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{{Article header|eyebrow=EDFM // Engineering|deck=Directory of every currently available | {{Article header | ||
|eyebrow=EDFM // Engineering | |||
|deck=Directory of every Engineer currently available in Elite Dangerous, including where to find them, how to unlock them, and the Engineering they provide. | |||
}} | |||
{{Article status | |||
|status=Needs review | |||
|mode=Both | |||
|version=Ship Engineering: Live and Legacy; Odyssey Engineering: Live only | |||
|reviewed=2026-08-14 | |||
|reviewer=EDFM research pass | |||
|source_quality=Current Engineer roster, unlock requirements, and Engineering capabilities cross-checked against current Inara data; Odyssey requirement changes checked against Frontier Update 18.08 | |||
}} | |||
'''Engineers''' are specialists who modify ship modules, suits, and handheld weapons beyond their standard specifications. Each Engineer has a fixed location, 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 are available in both Live and Legacy. Odyssey Engineers modify suits and handheld weapons and are available only in Live. | |||
{{Related articles|label=Browse Engineering|[[Engineer Unlock Guide]] [[Engineering Blueprints]] [[Experimental Effects]] [[Engineering Materials]]}} | This page is intended as a quick-reference directory. For step-by-step routes, material sourcing, reputation guidance, and other practical details, open the individual Engineer's article or see the [[Engineer Unlock Guide]]. | ||
{{Related articles | |||
|label=Browse Engineering | |||
|[[Engineer Unlock Guide]] | |||
|[[Engineering Blueprints]] | |||
|[[Experimental Effects]] | |||
|[[Engineering Materials]] | |||
}} | |||
== How Engineer access works == | |||
Ship Engineers generally use three separate access stages: | |||
; Discovery | |||
: Determines when the Engineer becomes visible to the commander. Some Engineers are known without a referral, while others are introduced by another Engineer after sufficient reputation has been earned. | |||
; Meeting requirement | |||
: A condition that must be completed before the Engineer will permit access. This may involve rank, faction reputation, travel distance, trading, mining, combat, or another activity. | |||
; Unlock requirement | |||
: The final payment, commodity delivery, material delivery, voucher hand-in, or other task required to use the Engineer's workshop. | |||
Unlocking an Engineer does not automatically provide access to every grade they offer. Reputation with that Engineer must then be increased to reach higher Engineering grades. | |||
== Ship Engineers == | == Ship Engineers == | ||
25 Engineers | |||
There are '''25 ship Engineers''': 20 in the core inhabited regions, four in the Colonia region, and Chloe Sedesi in the Witch Head Nebula.<ref name="inara-engineers">[https://inara.cz/elite/engineers/ Engineers], Inara, accessed 2026-08-14.</ref> | |||
The grade shown below is the '''maximum grade that Engineer can apply to that module'''. A module listed as G3, for example, can be modified through Grades 1–3 at that Engineer but not Grades 4–5. | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | {| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
! Engineer | ! Engineer | ||
! Location | |||
| | ! How to unlock | ||
| ! Engineering offered | | | | | |||
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------- | ------------------------- | --------------------- | | |||
| data-sort-value="Felicity Farseer" | {{Engineer table entry | Felicity Farseer | Felicityfarseer.png}} | | |||
| Farseer Inc<br>'''Deciat''' | | | | | |||
| '''Referral:''' None<br>'''Meet:''' Reach Exploration rank '''Scout''' or higher.<br>'''Unlock:''' Deliver '''1 Meta-Alloy'''. | | | | | |||
| '''G5:''' Frame Shift Drive<br>'''G3:''' Detailed Surface Scanner, Sensors, Thrusters<br>'''G1:''' Frame Shift Drive Interdictor, Power Plant, Shield Booster | | | | | |||
| - | | | | | |||
| data-sort-value="Elvira Martuuk" | {{Engineer table entry | Elvira Martuuk | Elviramartuuk.png}} | | |||
| Long Sight Base<br>'''Khun''' | | | | | |||
| '''Referral:''' None<br>'''Meet:''' Reach a maximum distance of at least '''300 Ly''' from your career start location.<br>'''Unlock:''' Deliver '''3 Soontill Relics'''. | | | | | |||
