Engineers

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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.

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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.

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 referral and unlock system, but suit and weapon modifications do not use the same Grade 1–5 blueprint progression as ship modules.

Ship Engineers

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

The grade shown in the table is the maximum grade that Engineer can apply to that module. For example, a module listed as G3 can be engineered through Grades 1–3 at that Engineer, but not Grades 4–5.

Engineer	Location	Access requirements	Engineering offered
Felicity Farseer	Farseer Inc Deciat	Referral: None Meet: Reach Exploration rank Scout or higher. Unlock: Deliver 1 Meta-Alloy.	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 Ly 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 Permit required	Referral: Elvira Martuuk Meet: Gain an invitation from Sirius Corporation. Access to the permit-locked Sirius system is also required. Unlock: Deliver 25 Modular Terminals.	G4: Power Plant G3: Power Distributor
Professor Palin	Abel Laboratory Arque	Referral: Marco Qwent Meet: Reach a maximum distance of at least 5,000 Ly from your career start location. Unlock: Deliver 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 Ly from your career start location. Unlock: Deliver 25 Sensor Fragments.	G5: Thrusters G3: Frame Shift Drive
Lori Jameson	Jameson Base Shinrarta Dezhra Permit required	Referral: Marco Qwent Meet: Reach Combat rank Dangerous or higher. Access to the permit-locked Shinrarta Dezhra system is also required. Unlock: Deliver 25 Kongga Ale.	G5: Detailed Surface Scanner, Sensors G4: Auto Field-Maintenance Unit, Fuel Scoop, Life Support, Refinery G3: Frame Shift Wake Scanner, Kill Warrant Scanner, Manifest Scanner, Shield Cell Bank
The Dweller	Black Hide Wyrd	Referral: None Meet: Deal with at least 5 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 more than 50 markets. Unlock: Deliver 200 Gold.	G5: Detailed Surface Scanner, Sensors, Shield Generator G3: Shield Booster
Ram Tah	Phoenix Base Meene	Referral: Lei Cheung Meet: Reach Exploration rank Surveyor or higher. 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 G3: Hatch Breaker Limpet Controller G1: 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 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
Tod "The Blaster" McQuinn	Trophy Camp Wolf 397	Referral: None Meet: Earn more than 15 bounty vouchers. Unlock: Deliver 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 at least 500 tonnes of ore. Unlock: Deliver 10 units of mined Painite.	G5: Armour, Hull Reinforcement Package, Module Reinforcement Package
Bill Turner	Turner Metallics Inc Alioth Permit required	Referral: Selene Jean Meet: Reach Friendly status with the Alliance and Allied reputation with Alioth Independents to obtain access to Alioth. Unlock: Deliver 50 Bromellite.	G5: Cargo Rack, Detailed Surface Scanner, Plasma Accelerator, Sensors 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, 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
Liz Ryder	Demolition Unlimited Eurybia	Referral: None Meet: Reach at least Cordial reputation with Eurybia Blue Mafia. Unlock: Deliver 200 Landmines.	G5: Missile Rack, Seeker Missile Rack, Torpedo Pylon G3: Abrasion Blaster, Enzyme Missile Rack, Mine Launcher, Mining Laser G1: Armour, Hull Reinforcement Package
Hera Tani portrait Hera Tani	The Jet's Hole Kuwemaki	Referral: Liz Ryder Meet: Reach Imperial Navy rank Outsider or higher. Unlock: Deliver 50 Kamitra Cigars.	G5: Detailed Surface Scanner, Power Plant G3: Power Distributor, Sensors
Broo Tarquin portrait 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 portrait Tiana Fortune	Fortune's Loss Achenar Permit required	Referral: Hera Tani Meet: Reach Friendly reputation with the Empire. Access to the permit-locked Achenar system is also required. 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 G3: Detailed Surface Scanner, Frame Shift Drive Interdictor
Etienne Dorn portrait 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: Deliver the Federal Combat Bond value shown by the Engineer invitation. The current requirement can be 100,000 CR or 1,000,000 CR.	G5: Abrasion Blaster, Detailed Surface Scanner, Enzyme Missile Rack, Mine Launcher, Mining Laser, Sensors 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 Permit required	Referral: Juri Ishmaak Meet: Reach Friendly reputation with the Federation. Access to the permit-locked Sol system is also required. Unlock: Deliver the Federal Combat Bond value shown by the Engineer invitation. The current requirement can be 1,000,000 CR or 10,000,000 CR.	G4: Frame Shift Drive Interdictor G3: Frame Shift Drive
Mel Brandon	The Brig Luchtaine Colonia	Referral: Elvira Martuuk Meet: Gain an invitation from the Colonia Council. 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 G4: Shield Cell Bank
Zacariah Nemo portrait Zacariah Nemo	Nemo Cyber Party Base Yoru	Referral: Elvira Martuuk Meet: Gain an invitation from the Party of Yoru. Unlock: Deliver 25 Xihe Companions.	G5: Fragment Cannon G3: Multi-Cannon G2: Plasma Accelerator

Variable Federal Combat Bond requirements

Juri Ishmaak and Colonel Bris Dekker can display one of two different Federal Combat Bond values as their final unlock requirement. The value shown in the commander's Engineer invitation is the value that must be delivered.

