Forward deployed software engineer

The Company Revel is revolutionizing how the world’s most critical hardware is controlled across aerospace, automotive, energy, and manufacturing. Their next-generation software stack combines an intuitive command/control interface, a specialized programming language built for hardware control, and a high-performance runtime environment — empowering engineers to build, test, and deploy critical systems rapidly, reliably, and safely.

Note: The description below is for a Software-focused FDE; we are also hiring a customer-facing test engineer under Revel's Forward Deployed team, titled Forward Deployed Test Engineer. This application serves both roles.

Why This Role is Exciting

• Most embedded role in the company: You'll be Revel's front line with customers — on-site, integrating the platform with their hardware, and writing code alongside their engineering teams.
• Direct product influence: What you learn in the field feeds straight into the product roadmap — this isn't a support role, it's a technical seat at the strategy table.
• Mission-critical impact: Your work connects Revel to systems running across aerospace, automotive, energy, and manufacturing.
• High ownership: You own deployments end-to-end and grow your own portfolio of deep technical customer relationships.

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 the 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.

Is This You?

• 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 — see note below).

Ideal Candidate

• 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.

Benefits

• Work on hardware that matters — customers build aerospace systems, advanced manufacturing lines, and critical infrastructure.
• Real ownership — field work directly shapes the product roadmap.
• Competitive salary, substantial equity, and fast personal growth in a deeply technical career [TBD: no specific range/equity % given in source posting].
• Small, ambitious team where impact is immediate and visible.

ITAR Note

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicants must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), Refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157, or Asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.