Sitreps

Forward Deployed Engineer

Washington DC / Ketchum / Orlando

Sponsorship not specified$120k-$180kDetected 26 days ago

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About the role

Forward Deployed Engineers are the company's tip of the spear in the field.
You are the technical operator who shows up with the system, gets it working in conditions the manuals don't cover, and keeps customers productive while the technology underneath you is still evolving on a developmental cadence.
This is closer to a Palantir-style FDE than a traditional field service rep.

Spot the next problem before the customer does. Solve it. Document it so it doesn't recur.
Train and support customer operators on new capabilities as they ship.
Forward deployed: active overseas program supporting an allied partner with system upgrades, repairs, and field maintenance. This is currently the highest-priority deployment need. Personnel operate behind the front, not on it.

Comfort with Type 2 fun.
A positive signal for mission and user fluency in the field, but not required.
Strong non-veteran candidates with deep engineering and field experience are equally welcome.
Base: $120,000-$180,000, with the top of the band reserved for candidates who combine embedded-systems engineering depth, prior field engineering experience, and military background.
When a system fails, you are the person who decides on the spot whether it's hardware, network, or software, and fixes it.

$120,000-$180,000 base, plus equity for every employee. Bonuses are typically paid in equity rather than cash. Additional hazard pay applies for deployments to high-risk zones.
Travel: ~75% today, with the goal of reducing it as the team scales.
About the Client
A venture-backed robotics company building autonomous ground vehicle systems for defense customers.
The product is a full stack: autonomy software, operator-control interfaces, and integrated mission payloads, riding on hardware they design and build.
Programs are moving out of the lab and into operator hands quickly, which is exactly where this role lives.

Equity for every employee, top to bottom.
Year-end bonuses are typically structured as equity (with a 1-year vest) rather than cash, so total comp upside is tied directly to company performance.
Bonuses are typically paid in equity rather than cash.

Venture-backed defense robotics company building autonomous ground vehicle platforms for U.S. and allied customers.
East Coast HQ, with additional test ranges in the Mountain West and Appalachia.
Remote considered for an exceptional candidate, with the understanding that ramp will pull you into HQ frequently.
~75% today, with the goal of reducing it as the team scales.
About the Client
A venture-backed robotics company building autonomous ground vehicle systems for defense customers.
Build trust with units in the field. The role is as much about being the kind of person customers want around as it is about technical chops.

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