For Juri Ishmaak, the displayed requirement can be:

• 100,000 CR, or
• 1,000,000 CR.

For Colonel Bris Dekker, the displayed requirement can be:

• 1,000,000 CR, or
• 10,000,000 CR.

The guide therefore does not present one of those values as universal. Check the Engineer invitation before collecting the required bonds.

Odyssey Engineers

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

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.

Several Odyssey Engineer access requirements were reduced in Update 18.08. The requirements below use the current values rather than the original Odyssey launch requirements.

Core-region Odyssey Engineers

The nine core-region Odyssey Engineers form three separate chains. Hero Ferrari, Jude Navarro, and Domino Green are the 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.	Faster Handling Noise Suppressor Increased Sprint Duration Improved Jump Assist Increased Air Reserves
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.	Greater Range Scope Reduced Tool Battery Consumption Improved Battery Capacity Extra Backpack Capacity
Uma Laszlo	Laszlo's Resolve Xuane	Referral: Wellington Beck Unlock: Reach Unfriendly reputation or lower with Sirius Corporation.	Reload Speed Stowed Reloading Headshot Damage Damage Resistance Faster Shield Regen
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.	Reload Speed Magazine Size Extra Ammo Capacity Damage Resistance Added Melee Damage
Terra Velasquez	Rascal's Choice Shou Xing	Referral: Jude Navarro Unlock: Complete 6 Covert Theft or Covert Heist missions. Referral onward: Deliver 15 Financial Projections to receive the referral to Oden Geiger.	Improved Hip Fire Accuracy Noise Suppressor Increased Sprint Duration Combat Movement Speed Increased Air Reserves
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.	Stability Scope Enhanced Tracking Improved Battery Capacity Night Vision
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.	Greater Range Stability Enhanced Tracking Extra Backpack Capacity Reduced Tool Battery Consumption
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.	Stowed Reloading Magazine Size Added Melee Damage Faster Shield Regen Extra Ammo Capacity
Yarden Bond	Salamander Bank Bayan	Referral: Kit Fowler Unlock: Sell 5 Smear Campaign Plans to bartenders.	Faster Handling Improved Hip Fire Accuracy Audio Masking Improved Jump Assist Combat Movement Speed Quieter Footsteps

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

Choosing an Engineer

Many modules can be modified by more than one Engineer. The important distinction is often the maximum grade each Engineer can provide.

Examples include:

• 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 Laser, Burst Laser, and Pulse Laser Engineering.
• Lei Cheung provides Grade 5 Shield Generator Engineering.
• Didi Vatermann provides Grade 5 Shield Booster Engineering.
• Selene Jean provides Grade 5 Armour, Hull Reinforcement Package, and Module Reinforcement Package Engineering.
• Hera Tani provides Grade 5 Power Plant Engineering.
• The Dweller provides Grade 5 Power Distributor Engineering.

For a module-first lookup rather than an Engineer-first lookup, see Engineering Blueprints.

Ship Engineer unlock chains

Ship Engineers who require no Engineer referral form the starting points of the main unlock chains.

Felicity Farseer chain

• Felicity Farseer
  • Juri Ishmaak
    • The Sarge
    • Colonel Bris Dekker

Elvira Martuuk chain

• Elvira Martuuk
  • Marco Qwent
    • Professor Palin
    • Chloe Sedesi
    • Lori Jameson
  • Zacariah Nemo
  • Mel Brandon

The Dweller chain

• The Dweller
  • Lei Cheung
    • Ram Tah
  • Marsha Hicks

Tod McQuinn chain

• Tod "The Blaster" McQuinn
  • Selene Jean
    • Bill Turner
    • Didi Vatermann
  • Petra Olmanova

Liz Ryder chain

• Liz Ryder
  • Hera Tani
    • Broo Tarquin
    • Tiana Fortune
  • Etienne Dorn

Odyssey Engineer unlock chains

Core region

• Hero Ferrari
  • Wellington Beck
    • Uma Laszlo

• Jude Navarro
  • Terra Velasquez
    • Oden Geiger

• Domino Green
  • Kit Fowler
    • Yarden Bond

Colonia

All three starting Engineers must complete their referral task before Yi Shen becomes available:

• Baltanos
• Eleanor Bresa
• Rosa Dayette
  • Yi Shen

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

Sources

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