Point One Navigation

Field Application Engineer – Defense

Point One Navigation

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Washington, DC • District of Columbia • Maryland • United States

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About the role

  • Serve as the technical lead in support of defense sales pursuits and customer programs.
  • Architect mission-aligned PNT solutions, guide system integrations, support evaluations and demonstrations, and cultivate technical champions within program offices, primes, and integrators.
  • Own technical wins across defense pursuits and programs.
  • Drive successful PoCs, evaluations, and prototype integrations.
  • Build deep technical trust with government engineers and program managers.
  • Translate mission requirements into actionable product feedback.
  • Conduct technical discovery conversations with military engineers and program stakeholders.
  • Deliver technical presentations, mission-aligned demos, and onsite proof-of-concepts (PoCs).
  • Support integration, onboarding, and field deployment of Point One solutions within defense programs.
  • Provide hands-on debugging, troubleshooting, and root-cause investigation in complex environments.
  • Work closely with Sales, Product, Engineering, and Executive Leadership to align technical strategy with market demand.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical, Systems, Aerospace, Computer Science, or related field)
  • 5+ years in a customer-facing engineering role, preferably supporting defense or federal customers
  • 3+ years working in GNSS, GPS, INS, PNT filtering, RF systems, or navigation technologies
  • Strong systems-level understanding of embedded systems, autonomy stacks, and real-time positioning
  • Experience debugging complex hardware/software integrations
  • Excellent communication skills — able to influence both technical engineers and program leadership
  • Ability to travel regularly to military bases, test ranges, and integration sites
  • Preferred: Experience working with DoD customers (Army, Air Force, Navy, DoD labs)
  • Preferred: Active security clearance or ability to obtain one
  • Preferred: Experience operating in GPS-denied or contested RF environments
Benefits
  • Health insurance
  • Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
GNSSGPSINSPNT filteringRF systemsembedded systemsautonomy stacksreal-time positioningdebugginghardware/software integrations
Soft Skills
communicationinfluencingtechnical leadershipcustomer-facingcollaborationtrust buildingproblem-solvingpresentation skillstechnical discoveryfeedback translation
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in EngineeringActive security clearance