Field Deployment Engineer

Role Summary

Our Field Deployment Engineers are responsible for the physical foundation of autonomy.

This role is rooted in automechanical systems expertise - wiring, harnessing, power, mounts, and safety-critical integration on heavy equipment. If the machine isn’t installed correctly, nothing else matters. You ensure AIM systems are installed safely, robustly, and repeatably on real machines in real environments - setting the baseline for everything that follows.

About you

You are hands-on, methodical, and comfortable working where heavy equipment, wiring, and real-world constraints collide. You thrive in physical systems and take pride in doing the hard work correctly the first time.

You are equally comfortable

• routing and terminating wiring harnesses on large machines
• installing compute, sensors, power systems, and mounts in harsh environments
• validating safety circuits, E-Stops, and lockout/tagout procedures
• diagnosing install-time issues caused by vibration, heat, dust, or strain
• working outdoors, on-site, in tough conditions

You care deeply about safety, robustness, and serviceability - because in the field, install quality determines reliability.

About us together

Together, we will

• install autonomy systems on heavy equipment safely and repeatably
• turn complex installs into standardized, scalable procedures
• harden hardware integration against real-world abuse
• enable dealers and partners to perform installs independently
• build the physical backbone that allows autonomy to scale globally

We’ll work in mud, heat, dust, and noise. We’ll iterate on hardware designs and procedures until installs are boring - because boring installs are safe installs.

Responsibilities

Machine Installation & Hardware Integration

• Lead physical installation of AIM hardware on heavy equipment (compute, sensors, wiring, power).
• Execute mechanical and electrical integration following standardized install procedures.
• Perform initial power-on, safety validation, and hardware acceptance checks.

Safety & Robustness

• Validate E-Stops, lockout/tagout, and safety-critical wiring.
• Identify install-related failure modes (vibration, dust, heat, strain relief).
• Propose improvements to mounts, harnessing, enclosures, and service access.

Documentation & Dealer Enablement

• Create and maintain install guides, wiring diagrams, and checklists.
• Define install acceptance criteria and handoff standards.
• Train and enable dealers to perform installs safely and independently.

Customer Relationship & Trust Building

• Act as the bridge between customers and AIM engineering - clear, honest, technically grounded communication.
• Manage expectations around downtime, features, maintenance windows, and machine readiness.
• Build trust through competence, transparency, and ownership.

Requirements

• 5+ years experience in auto mechanics, heavy equipment installation, field service, or similar.
• Hands-on experience with wiring, harnessing, sensors, power systems, and safety circuits.
• Comfort working on large machines in demanding field environments.
• Strong safety mindset and attention to detail.
• Ability to work autonomously under ambiguous, high-pressure conditions.
• Willingness to travel internationally and domestically, often on short notice.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience deploying robotics, autonomous systems, heavy equipment, or industrial automation.
• Experience with safety-critical systems, emergency stops, lockout/tagout, or functional safety frameworks.
• Familiarity with hydraulics, GNSS systems, perception stacks, or motion control systems.
• Experience developing service manuals, install guides, or field engineering playbooks.
• OEM or dealer network experience (e.g., Komatsu, Caterpillar, Volvo).

How you’ll stand out

• You can turn ambiguous field failures into structured, repeatable engineering test cases.
• You operate calmly under pressure and lead customers through complex issues.
• You write clean documentation, and clean bug reports.
• You thrive in the dirt, in the logs, and in the details.
• You bridge the gap between engineering vision and field reality.

Benefits

JOINING AIM, YOU WILL

• Solve a massive set of real-world problems that require scalable earth moving
• Accomplish that via deploying and expanding cutting edge tech
• Run your workstreams with the largest degree of autonomy
• Have an opportunity for rapid growth and a large voice on the direction of the company
• Receive company funded medical, dental, vision, 401k, life insurance, gourmet food & perks
• Experience a strong onsite collaboration (AIM offices, labs and proving grounds on the east side of the Greater Seattle area)
• Have an opportunity to travel to unique sites around the world (Americas, Australia, Africa & more)
• Deep immersion on customer sites worldwide
• ~40–70% travel depending on deployment cycles.