# Principal Forward Deployed Autonomous Systems Engineer at Mach Industries

- Company: Mach Industries
- What the company does: Mach Industries is building faster, smarter defense infrastructure for the modern era. Backed by Khosla and Sequoia.
- Company website: https://www.machindustries.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Huntington Beach, California, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-23
- Apply by: 2026-11-07
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/machindustries/jobs/4418278009
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/mach-industries-principal-forward-deployed-autonomous-systems-engineer/

## About the role

Mach Industries is seeking a Principal Forward Deployed Autonomous Systems Engineer (FDASE) to lead the fielding, operation, and continued development of autonomous defense platforms. This role sits at the intersection of engineering, flight operations, product development, and customer engagement. You will be responsible for ensuring that complex autonomous systems can be deployed, operated, maintained, and scaled successfully in demanding real-world environments.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor’s degree in robotics, aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science, or another relevant STEM discipline, or equivalent hands-on technical experience
- Extensive experience operating, integrating, testing, or fielding unmanned aircraft, autonomous systems, robotics, or similarly complex electromechanical systems
- Demonstrated experience leading technical field operations, deployments, flight-test activities, or customer demonstrations
- Strong understanding of complete system architectures and subsystem interactions
- Advanced troubleshooting ability across several disciplines, including mechanical systems, avionics, radio-frequency systems, networking, flight controls, and software
- Experience determining operational readiness and making risk-informed go/no-go recommendations

Tags: Test & Flight Operations