| '''G5:''' Frame Shift Drive<br>'''G3:''' Shield Generator<br>'''G2:''' Thrusters<br>'''G1:''' Shield Cell Bank | | | | | |||
| - | | | | | |||
| data-sort-value="Marco Qwent" | {{Engineer table entry | Marco Qwent | Marcoqwent.png}} | | |||
| Qwent Research Base<br>'''Sirius'''<br><small>Permit required</small> | | | | | |||
| '''Referral:''' Reach approximately Grade 3–4 access with [[Elvira Martuuk]].<br>'''Meet:''' Obtain an invitation from Sirius Corporation; access to Sirius is also required.<br>'''Unlock:''' Deliver '''25 Modular Terminals'''. | | | | | |||
| '''G4:''' Power Plant<br>'''G3:''' Power Distributor | | | | | |||
| - | | | | | |||
| data-sort-value="Professor Palin" | {{Engineer table entry | Professor Palin | Professorpalin.png}} | | |||
| Abel Laboratory<br>'''Arque''' | | | | | |||
| '''Referral:''' Reach approximately Grade 3–4 access with [[Marco Qwent]].<br>'''Meet:''' Reach a maximum distance of at least '''5,000 Ly''' from your career start location.<br>'''Unlock:''' Deliver '''25 Sensor Fragments'''. | | | | | |||
| '''G5:''' Thrusters<br>'''G3:''' Frame Shift Drive | | | | | |||
| - | | | | | |||
| data-sort-value="Chloe Sedesi" | {{Engineer table entry | Chloe Sedesi | Chloesedesi.png}} | | |||
| Cinder Dock<br>'''Shenve''' | | | | | |||
| '''Referral:''' Reach approximately Grade 3–4 access with [[Marco Qwent]].<br>'''Meet:''' Reach a maximum distance of at least '''5,000 Ly''' from your career start location.<br>'''Unlock:''' Deliver '''25 Sensor Fragments'''. | | | | | |||
|- | | '''G5:''' Thrusters<br>'''G3:''' Frame Shift Drive | | | | | ||
| - | | | | | |||
|- | | data-sort-value="Lori Jameson" | {{Engineer table entry | Lori Jameson | Lorijameson.png}} | | ||
| Jameson Base<br>'''Shinrarta Dezhra'''<br><small>Permit required</small> | | | | | |||
| | | '''Referral:''' Reach approximately Grade 3–4 access with [[Marco Qwent]].<br>'''Meet:''' Reach Combat rank '''Dangerous''' or higher. A Shinrarta Dezhra permit is also required.<br>'''Unlock:''' Deliver '''25 Kongga Ale'''. | | | | | ||
| | | '''G5:''' Detailed Surface Scanner, Sensors<br>'''G4:''' Auto Field-Maintenance Unit, Fuel Scoop, Life Support, Refinery<br>'''G3:''' Frame Shift Wake Scanner, Kill Warrant Scanner, Manifest Scanner, Shield Cell Bank | | | | | ||
| - | | | | | |||
| data-sort-value=" | | data-sort-value="The Dweller" | {{Engineer table entry | The Dweller | Dweller.png}} | | ||
| | | Black Hide<br>'''Wyrd''' | | | | | ||
| | | '''Referral:''' None<br>'''Meet:''' Trade with at least '''5 black markets'''.<br>'''Unlock:''' Pay '''500,000 CR'''. | | | | | ||
|- | | '''G5:''' Power Distributor<br>'''G4:''' Pulse Laser<br>'''G3:''' Beam Laser, Burst Laser | | | | | ||
| data-sort-value=" | | - | | | | | ||
| | | data-sort-value="Marsha Hicks" | {{Engineer table entry | Marsha Hicks | Marshahicks.png}} | | ||
| The Watchtower<br>'''Tir, Colonia''' | | | | | |||
| | | '''Referral:''' Reach approximately Grade 3–4 access with [[The Dweller]].<br>'''Meet:''' Reach Exploration rank '''Surveyor''' or higher.<br>'''Unlock:''' Deliver '''10 units of mined Osmium'''. | | | | | ||
| | | '''G5:''' Cannon, Collector Limpet Controller, Fragment Cannon, Fuel Scoop, Fuel Transfer Limpet Controller, Hatch Breaker Limpet Controller, Multi-Cannon, Prospector Limpet Controller, Refinery | | | | | ||
| - | | | | | |||
| data-sort-value="Lei Cheung" | {{Engineer table entry | Lei Cheung | Leicheung.png}} | | |||
| | | Trader's Rest<br>'''Laksak''' | | | | | ||
| data-sort-value=" | | '''Referral:''' Reach approximately Grade 3–4 access with [[The Dweller]].<br>'''Meet:''' Trade at more than '''50 markets'''.<br>'''Unlock:''' Deliver '''200 Gold'''. | | | | | ||
| '''G5:''' Detailed Surface Scanner, Sensors, Shield Generator<br>'''G3:''' Shield Booster | | | | | |||
| - | | | | | |||
| data-sort-value="Ram Tah" | {{Engineer table entry | Ram Tah | Ramtah.png}} | | |||
| Phoenix Base<br>'''Meene''' | | | | | |||
| '''Referral:''' Reach approximately Grade 3–4 access with [[Lei Cheung]].<br>'''Meet:''' Reach Exploration rank '''Surveyor''' or higher.<br>'''Unlock:''' Deliver '''50 Classified Scan Databanks'''. | | | | | |||
