Forward Application Engineer, IoT & AI
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Forward Application Engineer deploying AI-powered drone early-warning systems for European defense. Validating IoT hardware and software in live field environments across the EU.
Responsibilities:
- Develop one of the first multinational drone early-warning systems designed to protect the European Union.
- Bring the devices behind the next-generation AI system online and operational in the field.
- As part of a 35-person team of sensor, IoT, and hardware engineers, successfully commission complex products on-site at customer organizations.
- Travel for up to six weeks at a time.
- Validate, test, and troubleshoot hardware and software in operational environments under live conditions and unpredictable field circumstances.
- Understand complex customer requirements.
- Lead technical pre-sales engagements.
- Develop smaller, customized system adaptations so that products integrate into customers’ specific ecosystems.
- Monitor systems, resolve incidents, and continuously improve observability.
Requirements:
- Due to security regulations for this role, citizenship of an EU member state is required.
- You are officially registered as a resident in an EU country.
- At least 8 years of professional experience in IT, such as hardware or software engineering; ideally 10–20 years.
- At least 4 years of professional experience as a Field Application Engineer, Solutions Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineer, or Deployment Architect in an IoT environment.
- Experience with embedded Linux across different architectures and in-depth knowledge of low-level Linux network configuration, including routing, iptables, and socket programming.
- Expert-level debugging and troubleshooting skills.
- HIL/SIL experience.
- Advanced proficiency in C/C++, Rust, Go, Python, or TypeScript.
- Fluent English; proficiency in any additional spoken language is a plus.
- You are interested in working in the defense sector.
- You thrive in a dynamic startup or scale-up environment.
- Willingness to travel 50% within the EU, particularly to NATO’s eastern borders.
- Nice to have: Experience with sensor and tracking standards such as ASTERIX, MAVLink, Cursor on Target (CoT), and STANAG 4609/KLV.
- Nice to have: Experience using logic analyzers, such as Saleae, and oscilloscopes to analyze hardware interfaces, including UART, SPI, I2C, and CAN bus.
- Nice to have: Experience with Docker and container orchestration, such as K3s/Kubernetes, on rugged edge-computing platforms in field conditions.
- Nice to have: Experience with RTOS.
- Nice to have: Understanding of network protocols, including TCP/IP and UDP, and experience with Wireshark, TShark, or Scapy.
- Nice to have: Familiarity with disassemblers and decompilers, such as Ghidra or IDA Pro, for extracting and analyzing firmware blobs.
- Nice to have: Understanding of radio frequency (RF) technology and experience with software-defined radios, such as HackRF or USRP, as well as GNU Radio for signal and jamming simulation.
- Apply exclusively through the company website with an up-to-date résumé and links to your LinkedIn and GitHub profiles.
Benefits:
- Work with cutting-edge technologies.
- Become part of a team of engineers who are passionate about technology.
- Join the next tech unicorn in the defense sector as it develops one of the first multinational drone early-warning systems.
- Be part of a multinational, pragmatic, hands-on team with a strong focus on innovation.
- Work from the Berlin or Munich office—or fully remotely from anywhere in the EU.
- Apart from a few meetings, work whenever it suits you best.
- 30 days of annual leave.
- Health insurance package.
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