# Field Deployment Engineer

- Company: [Aim](<https://jobstar.asia/company/aim>)
- Location: Remote
- Team: Engineering
- Employment type: Full Time
- Salary: $140K – $142K
- Posted: February 6, 2026

## Job description

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.

**Travel**

* Deep immersion on customer sites worldwide
* ~40–70% travel depending on deployment cycles.

## Qualifications

**Basic qualifications**

* 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.

## Why AIM?

### 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)

## Apply

[Apply on Aim](<https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/aim/e3ece897-7c17-472f-acb0-8d34045a9b20>)

Canonical job page: <https://jobstar.asia/job/field-deployment-engineer-aim-ec80a46d3ea42ba6>