| '''G5:''' Cargo Rack, Chaff Launcher, Collector Limpet Controller, Electronic Countermeasure, Fuel Transfer Limpet Controller, Heat Sink Launcher, Point Defence, Prospector Limpet Controller<br>'''G3:''' Hatch Breaker Limpet Controller<br>'''G1:''' Guardian Gauss Cannon, Guardian Plasma Charger, Guardian Shard Cannon | | | | | |||
| - | | | | | |||
| data-sort-value="Tod McQuinn" | {{Engineer table entry | Tod "The Blaster" McQuinn | Theblaster.png}} | | |||
| Trophy Camp<br>'''Wolf 397''' | | | | | |||
| '''Referral:''' None<br>'''Meet:''' Earn more than '''15 bounty vouchers'''.<br>'''Unlock:''' Deliver '''100,000 CR''' worth of bounty vouchers. | | | | | |||
| '''G5:''' Multi-Cannon, Rail Gun<br>'''G3:''' Fragment Cannon<br>'''G2:''' Cannon | | | | | |||
| - | | | | | |||
| data-sort-value="Petra Olmanova" | {{Engineer table entry | Petra Olmanova | Petraolmanova.png}} | | |||
| Sanctuary<br>'''Asura, Colonia''' | | | | | |||
| '''Referral:''' Reach approximately Grade 3–4 access with [[Tod "The Blaster" McQuinn]].<br>'''Meet:''' Reach Combat rank '''Expert''' or higher.<br>'''Unlock:''' Deliver '''200 Progenitor Cells'''. | | | | | |||
| '''G5:''' Armour, Auto Field-Maintenance Unit, Chaff Launcher, Electronic Countermeasure, Heat Sink Launcher, Hull Reinforcement Package, Mine Launcher, Missile Rack, Module Reinforcement Package, Point Defence, Seeker Missile Rack, Torpedo Pylon | | | | | |||
| - | | | | | |||
| data-sort-value="Selene Jean" | {{Engineer table entry | Selene Jean | Selenejean.png}} | | |||
| Prospector's Rest<br>'''Kuk''' | | | | | |||
| '''Referral:''' Reach approximately Grade 3–4 access with [[Tod "The Blaster" McQuinn]].<br>'''Meet:''' Mine at least '''500 tonnes of ore'''.<br>'''Unlock:''' Deliver '''10 units of mined Painite'''. | | | | | |||
| '''G5:''' Armour, Hull Reinforcement Package, Module Reinforcement Package | | | | | |||
| - | | | | | |||
| data-sort-value="Bill Turner" | {{Engineer table entry | Bill Turner | Billturner.png}} | | |||
| Turner Metallics Inc<br>'''Alioth'''<br><small>Permit required</small> | | | | | |||
| '''Referral:''' Reach approximately Grade 3–4 access with [[Selene Jean]].<br>'''Meet:''' Reach Friendly standing with the Alliance and Allied standing with Alioth Independents to obtain access to Alioth.<br>'''Unlock:''' Deliver '''50 Bromellite'''. | | | | | |||
| '''G5:''' Cargo Rack, Detailed Surface Scanner, Plasma Accelerator, Sensors<br>'''G3:''' Auto Field-Maintenance Unit, Frame Shift Wake Scanner, Fuel Scoop, Kill Warrant Scanner, Life Support, Manifest Scanner, Refinery | | | | | |||
| - | | | | | |||
| data-sort-value="Didi Vatermann" | {{Engineer table entry | Didi Vatermann | Didivatermann.png}} | | |||
| Vatermann LLC<br>'''Leesti''' | | | | | |||
| '''Referral:''' Reach approximately Grade 3–4 access with [[Selene Jean]].<br>'''Meet:''' Reach Trade rank '''Merchant''' or higher.<br>'''Unlock:''' Deliver '''50 Lavian Brandy'''. | | | | | |||
| '''G5:''' Shield Booster<br>'''G3:''' Shield Generator | | | | | |||
| - | | | | | |||
| data-sort-value="Liz Ryder" | {{Engineer table entry | Liz Ryder | Lizryder.png}} | | |||
| Demolition Unlimited<br>'''Eurybia''' | | | | | |||
| '''Referral:''' None<br>'''Meet:''' Reach at least '''Cordial''' standing with Eurybia Blue Mafia.<br>'''Unlock:''' Deliver '''200 Landmines'''. | | | | | |||
| '''G5:''' Missile Rack, Seeker Missile Rack, Torpedo Pylon<br>'''G3:''' Abrasion Blaster, Enzyme Missile Rack, Mine Launcher, Mining Laser<br>'''G1:''' Armour, Hull Reinforcement Package | | | | | |||
| - | | | | | |||
| data-sort-value="Etienne Dorn" | {{Engineer table entry | Etienne Dorn | Etiennedorn.png}} | | |||
| Kraken's Retreat<br>'''Los, Colonia''' | | | | | |||
| '''Referral:''' Reach approximately Grade 3–4 access with [[Liz Ryder]].<br>'''Meet:''' Reach Trade rank '''Dealer''' or higher.<br>'''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 | | | | | |||
| - | | | | | |||
| data-sort-value="Hera Tani" | {{Engineer table entry | Hera Tani | Heratani.png}} | | |||
| The Jet's Hole<br>'''Kuwemaki''' | | | | | |||
