Forward Deployed Engineer

About the Position

Forward Deployed Engineer

Revel is revolutionizing the way the world’s most critical hardware is controlled across aerospace, automotive, energy, and manufacturing sectors. We are seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to join our team in Los Angeles or San Francisco. This role is highly technical and involves significant travel (30–50%) to customer sites, primarily in California, with broader domestic and international travel.

Responsibilities

• Write production-quality code and build custom dashboards alongside customer engineering teams
• Own end-to-end deployment of Revel at customer sites-connecting to test stands, sensors, actuators, and existing infrastructure
• Build and grow deep technical relationships with your customer portfolio, understanding their hardware, product goals, and expanding the Revel partnership over time
• Translate field learnings into product feedback with our Head of Product
• Partner with internal software engineering teams to implement improvements from customer engagements
• Travel 30–50% to customer sites, primarily California with broader domestic and international travel

Requirements

• 5+ years of post-college engineering experience; CS background preferred
• Proficiency in C, C++, or Python; Rust is a strong plus
• High-level system design understanding-how software, firmware, and hardware interact end-to-end
• Comfort operating in hardware environments and communicating with hardware engineers as peers
• Strong communicator who builds lasting trust with customer engineering teams and technical stakeholders
• Comfortable troubleshooting complex problems quickly and confidently in real-world, ambiguous field environments
• Willingness to travel and work hands-on with cutting-edge hardware teams
• US citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee (ITAR requirement)

Nice to Have

• Experience with DAQ systems, PLCs, control systems, NI software suite, TwinCAT, or CodeSys
• Hands-on experience in embedded systems, robotics, aerospace, automotive, or similar hardware domains
• Prior FDE, field engineering, or applications engineering experience
• Startup experience and passion for aerospace, advanced manufacturing, or robotics

We Offer

• Work on hardware that matters-your customers build aerospace systems, advanced manufacturing lines, and critical infrastructure
• Real ownership-your field work shapes the product roadmap
• Competitive salary, substantial equity, and fast personal growth in a deeply technical career
• Small, ambitious team where your impact is immediate and visible

About the Company

At Revel, we are revolutionizing the way the world’s most critical hardware is controlled across aerospace, automotive, energy, and manufacturing sectors. Our next-generation software stack combines an intuitive command/control interface, a specialized programming language tailored for hardware control, and a high-performance runtime environment. We empower engineers to build, test, and deploy critical systems rapidly, reliably, and safely.

ITAR Requirements

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.