Auterion
1 hour ago
Forward Deployed Engineer
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Company information
- Company
- Auterion
- Location
- Amsterdam Germany
- Posted
- 1 hour ago
Job description
As a Forward Deployed Engineer at Auterion, you will play a pivotal role in the successful development, integration and deployment of Auterion-powered drone systems.
In this role, you will collaborate closely with the production, hardware engineering, and firmware/software teams, as well as operations, ensuring that every platform transitions smoothly from an airframe concept into a fully validated flying robot ready for deployment. You will serve as the primary technical interface for partners, work closely with them to understand their technical requirements, configure and adapt existing solutions, contribute to core software development, and ensure successful implementation.
This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys combining hands-on technical work with customer collaboration and system-level problem solving, bridging the gap between hardware, firmware, and real-world flight performance.
Responsibilities and Duties
- Operate in a highly hands-on environment with evolving system requirements, rapidly iterating across hardware and software integration challenges.
- Manage software releases and perform firmware flashing and configuration using PX4 or adjacent autopilot ecosystems, including sensor calibration, ESC tuning, and system bring-up.
- Provide deep avionics and airframe expertise, including autopilot tuning, sensor and payload integration, power systems and airworthiness considerations.
- Work independently to troubleshoot integration and flight-readiness issues while collaborating cross-functionally with hardware engineering, firmware/software teams, operations, and QC engineering to escalate complex challenges when required.
- Act as the primary technical authority in customer engagements, translating mission requirements into concrete system architectures and demonstrable solutions built on AuterionOS and Skynode.
- Participate in flight testing activities to validate platform stability, safety, and mission performance, resolving technical issues often directly in the field during customer trials and demonstrations.
- Contribute to technical documentation and continuous improvement of engineering processes.
- Feed customer and market requirements back into product and engineering teams to influence the roadmap of the Auterion stack.
Qualifications and Skills
- Degree in Software, Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace or Robotics Engineering, or a related field
- Working proficiency in C/C++ and Python: you can read, debug and patch existing code and write small tools and scripts
- Comfortable in Linux environments, including the command line, logs, Docker and basic networking (IP, TCP/UDP)
- Hands-on hardware-software integration: system bring-up, wiring and connectors, and embedded interfaces (UART, CAN, I2C, SPI) at a practical level
- Structured troubleshooting: you can isolate whether a problem is software, hardware, configuration or RF, often under time pressure in the field
- Strong communicator: you can explain technical issues clearly to customers and operators, and report findings back to engineering in a way they can act on
- Willing to travel and work on-site with customers, including at test ranges and in field environments
- EU citizenship (required for security clearance and customer requirements)
Nice-to-have
- Experience with PX4 or ArduPilot, MAVLink, QGroundControl or mission planning tools
- UAV flight testing and validation in operational environments
- Experience with datalinks and radio systems
- Previous customer-facing or field engineering role, especially with defense or government customers
- German language skills
Benefits
- Flexible working hours
- Stock Options
- Generous holiday allowance
- Pension plan
- Extended social security package
- Enhanced maternity & paternity leave
About Auterion
We are building the leading software platform for AI-powered autonomous systems for enterprise and government customers. Our team is supporting the most important missions and solving the most challenging problems.
At Auterion, we bring together the sharpest minds who love to solve the hardest problems. Join a vibrant team built on innovation, openness, and excellence, where you’ll be empowered to develop ideas, collaborate across all levels, and make an impact that matters.
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Required skills
- docker
- field work
- skills
- german language skills
- travel
- mechanical engineering
- safety
- hardware
- operations
- software development
- qualifications
- benefits
- connectors
- python
- continuous improvement
- software engineering
- collaboration
- eu citizenship
- innovation
- aerospace engineering
- can
- c++
- customers
- flexible working hours
- wiring
- electrical engineering
- networking
- impact
- integration
- system architectures
- cross-functional collaboration
- security clearance
- partners
- degree
- technical documentation
- i2c
- spi
- stock options
- openness
- deployment
- roadmap
- pension plan
- engineering teams
- ip
- power systems
- robotics engineering
- demonstrations
- time pressure
- escalation
- complex challenges
- excellence
- related field
- system implementation
- responsibilities
- firmware
- software integration
- technical requirements
- avionics
- operators
- hardware integration
- product teams
- linux environments
- logs
- customer collaboration
- software issues
- on-site work
- customer requirements
- firmware flashing
- engineering processes
- customer-facing role
- system configuration
- command line
- uart
- hardware issues
- customer trials
- strong communicator
- engineering team
- hardware engineering
- sensor calibration
- nice-to-have
- market requirements
- duties
- generous holiday allowance
- software platform
- software teams
- technical authority
- radio systems
- enterprise customers
- payload integration
- rapid iteration
- tcp/udp
- technical issue resolution
- code debugging
- customer engagements
- hardware-software integration
- enhanced maternity leave
- ardupilot
- sensor integration
- operational environments
- field environments
- government customers
- defense customers
- flight testing
- tool development
- script writing
- airframe
- technical interface
- mavlink
- px4
- software releases
- integration issues
- firmware configuration
- structured troubleshooting
- mission requirements
- hands-on environment
- drone systems
- hands-on technical work
- forward deployed engineer
- system bring-up
- challenging problems
- qgroundcontrol
- datalinks
- test ranges
- platform stability
- technical explanations
- enhanced paternity leave
- idea development
- configuration issues
- auterion
- esc tuning
- qc engineering
- auterionos
- skynode
- mission performance
- uav flight testing
- ai-powered autonomous systems
- embedded interfaces
- mission planning tools
- autopilot ecosystems
- airframe expertise
- autopilot tuning
- flying robot
- solution adaptation
- core software development
- system-level problem solving
- real-world flight performance
- evolving system requirements
- airworthiness considerations
- independent troubleshooting
- flight-readiness issues
- firmware/software teams
- demonstrable solutions
- field resolution
- auterion stack
- code patching
- problem isolation
- rf issues
- reporting findings
- field engineering role
- extended social security package
- about auterion
- important missions
- sharp minds
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