| '''Referral:''' Reach approximately Grade 3–4 access with [[Liz Ryder]].<br>'''Meet:''' Reach Imperial rank '''Outsider''' or higher.<br>'''Unlock:''' Deliver '''50 Kamitra Cigars'''. | | | | | |||
| '''G5:''' Detailed Surface Scanner, Power Plant<br>'''G3:''' Power Distributor, Sensors | | | | | |||
| - | | | | | |||
| data-sort-value="Broo Tarquin" | {{Engineer table entry | Broo Tarquin | Brootarquin.png}} | | |||
| Broo's Legacy<br>'''Muang''' | | | | | |||
| '''Referral:''' Reach approximately Grade 3–4 access with [[Hera Tani]].<br>'''Meet:''' Reach Combat rank '''Competent''' or higher.<br>'''Unlock:''' Deliver '''50 Fujin Tea'''. | | | | | |||
| '''G5:''' Beam Laser, Burst Laser, Pulse Laser | | | | | |||
| - | | | | | |||
| data-sort-value="Tiana Fortune" | {{Engineer table entry | Tiana Fortune | Tianafortune.png}} | | |||
| Fortune's Loss<br>'''Achenar'''<br><small>Permit required</small> | | | | | |||
| '''Referral:''' Reach approximately Grade 3–4 access with [[Hera Tani]].<br>'''Meet:''' Reach '''Friendly''' standing with the Empire. Access to Achenar is also required.<br>'''Unlock:''' Deliver '''50 Decoded Emission Data'''. | | | | | |||
| '''G5:''' Cargo Rack, Collector Limpet Controller, Frame Shift Wake Scanner, Fuel Transfer Limpet Controller, Hatch Breaker Limpet Controller, Kill Warrant Scanner, Manifest Scanner, Prospector Limpet Controller, Sensors<br>'''G3:''' Detailed Surface Scanner, Frame Shift Drive Interdictor | | | | | |||
| - | | | | | |||
| data-sort-value="Juri Ishmaak" | {{Engineer table entry | Juri Ishmaak | Juriishmaak.png}} | | |||
| Pater's Memorial<br>'''Giryak''' | | | | | |||
| '''Referral:''' Reach approximately Grade 3–4 access with [[Felicity Farseer]].<br>'''Meet:''' Claim more than '''50 Federal Combat Bonds'''.<br>'''Unlock:''' Deliver the value of Federal Combat Bonds shown in the Engineer invitation. The current game can require '''100,000 CR or 1,000,000 CR'''. | | | | | |||
| '''G5:''' Abrasion Blaster, Detailed Surface Scanner, Enzyme Missile Rack, Mine Launcher, Mining Laser, Sensors<br>'''G3:''' Frame Shift Wake Scanner, Kill Warrant Scanner, Manifest Scanner, Missile Rack, Seeker Missile Rack, Torpedo Pylon | | | | | |||
| - | | | | | |||
| data-sort-value="The Sarge" | {{Engineer table entry | The Sarge | Thesarge.png}} | | |||
| The Beach<br>'''Beta-3 Tucani''' | | | | | |||
| '''Referral:''' Reach approximately Grade 3–4 access with [[Juri Ishmaak]].<br>'''Meet:''' Reach Federal Navy rank '''Midshipman''' or higher.<br>'''Unlock:''' Deliver '''50 Aberrant Shield Pattern Analysis'''. | | | | | |||
| '''G5:''' Cannon, Collector Limpet Controller, Fuel Transfer Limpet Controller, Hatch Breaker Limpet Controller, Prospector Limpet Controller<br>'''G3:''' Rail Gun | | | | | |||
| - | | | | | |||
| data-sort-value="Colonel Bris Dekker" | {{Engineer table entry | Colonel Bris Dekker | Brisdekker.png}} | | |||
| Dekker's Yard<br>'''Sol'''<br><small>Permit required</small> | | | | | |||
| '''Referral:''' Reach approximately Grade 3–4 access with [[Juri Ishmaak]].<br>'''Meet:''' Reach '''Friendly''' standing with the Federation. Access to Sol is also required.<br>'''Unlock:''' Deliver the value of Federal Combat Bonds shown in the Engineer invitation. The current game can require '''1,000,000 CR or 10,000,000 CR'''. | | | | | |||
| '''G4:''' Frame Shift Drive Interdictor<br>'''G3:''' Frame Shift Drive | | | | | |||
| - | | | | | |||
| data-sort-value="Mel Brandon" | {{Engineer table entry | Mel Brandon | Melbrandon.png}} | | |||
| The Brig<br>'''Luchtaine, Colonia''' | | | | | |||
| '''Referral:''' Reach approximately Grade 3–4 access with [[Elvira Martuuk]].<br>'''Meet:''' Receive an invitation from the '''Colonia Council'''.<br>'''Unlock:''' Deliver '''100,000 CR''' worth of bounty vouchers. | | | | | |||
| '''G5:''' Beam Laser, Burst Laser, Frame Shift Drive, Frame Shift Drive Interdictor, Pulse Laser, Shield Booster, Shield Generator, Thrusters<br>'''G4:''' Shield Cell Bank | | | | | |||
| - | | | | | |||
| data-sort-value="Zacariah Nemo" | {{Engineer table entry | Zacariah Nemo | Zacariahnemo.png}} | | |||
| Nemo Cyber Party Base<br>'''Yoru''' | | | | | |||
