Harmattan AI
Field Deployment Engineer
1mo ago
WorldwideMiddlehardware deploymentsystem commissioningsite assessment
Responsible for end-to-end deployment, installation, commissioning, and sustainment of autonomous defense systems at client sites, including hardware and software.
About the company
- Harmattan AI is a next-generation defense prime building autonomous and scalable defense systems. Following the close of a $200M Series B, valuing the company at $1.4 billion, we are expanding our teams and capabilities to deliver mission-critical systems to allied forces.
- Our work is guided by clear values: building technologies with real-world impact, pursuing excellence in everything we do, setting ambitious goals, and taking on the hardest technical challenges. We operate in a demanding environment where rigor, ownership, and execution are expected.
Responsibilities
- As Field Deployment Engineer, you are responsible for the end-to-end deployment, installation, commissioning, and sustainment of the company's technical systems at client sites. You own system functionality in the field from initial site survey through on-site acceptance — across both hardware and software. You are also the expert operator on-site: you develop deep mastery of the system, operate it proficiently in the field, and train client teams toward full autonomy.
- This is an engineer-level role with a strong field and hardware lean — not a pure developer role, not a technician role. The dual hardware and software capability is essential. High travel and extended on-site campaigns are core to this position.
- Site Assessment : Evaluate customer sites ahead of deployment; identify prerequisites, constraints, and installation requirements.
- Hardware Deployment : Install, assemble, connect, and bring up the system's physical components and equipment on site.
- Software Deployment : Install, configure, and parameterise the system's software for each operational context; comfortable on Linux.
- Commissioning : Bring the full system online and verify correct end-to-end functionality across hardware and software.
- Integration Support : Support connection of the company's systems with the client's existing operational environment, working alongside integration engineers.
- Test & Acceptance : Conduct on-site testing and acceptance activities through to client sign-off.
- Troubleshooting : Diagnose and resolve hardware, software, and networking issues in the field; drive resolution and feed recurring findings back to engineering.
- System Expertise & Operation : Develop deep, hands-on mastery of the system; operate it proficiently in the field and serve as the on-site technical reference.
- Training & Enablement : Train and coach client operators and maintainers on system use, operation, and maintenance; build toward their autonomy; contribute to training and maintenance documentation.
- Maintenance & Sustainment : Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on deployed systems; carry out diagnostics, repairs, and return-to-service procedures.
Requirements
- 2–5 years of hands-on field or technical experience — field operations, systems integration, test, or manufacturing.
- Proven proficiency across both hardware and software deployment — comfortable assembling and connecting physical equipment and installing, configuring, and parameterising software. This dual capability is essential, not a nice-to-have.
- Electromechanical aptitude: hardware assembly, electrical hookup, ability to read technical diagrams and schematics.
- Networking fundamentals: connectivity setup and diagnostics.
- Comfortable on Linux; deploying, configuring, and debugging software in operational settings.
- Systems thinking: ability to reason across an integrated system of multiple subsystems, not a single component.
- Ability to master the system as an expert user and to teach it — strong communication and coaching skills, comfortable training client personnel.
- Hands-on maintenance and repair experience: preventive checks, fault diagnosis, corrective action, and return-to-service.
- Field temperament: autonomous in austere environments, procedurally rigorous, strong safety mindset in safety-critical operational settings.
- Comfortable with a high travel rate and extended on-site campaigns — this is core to the role.
- Proficiency in English is mandatory; additional languages relevant to the region of operations are a plus.
Nice to have
- Experience with complex hardware-software integrated systems.
- Experience integrating systems with third-party operational environments.
- Prior experience training or instructing end-users (train-the-trainer).
- Prior experience in field-based deployments or high-stakes operational environments.
- We look forward to hearing how you can help shape the future of autonomous defense systems at Harmattan AI.