Forward Deployed Build Engineer

The role

We are seeking an FD Build Engineer to join our Forward Deployed Engineering team. You will have a strong mechanical or electrical background and be responsible for building, integrating, validating, and deploying the prototype hardware that brings our technology from the lab to the fleet.

This is not a traditional technician role. You will not always be building to print, and you will not be waiting for a finished design to hand you work. You will sit alongside the engineers inventing new capability for our Autonomous Surface Vessels (ASVs), bring operational reality into the design before it is frozen, build and prove the hardware, define how it gets installed and maintained, and then go to the waterfront with it. Time is split between the lab, fabrication spaces, and the water.

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Forward Deployed Build Engineer

Saronic Technologies, Austin, TX

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Location: Austin, TX
Work type: Onsite
Level: Not given
Skills in the job text: Linux
Posted: 12 days ago
Last check: 7 h ago
Job type: Software engineering

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Money raised: At least $1.5BSum of SEC filings. A filing does not show all money that a company raises.
Newest raise: Mar 27, 2026First sale on an SEC filing

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The role

What you will do

Embed within a product pod supporting multiple Forward Deployed Hardware Engineers, focused on forward deployed projects and rotating between pods as demand requires
Own execution of integration plans on the operational system. Take a task or a problem from an FDE hardware engineer, scope it, source it, build it, prove it, and close it out with documentation. Build, integrate, and modify prototype mechanical and electrical hardware from drawings, CAD models, and engineering sketches, with an emphasis on speed to test. Where direction is incomplete, propose the approach, make the build decisions within the engineer's design intent, and escalate design-level questions
Fabricate brackets, fixtures, jigs, and one-off components using hand tools, shop equipment, sheet metal, and 3D printing; build wiring harnesses and cabling for the marine environment; and work with suppliers and fabrication shops for fast turnarounds of custom components and harnesses
Lead the organization and day-to-day use of lab and shop spaces — keeping tools, equipment, and inventory in order, setting up workspaces for active builds, and training engineers and teammates on safe, effective use of the space
Work with other engineering and field teams to troubleshoot prototype hardware and find issues, from lab bring-up through dockside and sea trials to on-site deployment.[MR3] Advise engineering teams on design updates that make the build more efficient, practical, and serviceable.
Lead hardware and subsystem integration efforts across CONUS and OCONUS locations. Validate engineering changes prior to wider release and support root cause investigations. Serve as the on-site engineering point of contact during deployment, providing technical support and communicating findings back to the engineering team.
Bring operational and maintenance experience into early requirements and design discussions — what survives the marine environment, what a maintainer can service on a pitching deck, and what fails after 200 hours at sea — and feed design-for-assembly, serviceability, and deployment recommendations back to engineering
Write installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting procedures for prototypes that don't have any yet, partnering with technical writing. For prototypes entering sustainment, propose maintenance intervals, consumables, spares lists, and special tooling, support handoff to Mission Support, and train operators, field service representatives, and other technicians on the systems you build

Forward Deployed Build Engineer

The role

Forward Deployed Build Engineer

The role

What you will do

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Physical demands preferred

Time Off: Generous PTO and Holidays

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