| '''Referral:''' Reach approximately Grade 3–4 access with [[Elvira Martuuk]].<br>'''Meet:''' Receive an invitation from the '''Party of Yoru'''.<br>'''Unlock:''' Deliver '''25 Xihe Companions'''. | | | | | |||
| '''G5:''' Fragment Cannon<br>'''G3:''' Multi-Cannon<br>'''G2:''' Plasma Accelerator | | | | | |||
| } | | | | | |||
<small>Ship Engineer locations, access requirements, and maximum Engineering grades are based on the current Engineer roster.<ref name="inara-engineers" /></small> | |||
== Odyssey Engineers == | == Odyssey Engineers == | ||
There are '''13 Odyssey Engineers''': nine in the core inhabited regions and four in Colonia.<ref name="inara-engineers" /> Odyssey Engineers modify suits and handheld weapons and are available only in '''Live'''. | |||
Unlike ship Engineering, Odyssey modifications do not use separate Grade 1–5 blueprint levels. Suits and weapons are upgraded separately, while Engineers install individual modifications onto available modification slots. | |||
Several Odyssey Engineer requirements were reduced in Update 18.08. The requirements below reflect the current values rather than the original Odyssey launch requirements.<ref name="frontier-1808">[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/elite-dangerous-type-8-update-18-08-wednesday-7th-august.627151/ Elite Dangerous | Type-8 Update (18.08)], Frontier Developments, 2024-08-06.</ref> | |||
=== Core-region Odyssey Engineers === | |||
Three Engineers — '''Hero Ferrari''', '''Jude Navarro''', and '''Domino Green''' — form the starting points of the three core-region Odyssey Engineer chains. | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
! Engineer | |||
! Location | |||
! How to unlock | |||
| ! Modifications available | | | | | |||
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------- | ------------ | ----------------- | | |||
| data-sort-value="Hero Ferrari" | {{Engineer table entry | Hero Ferrari | Heroferrari.png}} | | |||
| Nevermore Terrace<br>'''Siris''' | | | | | |||
| '''Referral:''' None<br>'''Unlock:''' Complete '''10 Surface Conflict Zones'''.<br>'''Next referral:''' Deliver '''5 Settlement Defence Plans''' to receive access to [[Wellington Beck]]. | | | | | |||
| Faster Handling<br>Noise Suppressor<br>Increased Sprint Duration<br>Improved Jump Assist<br>Increased Air Reserves | | | | | |||
| - | | | | | |||
| [[Wellington Beck]] | | | | | |||
| Beck Facility<br>'''Jolapa''' | | | | | |||
| '''Referral:''' [[Hero Ferrari]]<br>'''Unlock:''' Sell a combined total of '''15 Multimedia Entertainment, Classic Entertainment, and Cat Media''' to bartenders.<br>'''Next referral:''' Deliver '''5 Insight Entertainment Suites''' to receive access to [[Uma Laszlo]]. | | | | | |||
| Greater Range<br>Scope<br>Reduced Tool Battery Consumption<br>Improved Battery Capacity<br>Extra Backpack Capacity | | | | | |||
| - | | | | | |||
| [[Uma Laszlo]] | | | | | |||
| Laszlo's Resolve<br>'''Xuane''' | | | | | |||
| '''Referral:''' [[Wellington Beck]]<br>'''Unlock:''' Reach '''Unfriendly''' reputation or lower with Sirius Corporation. | | | | | |||
| Reload Speed<br>Stowed Reloading<br>Headshot Damage<br>Damage Resistance<br>Faster Shield Regen | | | | | |||
| - | | | | | |||
| data-sort-value="Jude Navarro" | {{Engineer table entry | Jude Navarro | Judenavarro.png}} | | |||
| Marshall's Drift<br>'''Aurai''' | | | | | |||
| '''Referral:''' None<br>'''Unlock:''' Complete '''10 Restore or Reactivation missions'''.<br>'''Next referral:''' Deliver '''5 Genetic Repair Meds''' to receive access to [[Terra Velasquez]]. | | | | | |||
| Reload Speed<br>Magazine Size<br>Extra Ammo Capacity<br>Damage Resistance<br>Added Melee Damage | | | | | |||
| - | | | | | |||
| [[Terra Velasquez]] | | | | | |||
| Rascal's Choice<br>'''Shou Xing''' | | | | | |||
| '''Referral:''' [[Jude Navarro]]<br>'''Unlock:''' Complete '''6 Covert Theft or Covert Heist missions'''.<br>'''Next referral:''' Deliver '''15 Financial Projections''' to receive access to [[Oden Geiger]]. | | | | | |||
| Improved Hip Fire Accuracy<br>Noise Suppressor<br>Increased Sprint Duration<br>Combat Movement Speed<br>Increased Air Reserves | | | | | |||
| - | | | | | |||
| [[Oden Geiger]] | | | | | |||
| Ankh's Promise<br>'''Candiaei''' | | | | | |||
