Field Deployment Engineer
R&D
About the role
ABOUT US
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.
About the Role
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.
Responsibilities
- 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…