Forward Deployed Engineer, Mission Autonomy
Job Location:
Costa Mesa, CA - USA
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Job Summary
ABOUT THE ROLE
As a member of Andurils Technical Operations team you will be responsible for deploying and supporting Andurils products all over the world. You will go forward with products early on in their lifecycle and work with engineering teams to iteratively improve them over time. The challenges you will encounter are innumerable and unpredictable but you will be expected to take ownership of delivering the technical solution.
You must be both a teacher and a student able to coach teammates on systems that youve gained intimate familiarity with and then transition into mastering the next system. Youll also guide users through product employment and troubleshooting advise account managers on how to structure an operation to ensure technical success and communicate specific recommendations for product refinement to engineering teams.
WHAT YOULL DO
- Support military defense projects by executing technical operations conducting field maintenance providing customer field support and training
- Provide end-to-end support for our Mission Autonomy systems including hardware setup and software configuration.
- Tackle complex issues related to hardware software and networking in unstructured situations driving them to resolution
- Communicate field issue status to internal and customer teams keeping them informed.
- Support the development and implementation of comprehensive operational and logistical plans for various events
- Provide end-to-end support for our Mission Autonomy systems including hardware setup and software configuration.
- Pre-configure systems and ensure seamless integration with customer infrastructure.
- Troubleshoot issues in real-time applying analytical thinking and hands-on problem-solving skills.
- Manage both low-voltage and high-voltage electrical components ensuring reliability and safety.
- Work with deployed systems such as Kubernetes and Docker ensuring smooth operation and updates.
- Administer and maintain Linux systems across all of our products serving as a subject matter expert in systems administration.
- Incident response root-cause analyses (RCAs) for defense systems in the field
- Conduct post-incident reviews and implement preventive measures
- Maintain up-to-date documentation
- 3 years of experience of strong problem solving in unstructured environments at the interface of hardware software and networking.
- Experience with Linux system administration.
- Proficient with containerized environments (Kubernetes Docker).
- Proficient in working with hands and tools to assemble repair and maintain technical hardware in the field.
- Ability to travel to remote regions of the world for up to two months at a time (up to 75% of the year).
- Ability to relocate if not already local to be onsite in Costa Mesa CA.
- Ability to meet health and medical requirements in advance of deployments in accordance with DFARS 252.225-7040 DoDI 3020.41 and/or any additional requirements outlined by region or supporting force as applicable.
- Eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret/Secret clearance.
- B.S. in computer science mechanical engineering aerospace engineering or related technical field
- Working knowledge of IP networking fundamentals and Linux command line interfaces.
- Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Prior military or overseas contracting experience.
US Salary Range
$113000 - $155000 USD
The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience education and/or training critical skills and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Andurils total compensation package. Additionally Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees including:
Benefits
At Anduril we invest in our people. Our comprehensive competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures youre supported in health recovery and whatever comes next.For more information Explore Our Benefits.
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