Remote Solutions Engineer — R&D Mission Platforms

Rackner; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-supported certifications

401(k) with match up to 6%

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision,

Generous PTO and holidays

Remote work support

Job summary

Rackner is seeking a Solutions Engineer — R&D Mission Platforms to support internal R&D efforts focused on demonstrating, implementing, and refining mission-relevant technical capabilities. This role blends engineering, technical delivery, and stakeholder engagement to translate feedback into practical technical solutions.

The role is hands-on, demo-focused, and not a traditional sales position, with frequent collaboration alongside engineers and mission stakeholders to move concepts

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship required due to federal contract requirements.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance.
• Experience in solutions engineering, software development, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience collaborating with engineering teams to deliver software, cloud, infrastructure, or platform capabilities.
• Ability to explain complex concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Support technical demos, R&D events, solution walkthroughs, and mission-focused engagements.
• Work with R&D engineers and technical leadership to understand platform capabilities and communicate them clearly to stakeholders.
• Translate customer, user, or mission feedback into actionable technical requirements for the R&D team.
• Bridge the gap between operational needs and software/platform implementation.
• Assist with technical implementation, configuration, integration, and validation of prototype capabilities.
• Participate in build, demo, feedback, and iteration cycles for emerging R&D solutions.
• Explain technical concepts, system behavior, and solution tradeoffs to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Capture stakeholder feedback and help prioritize improvements, enhancements, or follow-on development.
• Collaborate with engineers to test, troubleshoot, and refine software in cloud-native or containerized environments.
• Support documentation, demo preparation, technical briefings, and post-event feedback summaries.
• Represent Rackner’s technical work with clarity, professionalism, and credibility in collaborative settings.

Skills

Effective communicator

Customer-facing

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Tools

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript

React

Go

FastAPI

PostgreSQL

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Helm

Terraform

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Rackner is seeking a Solutions Engineer — R&D Mission Platforms to support internal R&D efforts focused on demonstrating, implementing, and refining mission-relevant technical capabilities. This role blends engineering, technical delivery, and stakeholder engagement to translate feedback into practical technical solutions.

The role is hands-on, demo-focused, and not a traditional sales position, with frequent collaboration alongside engineers and mission stakeholders to move concepts