Field Service Engineer: Sensor Systems (On-Site)

OKSI; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision fully paid

Automatic 401K contribution (5%)

Educational assistance

Travel opportunities

Job summary

OKSI builds electro-optical, infrared, and autonomous sensor systems used by the Department of War in the field. As our Field Support Engineer, you will travel to test ranges and customer sites to diagnose problems and represent OKSI’s engineering in the field.

This is a hands-on, high-trust role and not an entry-level desk job. You will own deployments end to end, working directly with the same engineers who designed the hardware and software you support, and you will bring solutions to diverse

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Software, CS, or Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline.
• Minimum 4 years of combined software and mechanical engineering experience, including field service or test & evaluation.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language (Python, C++, C, or MATLAB) and CAD tools (SolidWorks, AutoCAD).
• Working knowledge of Linux-based systems and command-line operations.
• Ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance and extensive travel (60-70%).

Responsibilities

• Travel to customer sites to install, configure, operate, and maintain sensor, software, and autonomous platform systems.
• Conduct pre-deployment checks and prepare field kits, hardware, and software builds for mission readiness.
• Diagnose and resolve software- and hardware-level issues in fielded systems, including embedded software and AI-enabled sensor pipelines.
• Serve as the on-site technical point of contact for customers and government program personnel.

Skills

Python

C++

C

MATLAB

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Software, CS or Electrical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

Job description

OKSI builds electro-optical, infrared, and autonomous sensor systems used by the Department of War in the field. As our Field Support Engineer, you will travel to test ranges and customer sites to diagnose problems and represent OKSI’s engineering in the field.

This is a hands-on, high-trust role and not an entry-level desk job. You will own deployments end to end, working directly with the same engineers who designed the hardware and software you support, and you will bring solutions to diverse