Marine Engineer — Your Expertise Keeps Vessels Running
€55–€85 per recorded hour
€4,400–€6,800/month on top of your salary
Current: v2.0 · Last edited: 2026-03-24
Marine Engineer — Your Expertise Keeps Vessels Running
Maintaining engines, managing systems at sea, diagnosing faults in challenging conditions — that skill is rare. Now you can get paid for it.
The Observer Programme pays experienced marine engineers to record their working day using lightweight smart glasses.
How it works
- Wear smart glasses while you work
- Record sessions from 30 minutes up
- Get paid per recorded minute
- All recordings are anonymised
What you'll earn
€55–€85 per recorded hour | €3,200–€4,500 per month (based on 20 recording days)
What we're looking for
- 3+ years of marine engineering experience
- Currently working
- Hands-on engine/system work on vessels
- Smartphone (iOS or Android)
All specialisms welcome: offshore vessel engineer, merchant navy engineer officer, small craft marine engineer, port maintenance engineer.
We provide everything
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