Field Operations Test Engineer II (Onsite)

Axon•Sterling, VA

9d•$108,750 - $174,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Join Axon and be a Force for Good. At Axon, we’re on a mission to Protect Life. We’re explorers, pursuing society’s most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software. Like our products, we work better together. We connect with candor and care, seeking out diverse perspectives from our customers, communities and each other. Life at Axon is fast-paced, challenging and meaningful. Here, you’ll take ownership and drive real change. Constantly grow as you work hard for a mission that matters at a company where you matter.

Requirements

Expertise in counter-UAS systems and operations.
Experience in planning and executing test and evaluation activities.
Knowledge of UAS threat landscape, including drone protocols, capabilities, and tactics.
Ability to translate threat intelligence into product requirements.
Strong understanding of the operational environment for counter-UAS.
Experience with sensor fusion, detection, and defeat technologies.
Familiarity with sales, solutions engineering, and customer success functions.
Ability to obtain FAA/FCC/other permissions for testing events.

Nice To Haves

Experience with RF sensors, radars, cameras, electronic warfare systems, and kinetic defeat solutions.
Experience with integrated deployment configurations.
Familiarity with Group 3+ UAS capabilities and swarm tactics.
Knowledge of spoofing and evasion techniques.
Experience with emerging adversarial technologies.

Responsibilities

Plan, coordinate, and lead test and evaluation activities across Dedrone's full product portfolio — RF sensors, radars, cameras, electronic warfare systems, kinetic defeat solutions, and integrated deployment configurations.
Develop evaluation criteria, test protocols, and acceptance benchmarks that reflect real-world operational conditions.
Continuously monitor and analyze the evolving UAS threat landscape including new commercial drone protocols, Group 3+ UAS capabilities, swarm tactics, spoofing and evasion techniques, and emerging adversarial technologies.
Translate threat intelligence into actionable product requirements and prioritization guidance.
Serve as the go-to counter-UAS domain expert for the product organization.
Advise product managers, engineering teams, and leadership on technology tradeoffs, competitive positioning, and capability gaps based on deep understanding of the operational environment.
Provide expert input on decisions that span multiple product lines — sensor fusion strategies, detection-versus-defeat tradeoffs, deployment configuration optimization, and integration architecture.
Ensure product decisions account for the full threat picture and operational context.
Partner with sales, solutions engineering, and customer success teams to support technical evaluations, demonstrations, and customer engagements.
Provide the deep counter-UAS expertise that bridges product capability to customer mission requirements.