| '''Referral:''' [[Terra Velasquez]]<br>'''Unlock:''' Sell a combined total of '''20 Biological Samples, Employee Genetic Data, and Genetic Research''' to bartenders. | | | | | |||
| Stability<br>Scope<br>Enhanced Tracking<br>Improved Battery Capacity<br>Night Vision | | | | | |||
| - | | | | | |||
| data-sort-value="Domino Green" | {{Engineer table entry | Domino Green | Dominogreen.png}} | | |||
| The Jackrabbit<br>'''Orishis''' | | | | | |||
| '''Referral:''' None<br>'''Unlock:''' Travel at least '''100 Ly in Apex Interstellar shuttles'''.<br>'''Next referral:''' Deliver '''5 Push''' to receive access to [[Kit Fowler]]. | | | | | |||
| Greater Range<br>Stability<br>Enhanced Tracking<br>Extra Backpack Capacity<br>Reduced Tool Battery Consumption | | | | | |||
| - | | | | | |||
| [[Kit Fowler]] | | | | | |||
| The Last Call<br>'''Capoya''' | | | | | |||
| '''Referral:''' [[Domino Green]]<br>'''Unlock:''' Sell '''5 Opinion Polls''' to bartenders.<br>'''Next referral:''' Deliver '''5 Surveillance Equipment''' to receive access to [[Yarden Bond]]. | | | | | |||
| Stowed Reloading<br>Magazine Size<br>Added Melee Damage<br>Faster Shield Regen<br>Extra Ammo Capacity | | | | | |||
| - | | | | | |||
| [[Yarden Bond]] | | | | | |||
| Salamander Bank<br>'''Bayan''' | | | | | |||
| '''Referral:''' [[Kit Fowler]]<br>'''Unlock:''' Sell '''5 Smear Campaign Plans''' to bartenders. | | | | | |||
| Faster Handling<br>Improved Hip Fire Accuracy<br>Audio Masking<br>Improved Jump Assist<br>Combat Movement Speed<br>Quieter Footsteps | | | | | |||
| } | | | | | |||
=== Colonia Odyssey Engineers === | |||
The Colonia Odyssey chain works differently. '''Baltanos''', '''Eleanor Bresa''', and '''Rosa Dayette''' can be accessed independently. Completing the referral task for all three grants access to '''Yi Shen'''. | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | {| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
! Engineer | ! Engineer | ||
! Location | |||
! How to unlock | |||
== | | ! Modifications available | | | | | ||
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------- | ------------- | ------------------ | | |||
| data-sort-value="Baltanos" | {{Engineer table entry | Baltanos | Baltanos.png}} | | |||
| The Divine Apparatus<br>'''Deriso''' | | | | | |||
| '''Referral:''' None<br>'''Unlock:''' Reach '''Friendly''' reputation with the Colonia Council.<br>'''Yi Shen referral task:''' Deliver '''10 Faction Associates''' data. | | | | | |||
| Noise Suppressor<br>Improved Hip Fire Accuracy<br>Faster Handling<br>Improved Jump Assist<br>Increased Air Reserves<br>Increased Sprint Duration<br>Combat Movement Speed | | | | | |||
| - | | | | | |||
| data-sort-value="Eleanor Bresa" | {{Engineer table entry | Eleanor Bresa | Eleanorbresa.png}} | | |||
| Bresa Modifications<br>'''Desy''' | | | | | |||
| '''Referral:''' None<br>'''Unlock:''' Visit '''5 settlements in the Colonia system'''.<br>'''Yi Shen referral task:''' Deliver '''10 Digital Designs'''. | | | | | |||
| Magazine Size<br>Reload Speed<br>Stowed Reloading<br>Added Melee Damage<br>Damage Resistance<br>Extra Ammo Capacity<br>Faster Shield Regen | | | | | |||
| - | | | | | |||
| [[Rosa Dayette]] | | | | | |||
| Rosa's Shop<br>'''Kojeara''' | | | | | |||
| '''Referral:''' None<br>'''Unlock:''' Sell a combined total of '''10 Culinary Recipes or Cocktail Recipes''' to stations in Colonia.<br>'''Yi Shen referral task:''' Deliver '''10 Manufacturing Instructions''' data. | | | | | |||
| Greater Range<br>Scope<br>Stability<br>Extra Backpack Capacity<br>Enhanced Tracking<br>Reduced Tool Battery Consumption<br>Improved Battery Capacity | | | | | |||
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| [[Yi Shen]] | | | | | |||
| Eidolon Hold<br>'''Einheriar''' | | | | | |||
| '''Referral:''' Complete the referral tasks for [[Baltanos]], [[Eleanor Bresa]], and [[Rosa Dayette]].<br>'''Unlock:''' Completion of all three referral tasks grants access. | | | | | |||
| Audio Masking<br>Headshot Damage<br>Quieter Footsteps<br>Night Vision | | | | | |||
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== Choosing an Engineer == | |||
