications available
Hero Ferrari	Nevermore Terrace Siris	Referral: None Unlock: Complete 10 Surface Conflict Zones. Referral onward: Deliver 5 Settlement Defence Plans to receive the referral to Wellington Beck.	Suit: Increased Sprint Duration, Improved Jump Assist, Increased Air Reserves Weapon: Faster Handling, Noise Suppressor
Wellington Beck	Beck Facility Jolapa	Referral: Hero Ferrari Unlock: Sell a combined total of 15 Multimedia Entertainment, Classic Entertainment, and Cat Media to bartenders. Referral onward: Deliver 5 Insight Entertainment Suites to receive the referral to Uma Laszlo.	Suit: Extra Backpack Capacity, Improved Battery Capacity, Reduced Tool Battery Consumption Weapon: Greater Range, Scope
Uma Laszlo	Laszlo's Resolve Xuane	Referral: Wellington Beck Unlock: Reach Unfriendly reputation or lower with Sirius Corporation.	Suit: Damage Resistance, Faster Shield Regen Weapon: Headshot Damage, Reload Speed, Stowed Reloading
Jude Navarro	Marshall's Drift Aurai	Referral: None Unlock: Complete 10 Restore or Reactivation missions. Referral onward: Deliver 5 Genetic Repair Meds to receive the referral to Terra Velasquez.	Suit: Added Melee Damage, Damage Resistance Weapon: Extra Ammo Capacity, Magazine Size, Reload Speed
Terra Velasquez	Rascal's Choice Shou Xing	Referral: Jude Navarro Unlock: Complete a combined total of 6 Covert Theft and/or Covert Heist missions. Referral onward: Deliver 15 Financial Projections to receive the referral to Oden Geiger.	Suit: Combat Movement Speed, Increased Air Reserves, Increased Sprint Duration Weapon: Improved Hip Fire Accuracy, Noise Suppressor
Oden Geiger	Ankh's Promise Candiaei	Referral: Terra Velasquez Unlock: Sell a combined total of 20 Biological Samples, Employee Genetic Data, and Genetic Research to bartenders.	Suit: Enhanced Tracking, Improved Battery Capacity, Night Vision Weapon: Scope, Stability
Domino Green	The Jackrabbit Orishis	Referral: None Unlock: Travel at least 100 Ly in shuttles. Referral onward: Deliver 5 Push to receive the referral to Kit Fowler.	Suit: Extra Backpack Capacity, Reduced Tool Battery Consumption, Enhanced Tracking Weapon: Greater Range, Stability
Kit Fowler	The Last Call Capoya	Referral: Domino Green Unlock: Sell 5 Opinion Polls to bartenders. Referral onward: Deliver 5 Surveillance Equipment to receive the referral to Yarden Bond.	Suit: Added Melee Damage, Extra Ammo Capacity, Faster Shield Regen Weapon: Magazine Size, Stowed Reloading
Yarden Bond	Salamander Bank Bayan	Referral: Kit Fowler Unlock: Sell 5 Smear Campaign Plans to bartenders.	Suit: Combat Movement Speed, Improved Jump Assist, Quieter Footsteps Weapon: Audio Masking, Faster Handling, Improved Hip Fire Accuracy

Colonia Odyssey Engineers

The four Colonia Odyssey Engineers use a different access structure. Baltanos, Eleanor Bresa, and Rosa Dayette are independently available. Each has a separate referral task for Yi Shen, and all three referral tasks must be completed before Yi Shen becomes available.

Engineer	Location	Access requirements	Modifications available
Baltanos	The Divine Apparatus Deriso Colonia	Referral: None Unlock: Reach Friendly reputation with the Colonia Council. Referral onward: Deliver 10 Faction Associates to receive the referral to Yi Shen.	Suit: Improved Jump Assist, Increased Air Reserves, Increased Sprint Duration, Combat Movement Speed Weapon: Noise Suppressor, Improved Hip Fire Accuracy, Faster Handling
Eleanor Bresa	Bresa Modifications Desy Colonia	Referral: None Unlock: Visit 5 settlements in the Colonia system. Referral onward: Deliver 10 Digital Designs to receive the referral to Yi Shen.	Suit: Added Melee Damage, Damage Resistance, Extra Ammo Capacity, Faster Shield Regen Weapon: Magazine Size, Reload Speed, Stowed Reloading
Rosa Dayette	Rosa's Shop Kojeara Colonia	Referral: None Unlock: Sell a combined total of 10 Culinary Recipes and/or Cocktail Recipes to stations in the Colonia system. Referral onward: Deliver 10 Manufacturing Instructions to receive the referral to Yi Shen.	Suit: Extra Backpack Capacity, Enhanced Tracking, Reduced Tool Battery Consumption, Improved Battery Capacity Weapon: Greater Range, Scope, Stability
Yi Shen	Eidolon Hold Einheriar Colonia	Referral: Baltanos + Eleanor Bresa + Rosa Dayette Unlock: Completing all three referral tasks grants access.	Suit: Quieter Footsteps, Night Vision Weapon: Audio Masking, Headshot Damage

Ship Engineer unlock chains

The ship Engineer network has five independent starting points:

The chains below show referral relationships only. Engineers farther down a branch can still have their own rank, reputation, permit, activity, and unlock requirements.

Odyssey Engineer unlock chains

The core-region Odyssey network has three independent starting points. The Colonia network instead requires three independent Engineer referral tasks to converge on Yi Shen.

Core region

Hero Ferrari
- Wellington Beck
  - Uma Laszlo

Jude Navarro
- Terra Velasquez
  - Oden Geiger

Domino Green
- Kit Fowler
  - Yarden Bond

Colonia

The three independent Colonia Engineers all contribute to the same final referral:

Baltanos + Eleanor Bresa + Rosa Dayette → Yi Shen

All three referral tasks must be completed before Yi Shen becomes available.

For a recommended unlock order, preparation checklist, material requirements, and practical travel route, see the Engineer Unlock Guide.

Sources

↑ Engineer Highlight, New Pilots Initiative.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Engineers, Inara.
↑ Elite Dangerous: Operations — Update Notes, Frontier Developments.
↑ Seeker Missile Rack — Drag, Inara.
↑ Seeker Missile Rack — Lightweight Thermal, Inara.
↑ Seeker Missile Rack — Lockdown, Inara.
↑ Elite Dangerous — Type-8 Update 18.08, Frontier Developments.

[newp-engineers-1] Engineer Highlight, New Pilots Initiative.

[inara-engineers-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Engineers, Inara.

[frontier-operations-3] Elite Dangerous: Operations — Update Notes, Frontier Developments.

[inara-seeker-drag-4] Seeker Missile Rack — Drag, Inara.

[inara-seeker-thermal-5] Seeker Missile Rack — Lightweight Thermal, Inara.

[inara-seeker-lockdown-6] Seeker Missile Rack — Lockdown, Inara.

[frontier-1808-7] Elite Dangerous — Type-8 Update 18.08, Frontier Developments.

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How Engineer access works

Ship Engineers