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Directory of every currently available Engineer, ship and Odyssey, with location, specialty, and a brief unlock summary.

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Some information in this article still needs to be checked for accuracy.

Uncertain: Maximum Engineering Grade is not yet confirmed for any Engineer below. Several Odyssey unlock summaries and a handful of ship Engineer prerequisite relationships are single-sourced — see the individual notes in each table and Known gaps on Elite Dangerous Field Manual:Engineering Architecture

Status

Needs review

Last reviewed

2026-08-07

Reviewer

Desk research from community sources, not yet confirmed by direct in-game testing — see Sources

Game mode

Both

Version coverage

Current roster as documented by Inara and cross-referenced community unlock-chain guides, checked 2026-08-07; no specific game patch number independently confirmed

Source quality

Roster and locations cross-referenced across two independent sources (Inara and a community wiki); unlock summaries drawn primarily from one comprehensive community chain guide, corroborated for Colonia Engineers via two independent searches — see Sources

Known uncertainty

Maximum Engineering Grade is not yet confirmed for any Engineer below. Several Odyssey unlock summaries and a handful of ship Engineer prerequisite relationships are single-sourced — see the individual notes in each table and Known gaps on Elite Dangerous Field Manual:Engineering Architecture

Engineers are commanders and specialists scattered around the galaxy who can modify ship modules, and — separately — suits and handheld weapons, beyond their factory specification. Each Engineer has their own specialties, their own requirements to reach and unlock, and their own maximum Engineering grade. This directory exists to answer "who can do what, and where are they" at a glance; the practical unlock walkthrough and full blueprint list for each one lives on their own article.

Ship Engineering and Odyssey (suit/weapon) Engineering are two separate systems with separate Engineers — they're kept in separate tables below rather than mixed together, and Odyssey Engineering does not exist in Legacy.

Draft: This article is still a work in progress and may be incomplete. You can help improve it by adding or expanding its content.

Individual Engineer articles are being populated in stages — see Elite Dangerous Field Manual:Pages Needing Review for which ones currently have full research behind them versus a stub. Unlock summaries below are intentionally brief; full walkthroughs, blueprint tables, and sourcing live on each Engineer's own page.

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Ship Engineers

25 Engineers currently modify ship modules: 20 in the core bubble, 4 based in the Colonia region, and 1 (Chloe Sedesi) added via the Witch Head Nebula "Enclave" community goal.

Engineer	Location	Major specialties	Maximum grade	Unlock summary
Felicity Farseer	Farseer Inc, Deciat	Frame Shift Drives, Power Plants, Sensors, Shield Boosters, Thrusters	Not yet confirmed	No prerequisite. Exploration rank Scout+. Deliver 1 Meta-Alloy.
Elvira Martuuk	Long Sight Base, Khun	Frame Shift Drives	Not yet confirmed	Requires access through Felicity Farseer. Deliver 3 Soontil Relics.
Marco Qwent	Qwent Research Base, Sirius	Power Plants	Not yet confirmed	Requires access through Elvira Martuuk and Sirius Corporation permit. Deliver 25 Modular Terminals.
Professor Palin	Abel Laboratory, Arque	Thrusters	Not yet confirmed	Requires access through Marco Qwent. Travel 5,000 Ly from start. Deliver 25 Sensor Fragments.
The Dweller	Black Hide, Wyrd	Power Distributors	Not yet confirmed	Prerequisite not independently confirmed this pass (community sources suggest Professor Palin). Sell to 5 black markets. Pay 500,000 CR.
Lei Cheung	Trader's Rest, Laksak	Shields	Not yet confirmed	Requires access through The Dweller. Trade at 50+ markets. Donate 200t Gold.
Tod "The Blaster" McQuinn	Trophy Camp, Wolf 397	Cannons and Rail Guns	Not yet confirmed	No prerequisite confirmed. 15+ bounty vouchers, then deliver bounty vouchers worth 100,000 CR.
Selene Jean	Prospector's Rest, Kuk	Armour and hull reinforcement	Not yet confirmed	Requires access through Tod McQuinn. Mine/refine 500+t ore. Deliver 10 Painite.
Bill Turner	Turner Metallics Inc, Alioth	Cargo systems	Not yet confirmed	Requires access through Selene Jean. Friendly Alliance standing (Alioth permit). Donate 50t Bromellite.
Didi Vatermann	Vatermann LLC, Leesti	Shield Boosters	Not yet confirmed	Requires access through Selene Jean. Trade rank Merchant+. Deliver 50 units Lavian Brandy.
Zacariah Nemo	Nemo Cyber Party Base, Yoru	Fragment Cannons	Not yet confirmed	Prerequisite not independently confirmed this pass. Deliver 25 Xihe Companions.
Liz Ryder	Demolition Unlimited, Eurybia	Missiles, mines, torpedoes, armour	Not yet confirmed	No prerequisite. Cordial/Friendly with Eurybia Blue Mafia. Deliver 200 Landmines.
Hera Tani	The Jet's Hole, Kuwemaki	Power Plants, Power Distributors, Sensors	Not yet confirmed	Requires access through Liz Ryder. Empire rank Outsider+. Deliver 50 Kamitra Cigars.
Broo Tarquin	Broo's Legacy, Muang	Beam, Burst, and Pulse Lasers	Not yet confirmed	Requires access through Hera Tani. Combat rank Competent+. Deliver 50 Fujin Tea.
Tiana Fortune	Fortune's Loss, Achenar	Scanners and limpets	Not yet confirmed	Prerequisite reported as Hera Tani, not independently confirmed this pass. Deliver 50 Decoded Emission Data.
Juri Ishmaak	Pater's Memorial, Giryak	Mining tools, mine launchers	Not yet confirmed	Requires access through Felicity Farseer. 50+ combat bonds, then deliver combat bonds worth 100,000–1,000,000 CR.
The Sarge	The Beach, Beta-3 Tucani	Limpet controllers	Not yet confirmed	Prerequisite reported as Juri Ishmaak, not independently confirmed this pass. Deliver 50 Aberrant Shield Pattern Analysis.
Colonel Bris Dekker	Dekker's Yard, Sol	Frame Shift Drive Interdictors	Not yet confirmed	Prerequisite reported as Juri Ishmaak, not independently confirmed this pass. Deliver Federal Combat Bonds worth 1,000,000–10,000,000 CR.
Ram Tah	Phoenix Base, Meene	Defensive/utility modules	Not yet confirmed	Prerequisite reported as Lei Cheung, not independently confirmed this pass. Deliver 50 Classified Scan Databanks.
Lori Jameson	Jameson Base, Shinrarta Dezhra	Scanners and utility modules	Not yet confirmed	Reported to require Elite ranking in some activity; not independently confirmed this pass. Deliver 25 Kongga Ale.
Mel Brandon	The Brig, Luchtaine (Colonia)	Lasers and Shields	Not yet confirmed	Requires access through Elvira Martuuk. Colonia Council invite (sell exploration data at Dove Enigma). Deliver Bounty Vouchers worth 100,000 CR.
Petra Olmanova	Sanctuary, Asura (Colonia)	Defensive modules	Not yet confirmed	Requires access through Tod McQuinn. Combat rank Expert+. Deliver 200 units Progenitor Cells.
Etienne Dorn	Kraken's Retreat, Los (Colonia)	Power systems, core internals	Not yet confirmed	Requires access through Liz Ryder. Trade rank Dealer+. Deliver 25 Occupied Escape Pods.
Marsha Hicks	The Watchtower, Tir (Colonia)	Kinetic weapons	Not yet confirmed	Requires access through The Dweller. Exploration rank Surveyor+. Deliver 10t mined Osmium.
Chloe Sedesi	Cinder Dock, Shenve (Witch Head Nebula)	Frame Shift Drives, Thrusters	Not yet confirmed	Requires access through Marco Qwent. Travel 5,000 Ly from start. Deliver 25 Sensor Fragments — same requirement as Professor Palin.

