Federal Mission Delivery Engineer

FirstMile Ventures; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Kamiwaza AI is seeking a Mission Delivery Engineer (MDE) in El Segundo, CA to lead federal deployments of our platform. You will drive the technical journey from pre-sales PoVs through production handoff, blending coding, architecture, and delivery discipline to achieve mission outcomes.

You will work with DoD/IC customers, build prototypes, ensure security compliance, and enable customers and partners with clear handoff artifacts, playbooks, and scalable deployment patterns for air‑gapped and

Qualifications

• 6+ years in customer-facing technical roles supporting U.S. federal customers.
• Ability to lead end-to-end engagements: discovery, technical validation, PoV/pilot, production implementation, and handoff.
• Comfort operating in sensitive mission contexts with security constraints.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end engagements: discovery, technical validation, PoV/pilot, and production handoff.
• Design and deliver tailored demos, PoVs, and workshops for federal customers.
• Coordinate with DoD/IC stakeholders and align with security guidelines.
• Develop repeatable deployment patterns and enable partner coordination.

Skills

Python

APIs/SDKs

GenAI systems

RAG / retrieval

Distributed systems

Customer-facing

Delivery leadership

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Kamiwaza AI is seeking a Mission Delivery Engineer (MDE) in El Segundo, CA to lead federal deployments of our platform. You will drive the technical journey from pre-sales PoVs through production handoff, blending coding, architecture, and delivery discipline to achieve mission outcomes.

You will work with DoD/IC customers, build prototypes, ensure security compliance, and enable customers and partners with clear handoff artifacts, playbooks, and scalable deployment patterns for air‑gapped and