CareerPlan

Product Operations Engineer

Washington, DC (DC-01)Full-time2026-10-20 → 2026-11-11
Security clearance required

Core

Architect systems to observe, maintain, and evolve the deployed Sentry fleet of robotics and autonomy systems for air defense and counter-intrusion missions.

Role type

Senior Product Operations Engineer (Robotics/Defense Systems)

Builds

Observability tooling, uptime reporting, RCA cycles, and knowledge bases for fielded hardware/software fleets.

Domain

Defense technology, Robotics, Mechatronics, Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS)

Required skills

Robotics engineering, Root cause corrective action (RCCA), Reliability methodologies (FRACAS), Observability tooling, Scripting/automation, Technical documentation, Cross-functional leadership, Distributed system validation

Preferred skills

Military or government agency experience, FRACAS/FMEA methodologies, Linux system administration

Technologies

Datadog, Grafana, Python, Bash, Git, Jira

Responsibilities

Design and execute RCCA cycles for fielded systems, develop uptime reporting and observability tooling, maintain and democratize the Sentry knowledge base, lead iterative design across engineering and operations teams, validate software changes on distributed systems, author technical documentation and runbooks.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC