Field Applications Engineer - Autonomy & Navigation

ANELLO Photonics, Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

ANELLO Photonics, Inc. in Santa Clara, CA, is seeking a Field Applications Engineer to work with engineering, product management, and sales to drive customer value. You will lead deployments, deliver technical demos, and provide data-driven applications support to ensure customer success.

The ideal candidate has hands-on engineering experience with autonomous systems, strong communication, and project management skills to handle multiple deployments concurrently.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering or related field.
• 2+ years hands-on experience with autonomous vehicles, drones, robotics, navigation, or similar systems.
• Strong analytical problem-solving skills and a passion for understanding and solving customer needs.
• Excellent communication, organizational, leadership, and interpersonal skills.
• Well organized with strong project management skills and ability to manage several projects in parallel.
• Exposure to IMU, gyroscopes, or inertial navigation in project/work experience.
• Military or Defense sector experience a plus.
• Drone or Robotics operations experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Interface directly with customers and provide technical applications support for integration of ANELLO products.
• Coordinate and execute complex project-based activities such as proof‑of‑values and customer demos.
• Collaborate with ANELLO engineering and product teams to analyze data and ensure customer requirements are met.
• Assist business development team in assessing potential applications of ANELLO products and preparing detailed product specifications.
• Ability to travel up to 25%.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Analytical problem solving

Project management

Hands-on engineering experience

Experience with autonomous vehicles/d 

Education

Engineering degree or related field

Job description

ANELLO Photonics, Inc. in Santa Clara, CA, is seeking a Field Applications Engineer to work with engineering, product management, and sales to drive customer value. You will lead deployments, deliver technical demos, and provide data-driven applications support to ensure customer success.

The ideal candidate has hands-on engineering experience with autonomous systems, strong communication, and project management skills to handle multiple deployments concurrently.