Field Deployment Engineer

Applied Intuition•Sunnyvale, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for highly ambitious engineers with a passion for driving customer success at the highest levels. This is not a typical engineering role; it's a unique opportunity to operate at the intersection of groundbreaking technology and critical customer impact. You will be entrusted to own the outcome of our most strategic customer engagements, leading the charge on high-stakes initiatives that directly accelerate the industry's adoption of safe, software-centric, AI-driven machines globally. Note: This role may require relocation several times per year to various customer sites. For most of 2026, the target location will be in Austrailia.

Requirements

3+ years of experience supporting technology deployed on heavy equipment, construction machinery, mining trucks, or similar off-road vehicles
Prior experience working in the mining/construction industry
Hands-on experience with field installations, including wiring harnesses, sensors, ECUs, power systems, and vehicle interfaces
Experience deploying and supporting software systems in production or customer environments
Strong troubleshooting skills across hardware, software, electrical, and networking domains
Comfortable working in active construction or industrial environments
Ability to work independently, own outcomes, and make sound technical decisions in the field
Strong communication skills and comfort acting as the primary customer-facing engineer
Willingness to be based on-site in Louisiana for extended periods

Nice To Haves

Background in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, robotics, or related technical fields
Prior work in autonomous vehicle development domains
Familiarity with CAN, Ethernet, vehicle diagnostics, and logging tools
Experience working with Linux-based systems in the field

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end field deployment of Applied’s product lines at customer sites leading integrations of systems from initial setup through steady-state operations
Partner with customer operations leadership and frontline teams (control room, field ops, maintenance, etc) to establish clear roles, decision paths, and day-to-day operating procedures
Drive safe operational readiness by translating safety philosophy and “non-negotiable” critical controls into site procedures, training, and go/no-go criteria
Act as the technical escalation point on-site: triage issues, collect logs/telemetry, reproduce problems, and prioritize fixes with the broader engineering team while keeping customers unblocked
Monitor deployment health and performance (uptime, throughput, latency, intervention rates), then drive continuous improvement with the customer, internal engineering teams and applied leadership