Field Engineer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally for field deployments (up to 50%), sometimes on short notice
• Comfort working hands-on with a variety of mechanical hardware and mechanisms
• Working familiarity with both RF and optical communications and transceiver fundamentals
• Willingness and aptitude to be trained on optical fiber termination and handling work
• Familiarity with networking protocols (Ethernet, TCP/IP, IPv4/IPv6) sufficient to integrate a terminal into a customer's network
• Ability to quickly learn and navigate engineering-level and debug user interfaces
• Comfort with Linux and able to install packages, update software, identify missing dependencies, and perform basic troubleshooting
• Strong communication skills, able to explain technical concepts to both engineers and non-technical stakeholders
• A proactive, independent problem-solving mindset, comfortable in diverse and sometimes challenging field environments

Nice To Haves

• Direct hands-on experience setting up and configuring SATCOM terminals (GEO bent-pipe through fully regenerative systems, including Starlink-class systems)
• Hands-on experience with free-space optical systems, laser communications, or high-speed photonics deployments
• Hands-on experience with point-to-point or point-to-multipoint RF wireless systems
• Familiarity with optical alignment techniques, beam propagation, and atmospheric effects (turbulence, scattering, absorption) on optical links
• Proficiency with optical test and measurement equipment (power meters, spectrum analyzers, interferometers, beam profilers)
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Software Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical/Communications Engineering, Physics, Photonics, or a related discipline
• Active U.S. Secret security clearance, or ability to obtain one
• Experience in aerospace, defense, satellite communications, or telecom domains

Responsibilities

• Deploy to customer sites, test ranges, and demo locations to set up, configure, and operate both Tightbeam free-space optical terminals and Spacetime/SATCOM systems
• Lead site surveys, installation, optical alignment, configuration, and commissioning for terrestrial, airborne, shipborne, and satellite communications deployments
• Perform hands-on mechanical assembly and integration across a variety of hardware and mechanisms
• Perform (or be trained to perform) optical fiber termination and handling work
• Set up and configure SATCOM terminals, and integrate Tightbeam and/or SATCOM terminals into a customer's existing network environment
• Troubleshoot complex issues spanning optical subsystems, RF/transceiver behavior, mechanical mounts, and network integration, often in time-sensitive field environments, using engineering-level debug interfaces
• Monitor systems during demos and test events; track, download, and interpret performance data in real time
• Perform basic Linux system administration: installing packages, updating software, identifying missing dependencies, and conducting first-level debugging
• Support equipment teardown, data collection, and post-event field reporting to inform internal teams of deployment conditions, performance, and lessons learned
• Collaborate with R&D, Solutions Architects, and Mission Engineers to translate field feedback into product improvements and ensure successful customer onboarding
• Deliver technical training and documentation (alignment guides, maintenance procedures) to customer engineering teams as needed
• Support pre-sales engineering through technical demonstrations and proof-of-concept deployments

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• comprehensive benefits (401(k), dental, vision, health, life insurance)
• paid time off
• equity options