Engineers
EDFM // Engineering / Engineers
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.
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 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: Reach Allied reputation with Sirius Corporation and obtain its Engineer invitation. Access to the permit-locked Sirius system is required.[1] 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 at least 50 unique commodity 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: 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[7] G3: Hatch Breaker Limpet Controller G1 — Live only: Guardian Gauss Cannon, Guardian Plasma Charger, Guardian Shard Cannon[8] |
 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 and refine at least 500 tonnes of ore.[1] Unlock: Deliver 10 units of mined Painite. |
G5: Armour, Hull Reinforcement Package G5 — Live only; Merc: Module Reinforcement Package[9] |
 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: Detailed Surface Scanner, Plasma Accelerator, Sensors G5 — Live only; Merc: Cargo Rack[7] 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, Point Defence, Seeker Missile Rack, Torpedo Pylon G5 — Live only; Merc: Module Reinforcement Package[9] |
 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 (conventional blueprints), Torpedo Pylon G3: Mine Launcher G3 — Live only; Merc: Abrasion Blaster, Enzyme Missile Rack, Mining Laser; Seeker Missile Rack — Drag, Lightweight Thermal, Lockdown[10][11][12][4][5][6] 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. The Achenar permit requires Imperial Navy rank Squire or higher.[1] Unlock: Deliver 50 Decoded Emission Data. |
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[7] 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: Detailed Surface Scanner, Mine Launcher, Sensors G5 — Live only; Merc: Abrasion Blaster, Enzyme Missile Rack, Mining Laser; Seeker Missile Rack — Drag, Lightweight Thermal, Lockdown[10][11][12][4][5][6] G3: Frame Shift Wake Scanner, Kill Warrant Scanner, Manifest Scanner, Missile Rack, Seeker Missile Rack (conventional blueprints), 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. The Sol permit requires Federal Navy rank Petty Officer or higher.[1] 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: Reach at least Cordial reputation with the Colonia Council and receive its Engineer invitation.[1] 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: Reach at least Friendly reputation with the Party of Yoru and receive its Engineer invitation.[1] 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.[13]
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. |
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 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. |
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 and/or Cocktail Recipes to stations in the Colonia system. 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 |
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.
Felicity Farseer chain
Elvira Martuuk chain
The Dweller chain
Tod McQuinn chain
Liz Ryder chain
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
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Engineer Highlight, New Pilots Initiative.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Engineers, Inara.
- ↑ Elite Dangerous: Operations — Update Notes, Frontier Developments.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Seeker Missile Rack — Drag, Inara.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Seeker Missile Rack — Lightweight Thermal, Inara.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Seeker Missile Rack — Lockdown, Inara.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Cargo Rack — Extended, Inara.
- ↑ Elite Dangerous — Update 18.07 Notes, Frontier Developments.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Module Reinforcement Package — Heavy Duty, Inara.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Abrasion Blaster — Far-reaching, Inara.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Enzyme Missile Rack — High-yield, Inara.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Mining Laser — Long Range, Inara.
- ↑ Elite Dangerous — Type-8 Update 18.08, Frontier Developments.