Forward Deployed Engineer, Hardware (Entry-Junior)

Revel•Los Angeles, CA

23h•Onsite

About The Position

Revel is revolutionizing the control of critical hardware across aerospace, automotive, energy, and manufacturing sectors with its next-generation software stack. The Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) role is Revel’s most embedded technical presence with customers. FDEs will be responsible for making Revel real by showing up at customer sites, getting Revel's software running on their hardware, writing code alongside customer teams, and building deep technical partnerships. This role is highly technical, involves high ownership, and sits at the intersection of software engineering and business strategy. The learnings from the field directly shape the product roadmap. This is not a support role.

Requirements

2-4 years of post-college engineering experience; ME, EE or Physics background preferred.
Hands-on experience in test engineering, embedded systems, robotics, aerospace, automotive, or similar hardware domains.
Proficiency in C, C++, or Python.
High-level system design understanding—how software, firmware, and hardware interact end-to-end.
Strong communicator who builds lasting trust with customer engineering teams and technical stakeholders.
Comfortable troubleshooting complex problems quickly and confidently in real-world, ambiguous field environments.
Willingness to travel and work hands-on with cutting-edge hardware teams.
US citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee (ITAR requirement).

Nice To Haves

Experience with DAQ systems, PLCs, control systems, NI software suite, TwinCAT, or CodeSys.
Proficiency in Rust or other systems programming languages.
Prior FDE, field engineering, or applications engineering experience.
Startup experience and passion for aerospace, advanced manufacturing, or robotics.

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end deployment of Revel at customer sites (connecting to test stands, sensors, actuators, and existing infrastructure).
Build and grow deep technical relationships with customer portfolio by understanding their hardware, product goals, and expanding the Revel partnership over time.
Be embedded with customer engineering teams onsite and responsible for writing RevelCode, building dashboards, delivering training, and connecting customers to the right Revel resources.
Translate field learnings into product feedback with our Head of Product.
Travel 30–50% to customer sites, primarily California with broader domestic and international travel.