Forward Deployed Engineer

Knightscope; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, dental, vision, 401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

Knightscope seeks a Forward Deployed Engineer to be the technical operator embedded at client sites, surveying terrain, engineering deployments, integrating with client systems, and ensuring autonomous security works in the real world.

You own problems end to end across hardware, software, and networking, travel nationwide, and anchor to our Sunnyvale HQ continuum for ongoing collaboration.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in sales engineer or technical architect role
• Engineering degree or equivalent hands-on experience in relevant field
• Strong networking fundamentals: LTE/5G, Wi-Fi, VPN, and troubleshooting connectivity issues
• Comfort with scripting, log analysis, diagnostics across hardware and software
• Excellent client-facing communication; translate tech to non-technical terms
• Willingness to travel nationwide; based in the United States
• Preferred: robotics or autonomous systems deployment; government or regulated environments

Responsibilities

• Conduct site surveys and deployment engineering for autonomous machines and sensing infrastructure
• Commission, configure, and integrate Knightscope technology in client environments
• Partner with Mission Advisors during the sales cycle: technical scoping, site architecture, and proving deployment works before client signs
• Troubleshoot in the field across hardware, software, and networking; own the problem end to end
• Document field learnings and feed back into engineering, product, and operations to improve deployments
• Represent Knightscope on the client's property, upholding professional standards

Skills

Sales engineering experience

Technical architecture

Networking fundamentals

Client-facing communication

Willingness to travel

Based in United States

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent hands-on experience

Tools

Scripting / diagnostics tools

Job description

AboutKnightscope

Knightscope (NASDAQ: KSCP) is a security technology company building the nation's first Autonomous Security Force - autonomous machines, AI-driven software, and elite security professionals operating as one integrated managed service. The Company is on a mission to make the United States of America the safest country in the world. One Team. One Force.

AboutKnightscope

Knightscope (NASDAQ: KSCP) is a security technology company building the nation's first Autonomous Security Force - autonomous machines, AI-driven software, and elite security professionals operating as one integrated managed service. The Company is on a mission to make the United States of America the safest country in the world. One Team. One Force.

Job Summary

The Forward Deployed Engineer is the technical operator embedded at client sites and inside the deal - surveying terrain, engineering deployments, integrating with client systems, and making autonomous security work in the real world. You own problems end to end across hardware, software, and networking, and drive field learnings back into engineering.

Location

ONSITE - Sunnyvale, CA HQ

About The Role

The Forward Deployed Engineer works with the Mission Advisor and the client where the Force meets the ground. You are the technical operator embedded at the client site and inside the deal - surveying the terrain, engineering the deployment, integrating with the client's systems, and making autonomous security work in the real world, not on a slide. When something breaks at the seam between hardware, software, network, and client environment, you own it until it is fixed - and you carry what you learned back to engineering so the Force gets better every autonomous hour.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct site surveys and deployment engineering for autonomous machines and sensing infrastructure - coverage, connectivity, power, terrain, and escalation paths.
• Commission, configure, and integrate Knightscope technology in client environments - networks, video management systems, access control, and security operations workflows.
• Partner with Mission Advisors during the sales cycle: technical scoping, site architecture, and proving the deployment works before the client signs.
• Troubleshoot in the field across hardware, software, and networking - own the problem end to end, no handoffs.
• Close the loop: document field learnings and drive them back into engineering, product, and operations so every deployment is better than the last.
• Represent Knightscope on the client's property, in the client's view - held to the same standard as any member of the Force.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years in sales engineer or technical architect role
• Engineering degree or equivalent hands-on experience - electrical, computer, mechanical, mechatronics, robotics, or field systems engineering.
• Strong networking fundamentals: LTE/5G, Wi-Fi, VPN, and the patience to debug connectivity in a parking garage at 2 a.m.
• Comfort working hardware and software in the same day - scripting, log analysis, diagnostics, and a toolbag.
• Client-facing composure: you explain technical reality in plain language and bring answers, not problems.
• Willingness to travel extensively to client sites nationwide. Based in the United States.
• Preferred: robotics or autonomous systems deployment; physical security systems (VMS, access control, sensors); field service or deployment leadership; experience supporting government or regulated environments.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base Salary: $130,000 - $170,000 (DOE)
• Equity: Stock options
• Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), paid time off
• Location Requirement: Full-time, field-based with extensive nationwide travel; anchored to Sunnyvale HQ.