Odyssey Engineers

13 Engineers currently modify suits and handheld weapons: 9 added with the Odyssey expansion in the core bubble, and 4 more added to the Colonia region. Odyssey Engineering exists only in Live — it has no Legacy equivalent.

Draft: This article is still a work in progress and may be incomplete. You can help improve it by adding or expanding its content.

Discovery/invitation/unlock detail for most Odyssey Engineers below has not yet been independently researched to the same depth as the ship roster above — see the Unlock summary column and each Engineer's own article status.

Engineer	Location	Suit/weapon specialties	Discovery or invitation requirement	Unlock requirement
Jude Navarro	Marshall's Drift, Aurai	Weapon upgrades	One of the two starting Odyssey Engineers; no referral needed	Reported as 10 power-station restore/reactivate support missions; not independently confirmed this pass
Domino Green	The Jackrabbit, Orishis	Environmental/suit enhancements	One of the two starting Odyssey Engineers; no referral needed	Reported as 100 Ly of on-foot shuttle travel; not independently confirmed this pass
Kit Fowler	The Last Call, Capoya	Ammunition and reload	Referral from Domino Green	Reported as 5 "PUSH" analgesic items; not independently confirmed this pass
Hero Ferrari	Nevermore Terrace, Siris	Handling and mobility	Not yet researched	Not yet researched
Wellington Beck	Beck Facility, Jolapa	Tactical equipment	Not yet researched	Not yet researched
Terra Velasquez	Rascal's Choice, Shou Xing	Mobility and evasion	Not yet researched	Not yet researched
Uma Laszlo	Laszlo's Resolve, Xuane	Combat effectiveness	Not yet researched	Not yet researched
Yarden Bond	Salamander Bank, Bayan	Movement and stealth	Not yet researched	Not yet researched
Oden Geiger	Ankh's Promise, Candiaei	Accuracy and optics	Not yet researched	Not yet researched
Baltanos	The Divine Apparatus, Deriso	Physical performance	Not yet researched	Not yet researched
Rosa Dayette	Rosa's Shop, Kojeara (Colonia)	Range and targeting	Not yet researched	Not yet researched
Eleanor Bresa	Bresa Modifications, Desy (Colonia)	Weapon performance	Not yet researched	Not yet researched
Yi Shen	Eidolon Hold, Einheriar (Colonia)	Stealth and perception	Not yet researched	Not yet researched

Browsing Engineers

This directory currently supports browsing by name, location, and specialty directly (both tables above are sortable — click a column header). Browsing by maximum grade, region grouping, and unlock chain isn't populated yet since that data isn't confirmed for most Engineers — see Engineer Unlock Guide for the chain relationships that have been confirmed so far.

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