The Engineer with the highest available grade for a module is not always the first Engineer a commander will encounter. Several modules can be modified by multiple Engineers at different maximum grades. | |||
For example: | |||
* [[Felicity Farseer]] and [[Elvira Martuuk]] both provide '''Grade 5 Frame Shift Drive''' Engineering. | |||
* [[Professor Palin]] and [[Chloe Sedesi]] both provide '''Grade 5 Thruster''' Engineering. | |||
* [[Tod "The Blaster" McQuinn]] provides '''Grade 5 Multi-Cannon''' and '''Grade 5 Rail Gun''' Engineering. | |||
* [[Broo Tarquin]] provides '''Grade 5 Beam, Burst, and Pulse Laser''' Engineering. | |||
* [[Lei Cheung]] provides '''Grade 5 Shield Generator''' Engineering, while [[Didi Vatermann]] provides '''Grade 5 Shield Booster''' Engineering. | |||
* [[Selene Jean]] provides '''Grade 5 Armour, Hull Reinforcement Package, and Module Reinforcement Package''' Engineering. | |||
For a module-first lookup rather than an Engineer-first lookup, see [[Engineering Blueprints]]. | |||
== Engineer unlock chains == | |||
The major ship Engineer chains begin from Engineers who require no referral: | |||
* '''[[Felicity Farseer]]''' → [[Juri Ishmaak]] → [[The Sarge]] / [[Colonel Bris Dekker]] | |||
* '''[[Elvira Martuuk]]''' → [[Marco Qwent]] → [[Professor Palin]] / [[Chloe Sedesi]] / [[Lori Jameson]] | |||
* '''[[Elvira Martuuk]]''' → [[Zacariah Nemo]] | |||
* '''[[Elvira Martuuk]]''' → [[Mel Brandon]] | |||
* '''[[The Dweller]]''' → [[Lei Cheung]] → [[Ram Tah]] | |||
* '''[[The Dweller]]''' → [[Marsha Hicks]] | |||
* '''[[Tod "The Blaster" McQuinn]]''' → [[Selene Jean]] → [[Bill Turner]] / [[Didi Vatermann]] | |||
* '''[[Tod "The Blaster" McQuinn]]''' → [[Petra Olmanova]] | |||
* '''[[Liz Ryder]]''' → [[Hera Tani]] → [[Broo Tarquin]] / [[Tiana Fortune]] | |||
* '''[[Liz Ryder]]''' → [[Etienne Dorn]] | |||
The core-region Odyssey chains are: | |||
* '''[[Hero Ferrari]]''' → [[Wellington Beck]] → [[Uma Laszlo]] | |||
* '''[[Jude Navarro]]''' → [[Terra Velasquez]] → [[Oden Geiger]] | |||
* '''[[Domino Green]]''' → [[Kit Fowler]] → [[Yarden Bond]] | |||
The Colonia Odyssey chain is: | |||
* '''[[Baltanos]] + [[Eleanor Bresa]] + [[Rosa Dayette]]''' → [[Yi Shen]] | |||
For the recommended order, preparation steps, and efficient routes between Engineers, see [[Engineer Unlock Guide]]. | |||
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EDFM // Engineering / Engineers
Directory of every Engineer currently available in Elite Dangerous, including where to find them, how to unlock them, and the Engineering they provide.
Engineers are specialists who modify ship modules, suits, and handheld weapons beyond their standard specifications. Each Engineer has a fixed location, 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 are available in both Live and Legacy. Odyssey Engineers modify suits and handheld weapons and are available only in Live.
This page is intended as a quick-reference directory. For step-by-step routes, material sourcing, reputation guidance, and other practical details, open the individual Engineer's article or see the Engineer Unlock Guide.
How Engineer access works
Ship Engineers generally use three separate access stages:
- Discovery
- Determines when the Engineer becomes visible to the commander. Some Engineers are known without a referral, while others are introduced by another Engineer after sufficient reputation has been earned.
- Meeting requirement
- A condition that must be completed before the Engineer will permit access. This may involve rank, faction reputation, travel distance, trading, mining, combat, or another activity.
- Unlock requirement
- The final payment, commodity delivery, material delivery, voucher hand-in, or other task required to use the Engineer's workshop.
Unlocking an Engineer does not automatically provide access to every grade they offer. Reputation with that Engineer must then be increased to reach higher Engineering grades.
Ship Engineers
There are 25 ship Engineers: 20 in the core inhabited regions, four in the Colonia region, and Chloe Sedesi in the Witch Head Nebula.[1]
The grade shown below is the maximum grade that Engineer can apply to that module. A module listed as G3, for example, can be modified through Grades 1–3 at that Engineer but not Grades 4–5.
