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Forward Deployed Engineer, Operations & Sustainment (R5497)

San Diego, California💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-04 → 2026-09-26

Core

Deploy, support, and sustain Hivemind autonomy software and aircraft systems in real operating environments globally.

Role type

Senior Field Engineer (Operations & Sustainment)

Builds

Hivemind Enterprise software stack, autonomy modules, and aircraft support workflows

Domain

Defense technology, unmanned systems, robotics, and autonomy

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

C++ debugging, Python/Bash scripting, Linux/embedded systems troubleshooting, networking, configuration management, telemetry analysis, sensor integration, technical writing, customer training

Preferred skills

Autonomy/robotics experience, defense aviation support, early-stage support function scaling, enterprise software deployment, air-gapped environment operations

Technologies

C++, Python, Bash, Linux, embedded systems, telemetry tools, networking tools

Responsibilities

Deploy and configure Hivemind products on-site globally; execute and improve deployment runbooks; provide hands-on technical support to customer operators; capture and organize field evidence for triage; drive issues through the support flow; convert field issues into knowledge-base content and runbooks; partner with engineering and product teams for root-cause investigation.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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