Staff Forward Deployed Engineer

SandboxAQ

Senior Forward Deployed Engineer working with AQNav team on GPS-independent navigation solutions. Leading technical integration and validation efforts for military and commercial applications.

Posted 4/27/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $118,400 - $222,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Python

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Deploy and validate AQNav on operational platforms
Drive success in-situ, ensuring success in critical test events and demonstrations
Serve as the primary technical partner in business development efforts, presentations, and conferences
Lead the technical side of strategic pursuits and own high-impact customer pilots and presentations
Develop and maintain Python-based pipelines to ingest, clean, and analyze heterogeneous sensor and navigation logs
Convert logs, bias drifts, error growth, and RMSE metrics into concise stories for stakeholders
Turn field observations into well-structured, testable requirements
Guide integration of AQNav with mission computers, flight controllers, and onboard sensors

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong understanding of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) principles and modern Alt-PNT approaches
3+ years in aerospace, defense, or autonomous systems with direct hands-on experience integrating and developing hybrid (software and hardware) products and solutions for the DOD
Strong proficiency in Python for data analysis, signal processing, and visualization
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience presenting to engineers, program managers, and senior leaders
B.S. in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a closely related field (or equivalent practical experience)
Willing and able to travel up to 30%

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents with generous employer premium contributions
Retirement savings with company matching
Paid parental leave
Inclusive family-building benefits
Flexile paid time off
Company-wide seasonal breaks
Support for flexible work arrangements that enable sustainable performance

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Hard Skills & Tools

Pythondata analysissignal processingvisualizationintegrationhybrid productsnavigation logserror growthRMSE metricstestable requirements

Soft Skills

communication skillspresentation skillsleadershipcollaborationproblem-solving