Field Deployment Engineer — Drones, Hardware & Software

Valinor; Raleigh, Northern (NC, KY); Hybride; USD 100 000 - 150 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health, dental, and vision insurance (

401(k)

Development stipends

Unlimited PTO

Two-week company holiday

Fertility benefits

Résumé du poste

Valinor is a Raleigh, NC-based defense and government tech company seeking a Deployment Engineer to embed with customers and partners. This software-focused, hardware-touch role bridges field operations and R&D, with travel and multi-week deployments.

You’ll support training, test flights, live debugging, and field-driven feature development, blending C++, Python, Linux, and drone piloting experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• 2–6 years of experience in software engineering, robotics, field engineering, or technical support of complex hardware systems.
• Real embedded software experience with C++ and Python, Linux, UART/I2C, and networking.
• Proven track record troubleshooting systems across hardware, firmware, and software.
• Experience building frontend software and flight control logic.
• Ability to fly and debug drones, or quickly ramp including FAA Part 107 license.
• Clear communication with engineers and non-technical users; calm, decisive judgment when operations are on the line.
• Willingness to travel upwards of 75%, including multi-week deployments.
• Based near or willing to relocate to Raleigh, NC; hybrid in-office when not traveling.
• Forward-deployed/field-application engineering, flight control, navigation, or autonomy experience is a plus.

Responsabilités

• Deploy on-site with customers and partners for multi-week engagements to install, configure, and bring Condor systems into live operations.
• Support operational and test flights end to end, including pre-flight testing and debriefs with customers and teams.
• Lead customer training and help operators get confident on the system.
• Debug live issues across hardware, firmware, and software, often on the spot.
• Write, test, and deploy code and configuration fixes in the field, then upstream to core product.
• Serve as the main technical link between customer and R&D; translate field observations into bug reports and feature specs.
• Coordinate with R&D to land fixes and validate in the field before wide release.
• Create runbooks, knowledge base articles, and training materials to scale fixes.

Connaissances

Embedded software

C++

Python

Linux

Networking

Flight control

Frontend software

Drone piloting

FAA Part 107

Communication skills

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, EE, Robotics, or equivalent experience

Outils

UART

I2C

Flight control systems

Description du poste

Valinor is a Raleigh, NC-based defense and government tech company seeking a Deployment Engineer to embed with customers and partners. This software-focused, hardware-touch role bridges field operations and R&D, with travel and multi-week deployments.

You’ll support training, test flights, live debugging, and field-driven feature development, blending C++, Python, Linux, and drone piloting experience.