Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer

PVM, Inc.; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunities for growth and advancement

Peer bonus program

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

PVM, Inc. is seeking a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer responsible for the architecture and application delivery for critical operational capabilities. This role involves mentoring junior engineers, owning complex implementation efforts, and collaborating closely with utility stakeholders and engineering teams.

To excel in this position, candidates should have extensive experience with Palantir Foundry and software engineering. The position supports wildfire mitigation operations and offers opportunities for growth and advancement.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise with Palantir Foundry Ontology Manager and operational application development.
• 6+ years of software engineering or systems integration experience.
• Experience supporting production operational platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain ontology‑driven applications supporting PSPS operations.
• Develop and enhance operational dashboards and workflows.
• Mentor engineers on ontology design and Foundry best practices.

Skills

Deep expertise with Palantir Foundry Ontology Manager

6+ years of software engineering

Experience with Python, TypeScript, or Java

Understanding of operational governance

Job description

The Role

Remote: Must reside in or near San Diego, CA - Will need to go onsite occasionally.

Reports to: Echo

Direct reports: None. Delta’s provide performance feedback on other engineers and participate in company peer mentorship program.

Travel: 0-10%

The Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Sr FDE) serves as the technical lead responsible for the architecture, ontology design, application delivery, operational support, and overall platform health of SCE's PSPS CDP and WiSDM Foundry environments. The Sr FDE partners directly with utility stakeholders, operational users, and engineering teams to deliver and sustain mission‑critical operational capabilities supporting wildfire mitigation, Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) operations, and regulatory reporting requirements.

The Senior FDE independently owns complex implementation efforts from design through production support, mentors junior engineers, and ensures solutions remain scalable, supportable, and aligned to enterprise governance standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain ontology‑driven applications within Palantir Foundry supporting PSPS operations and utility decision making
• Develop and enhance Workshop applications, operational dashboards, workflows, and actions used by field operations, customer operations, and executive leadership
• Design and govern enterprise ontology objects, relationships, and business logic supporting multiple operational use cases
• Implement and maintain data pipelines integrating SAP, OMS, GIS, weather, customer, and operational systems
• Support production operations, incident response, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis during critical operational events
• Participate in operational readiness exercises, tabletop events, and production support activities
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate operational requirements into scalable Foundry solutions
• Develop governance processes supporting ontology lifecycle management, object reuse, and platform scalability
• Support deployment promotion, release management, testing coordination, and environment governance
• Create and maintain technical documentation, operational runbooks, architecture diagrams, and support procedures
• Mentor engineers on ontology design, Workshop development, operational architecture, and Foundry best practices

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep expertise with Palantir Foundry Ontology Manager, Workshop, Actions, Pipeline Builder, and operational application development
• 6+ years of software engineering or systems integration experience
• Experience supporting production operational platforms with strict uptime and response requirements
• Experience with Python, TypeScript, or Java within Foundry development workflows
• Familiarity with utility operations, wildfire mitigation, public safety operations, outage management, asset management, customer operations, or regulatory reporting environments
• Experience designing enterprise ontologies and governing reusable data models across multiple applications
• Experience integrating ERP, GIS, operational, and enterprise systems into Foundry
• Experience supporting utility, energy, infrastructure, emergency management, public safety, or other operational environments
• Experience participating in on‑call rotations or supporting mission‑critical production systems
• Strong understanding of operational governance, release management, and platform support models

Additional Preferred Experience

• Experience supporting Palantir Foundry implementations exceeding 50+ ontology objects and multiple operational applications
• Experience conducting ontology reviews, governance assessments, and platform architecture evaluations
• Experience working directly with executive stakeholders, operations teams, and enterprise architecture organizations

About PVM & Benefits

PVM delivers digital services that help government agencies unlock the power of their data for good and maximize the value of their technology investments. We design, develop, and deploy solutions to solve mission‑critical problems.

At PVM, we value diversity. Our culture encourages problem solving, leadership, and innovation, and creates an environment that supports your professional and personal growth.

• Opportunities for growth and advancement
• Peer bonus program
• Remote and on‑site positions available
• Unlimited PTO

PVM is a black‑ and service‑disabled veteran‑owned small business. PVM believes in equal opportunity employment and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant based on race, gender, nationality, age, religion, disability, military status, or sexual orientation. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for our team, family members, and clients.