Counter-UAS Field Test Engineer – Hybrid

Axon Enterprise; Sterling (VA); Hybrid; USD 109,000 - 174,000; Full time

Job summary

Axon Enterprise in Sterling, VA is seeking a Range Operations Specialist for Counter-UAS to join the test and evaluation team. You will plan, coordinate, and lead test activities across the product portfolio, ensuring real-world readiness and safe range operations.

This hybrid role requires collaboration with product managers, engineering, and field teams, translating threat intelligence into actionable requirements and guiding cross-system decisions while supporting customer evaluations.

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.
• Threat Intelligence & Research: 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.
• Strategic Subject Matter Expertise: 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.
• Cross-System Product Guidance: 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.
• Customer & Field Engagement: 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.

Job description

Axon Enterprise in Sterling, VA is seeking a Range Operations Specialist for Counter-UAS to join the test and evaluation team. You will plan, coordinate, and lead test activities across the product portfolio, ensuring real-world readiness and safe range operations.

This hybrid role requires collaboration with product managers, engineering, and field teams, translating threat intelligence into actionable requirements and guiding cross-system decisions while supporting customer evaluations.