| Engineer | Location | How to unlock | | | | | ---------------------- | ------------------------- | --------------------- | |  Felicity Farseer |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  Elvira Martuuk |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  Marco Qwent |
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| | | | Referral: Reach approximately Grade 3–4 access with Elvira Martuuk. Meet: Obtain an invitation from Sirius Corporation; access to Sirius is also required. Unlock: Deliver 25 Modular Terminals. | | | | |
| | | | | | | |  Professor Palin |
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| | | | Referral: Reach approximately Grade 3–4 access with Marco Qwent. Meet: Reach a maximum distance of at least 5,000 Ly from your career start location. Unlock: Deliver 25 Sensor Fragments. | | | | |
| | | | | | | |  Chloe Sedesi |
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| | | | Referral: Reach approximately Grade 3–4 access with Marco Qwent. Meet: Reach a maximum distance of at least 5,000 Ly from your career start location. Unlock: Deliver 25 Sensor Fragments. | | | | |
| | | | | | | |  Lori Jameson |
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| | | | Referral: Reach approximately Grade 3–4 access with Marco Qwent. Meet: Reach Combat rank Dangerous or higher. A Shinrarta Dezhra permit is also required. Unlock: Deliver 25 Kongga Ale. | | | | |
| | | | | | | |  The Dweller |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  Marsha Hicks |
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| | | | Referral: Reach approximately Grade 3–4 access with The Dweller. Meet: Reach Exploration rank Surveyor or higher. Unlock: Deliver 10 units of mined Osmium. | | | | |
| | | | | | | |  Lei Cheung |
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| | | | Referral: Reach approximately Grade 3–4 access with The Dweller. Meet: Trade at more than 50 markets. Unlock: Deliver 200 Gold. | | | | |
| | | | | | | |  Ram Tah |
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| | | | Referral: Reach approximately Grade 3–4 access with Lei Cheung. Meet: Reach Exploration rank Surveyor or higher. Unlock: Deliver 50 Classified Scan Databanks. | | | | |
| | | | | | | |  Tod "The Blaster" McQuinn |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  Petra Olmanova |
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| | | | Referral: Reach approximately Grade 3–4 access with Tod "The Blaster" McQuinn. Meet: Reach Combat rank Expert or higher. Unlock: Deliver 200 Progenitor Cells. | | | | |
| | | | | | | |  Selene Jean |
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| | | | Referral: Reach approximately Grade 3–4 access with Tod "The Blaster" McQuinn. Meet: Mine at least 500 tonnes of ore. Unlock: Deliver 10 units of mined Painite. | | | | |
| | | | | | | |  Bill Turner |
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| | | | Referral: Reach approximately Grade 3–4 access with Selene Jean. Meet: Reach Friendly standing with the Alliance and Allied standing with Alioth Independents to obtain access to Alioth. Unlock: Deliver 50 Bromellite. | | | | |
| | | | | | | |  Didi Vatermann |
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| | | | Referral: Reach approximately Grade 3–4 access with Selene Jean. Meet: Reach Trade rank Merchant or higher. Unlock: Deliver 50 Lavian Brandy. | | | | |
| | | | | | | |  Liz Ryder |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Etienne Dorn portrait Etienne Dorn | | | | | | Referral: Reach approximately Grade 3–4 access with Liz Ryder. Meet: Reach Trade rank Dealer or higher. Unlock: Deliver 25 Occupied Escape Pods. | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Hera Tani portrait Hera Tani | | | | | | Referral: Reach approximately Grade 3–4 access with Liz Ryder. Meet: Reach Imperial rank Outsider or higher. Unlock: Deliver 50 Kamitra Cigars. | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Broo Tarquin portrait Broo Tarquin | | | | | | Referral: Reach approximately Grade 3–4 access with Hera Tani. Meet: Reach Combat rank Competent or higher. Unlock: Deliver 50 Fujin Tea. | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Tiana Fortune portrait Tiana Fortune | | | | | | Referral: Reach approximately Grade 3–4 access with Hera Tani. Meet: Reach Friendly standing with the Empire. Access to Achenar is also required. Unlock: Deliver 50 Decoded Emission Data. | | | | |
| | | | | | | |  Juri Ishmaak |
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| | | | Referral: Reach approximately Grade 3–4 access with Felicity Farseer. Meet: Claim more than 50 Federal Combat Bonds. Unlock: Deliver the value of Federal Combat Bonds shown in the Engineer invitation. The current game can require 100,000 CR or 1,000,000 CR. | | | | |
| | | | | | | |  The Sarge |
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| | | | Referral: Reach approximately Grade 3–4 access with Juri Ishmaak. Meet: Reach Federal Navy rank Midshipman or higher. Unlock: Deliver 50 Aberrant Shield Pattern Analysis. | | | | |
| | | | | | | |  Colonel Bris Dekker |
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| | | | Referral: Reach approximately Grade 3–4 access with Juri Ishmaak. Meet: Reach Friendly standing with the Federation. Access to Sol is also required. Unlock: Deliver the value of Federal Combat Bonds shown in the Engineer invitation. The current game can require 1,000,000 CR or 10,000,000 CR. | | | | |
| | | | | | | |  Mel Brandon |
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| | | | Referral: Reach approximately Grade 3–4 access with Elvira Martuuk. Meet: Receive an invitation from the Colonia Council. Unlock: Deliver 100,000 CR worth of bounty vouchers. | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Zacariah Nemo portrait Zacariah Nemo | | | | | | Referral: Reach approximately Grade 3–4 access with Elvira Martuuk. Meet: Receive an invitation from the Party of Yoru. Unlock: Deliver 25 Xihe Companions. | | | | |
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Ship Engineer locations, access requirements, and maximum Engineering grades are based on the current Engineer roster.[1] Odyssey EngineersThere are 13 Odyssey Engineers: nine in the core inhabited regions and four in Colonia.[1] Odyssey Engineers modify suits and handheld weapons and are available only in Live. Unlike ship Engineering, Odyssey modifications do not use separate Grade 1–5 blueprint levels. Suits and weapons are upgraded separately, while Engineers install individual modifications onto available modification slots. Several Odyssey Engineer requirements were reduced in Update 18.08. The requirements below reflect the current values rather than the original Odyssey launch requirements.[2] Core-region Odyssey EngineersThree Engineers — Hero Ferrari, Jude Navarro, and Domino Green — form the starting points of the three core-region Odyssey Engineer chains.
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