Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) C-UAS (Fully Remote)

Defense Unicorns; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible time off

Paid parental leave

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Defense Unicorns delivers mission-focused software solutions for defense and civil agencies. Most work is remote, with a culture that values veterans and innovators who streamline software delivery.

The team collaborates across engineering disciplines to deploy modular UDS-based capabilities, ensuring rapid, reliable integration with existing mission systems and data workflows.

Qualifications

• Experience leading software integration for sensing systems.
• Ability to build and optimize data pipelines.
• Experience operating complex systems in defense contexts.

Responsibilities

• Deploy UDS Data Capability and own integration with existing mission systems.
• Build pipelines, operate systems, and mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Software integration

Data pipelines

System operation

Mentoring juniors

Job description

• Work shoulder-to-shoulder with mission heroes to lead software integration for C-UAS sensors and effectors.
• Deploy, harden, integrate, and operate modular solutions, with most work remote.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deploy UDS Data Capability and own integration with existing mission systems.
• Build pipelines, operate systems, and mentor junior engineers.

Our Culture:

• Streamlined software delivery for defense and civil agencies with a team of innovators and veterans.
• Flexible time off, paid parental leave fully paid medical, dental, vision, and 401(k).

Defense Unicorns

Defense Unicorns delivers mission value by streamlining software delivery for defense and civil agencies. Their team is composed of innovators, software engineers, and veterans with decades of experience in the federal market.