Forward Deployed Test Engineer

Higher People • San Francisco, CA

9d • Onsite

About The Position

The Company Revel is revolutionizing how the world’s most critical hardware is controlled across aerospace, automotive, energy, and manufacturing. Their next-generation software stack combines an intuitive command/control interface, a specialized programming language built for hardware control, and a high-performance runtime environment — empowering engineers to build, test, and deploy critical systems rapidly, reliably, and safely. This application serves both a software-focused FDE role and a customer-facing test engineer role within Revel's Forward Deployed team. This role is exciting because it is the most embedded role in the company, acting as Revel's front line with customers. You will be on-site, integrating the platform with their hardware, and writing code alongside their engineering teams. What you learn in the field feeds straight into the product roadmap, making this a technical seat at the strategy table, not just a support role. Your work connects Revel to systems running across aerospace, automotive, energy, and manufacturing, having a mission-critical impact. You will have high ownership, owning deployments end-to-end and growing your own portfolio of deep technical customer relationships.

Requirements

• 5+ years of post-college engineering experience; CS background preferred
• Proficiency in C, C++, or Python; Rust is a strong plus
• High-level system design understanding — how software, firmware, and hardware interact end-to-end
• Comfort operating in hardware environments and communicating with hardware engineers as peers
• 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 — see note below)

Nice To Haves

• Experience with DAQ systems, PLCs, control systems, NI software suite, TwinCAT, or CodeSys
• Hands-on experience in embedded systems, robotics, aerospace, automotive, or similar hardware domains
• Prior FDE, field engineering, or applications engineering experience
• Startup experience and passion for aerospace, advanced manufacturing, or robotics

Responsibilities

• Write production-quality code and build custom dashboards alongside customer engineering teams
• 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 your customer portfolio, understanding their hardware, product goals, and expanding the Revel partnership over time
• Translate field learnings into product feedback with the Head of Product
• Partner with internal software engineering teams to implement improvements from customer engagements
• Travel 30–50% to customer sites, primarily California with broader domestic and international travel

Benefits

• Work on hardware that matters — customers build aerospace systems, advanced manufacturing lines, and critical infrastructure
• Real ownership — field work directly shapes the product roadmap
• Competitive salary, substantial equity, and fast personal growth in a deeply technical career
• Small, ambitious team where impact is immediate and visible

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed