Forward-Deployed Solution Engineer - International

The role

You will lead URZA deployments end-to-end at customer sites in DoW and military operating environments. You will configure the platform, integrate it with third-party systems, and lead technical reviews and operator training.

What you will do

• Lead URZA deployments end-to-end at customer sites in DoW and military operating environments.
• Configure URZA for each customer's mission and ConOps.
• Integrate URZA with third-party C2 systems, sensors, software APIs, and external data sources.
• Run customer technical reviews and operator training.
• Partner with Mission Leads on engagement coordination.
• Build reusable engagement scaffolding including runbooks, ConOps templates, and integration playbooks.
• Mentor mid-level Solution Engineers.
• Write runbooks, deployment guides, ConOps documents, and after-action reports.

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of full-stack engineering experience, with significant customer-facing or forward-deployed work.
• Strong proficiency in Python, C++, or Rust.
• Advanced Linux fluency.
• Networking depth (TCP/IP, UDP, multicast, routing).
• Field debugging across multiple system layers.
• Demonstrated deployment experience in DoW, military, or comparable operational environments.
• U.S. citizenship.
• Able to obtain a security clearance.

Nice to have

• Hands-on with autonomous systems or unmanned vehicles (UAS, UGV, USV, UUV).
• Tactical C2 systems (TAK, Cursor-on-Target, Link 16) or pub-sub middleware (Zenoh, DDS).
• Experience integrating sensors, third-party APIs, or external data feeds (weather, reconnaissance, intelligence).
• Prior defense, autonomy, or robotics company experience.
• Classified / ITAR / CMMC environment exposure.
• Active security clearance.

Benefits

• Premium medical, dental, and vision coverage with zero paycheck premiums for you and your family
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with Company match
• Equity grants for new hires
• Unlimited PTO
• 11 Paid holidays
• Extremely generous company holiday calendar, including a holiday hiatus in November, & December
• Generous Parental Leave
• Military Leave for annual training or service requirements
• FSA
• DCFSA
• HSA
• Professional Development Opportunities

Before you apply

• U.S. citizenship required
• Must be able to obtain a security clearance
• Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or otherwise eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Depart

About the company

NODA is a veteran-owned Series A defense technology company building the orchestration layer for autonomous unmanned systems. Their platform, URZA, coordinates fleets of heterogeneous vehicles across air, sea, and land for defense and intelligence customers.