Forward Deployed Build Engineer

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Embed within a product pod supporting multiple Forward Deployed Hardware Engineers, focused on forward deployed projects and rotating between pods as demand requires
• Own execution of integration plans on the operational system. Take a task or a problem from an FDE hardware engineer, scope it, source it, build it, prove it, and close it out with documentation.
• Fabricate brackets, fixtures, jigs, and one-off components using hand tools, shop equipment, sheet metal, and 3D printing; build wiring harnesses and cabling for the marine environment;
• Lead the organization and day-to-day use of lab and shop spaces — keeping tools, equipment, and inventory in order, setting up workspaces for active builds, and training engineers and teammates on safe, effective use…
• Work with other engineering and field teams to troubleshoot prototype hardware and find issues, from lab bring-up through dockside and sea trials to on-site deployment.
• Lead hardware and subsystem integration efforts across CONUS and OCONUS locations. Validate engineering changes prior to wider release and support root cause investigations.
• Bring operational and maintenance experience into early requirements and design discussions — what survives the marine environment, what a maintainer can service on a pitching deck, and what fails after 200 hours at…
• Write installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting procedures for prototypes that don't have any yet, partnering with technical writing.

Job requirements

• Associate degree or bachelor's in a technical field, military technical training, trade certification, or equivalent hands-on experience
• Hands-on experience building, testing, or maintaining integrated electromechanical systems, preferably in fielded or mission-critical environments
• Ability to read and work from engineering drawings, CAD models, wiring diagrams, and electrical schematics
• Hands-on expertise in mechanical assembly and fabrication (hand and power tools, sheet metal, 3D printing, basic machining)
• Hands-on expertise in electrical integration (harness construction, soldering and crimping, connector selection, wire sizing, voltage drop, DC power distribution, grounding and bonding)
• Hands-on expertise in troubleshooting with electrical test equipment (multimeters, oscilloscopes)
• Demonstrated ownership of a build, integration, or test effort from scoping through close-out, with a track record of working through ambiguous tasks with limited oversight
• Ability to run tests and root cause investigations, and to write up data, findings, and procedures clearly enough that an engineer, writer, or operator can act on them