The RoleAs a Mission Operations Engineer at Distributed Spectrum, you will be at the heart of transforming raw RF data into actionable intelligence in operational environments. Empowered by AI-driven sensing, you'll ensure operators can detect, understand, and respond to emerging threats at the edge. You'll work on everything from deploying sensors in the field, integrating systems, and building operational toolchains to supporting customer missions in real time.
What You'll Do- Operate and support live mission deployments, working with edge-AI sensors to detect and classify threats from RF environments.
- Lead hands-on field operations, including deployment planning, sensor configuration, testing, troubleshooting, and data validation.
- Design and improve mission workflows, translating operator needs into technical specifications, products, and real-world capabilities.
- Collaborate closely with engineering teams, feeding customer insights back to drive rapid iteration on sensor hardware, software, and AI models.
- Drive training and documentation efforts, ensuring that internal teams and customers have the tools and knowledge to operate efficiently.
- Support mission planning and execution, including preparing test scenarios, overseeing data collection during deployments, and coordinating post-mission debriefs.
- Ensure data integrity and operational readiness, maintaining system health, monitoring performance, and contributing to continued development of our core platform.
Who You Are- Experience in mission operations or field engineering roles, ideally in RF, sensing, autonomy, or related domains.
- Background in signal processing, communications engineering, or similar technical fields.
- Proficiency with data collection workflows, operational tooling, dashboards, or field instrumentation.
- Strong troubleshooting, adaptability, and an edge-case mindset.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, comfortable with both technical teams and field operators.
- Willingness to travel extensively and work in diverse, sometimes austere, environments.
- Eligible for US security clearance
Nice to Have- Military or government experience working with RF systems
- Familiarity with tools for autonomous system integration
- Experience with AI-informed, edge-deployed sensors, or autonomy platforms.
What We Offer - Above-market salary, equity, and benefits package.
- Early Series A Equity
- Excellent health, dental, and vision coverage
- 401(k) match - up to 4% of your salary
- Flexible PTO
- Daily office lunches in NYC
ITAR RequirementsTo conform to U.S. Government technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.
