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Field Application Engineer - East Coast, US‎

Elsight - UAV & UGV Connection Confidence
Arlington, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 5/23/2026 CLOSED ON 6/8/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Field Application Engineer - East Coast, US‎ position at Elsight - UAV & UGV Connection Confidence?

Elsight is looking for a highly independent and entrepreneurial Field Application Engineer with strong analytical and technical skills to join our application engineering team in the US (East Coast). As part of our team, you will play a key role in unlocking the full potential of uncrewed systems operating Beyond Visual Line of Sight, delivering maximum value to our customers while operating with a high degree of owenrship.

Who are we?

Elsight delivers absolute connection confidence for drones and unmanned vehicles operating beyond the visual line of sight. Our proprietary bonding technology incorporates both software and hardware elements to deliver extremely reliable, secure, high bandwidth, real-time connectivity (e.g. over LTE/5G/RF/SAT) – even in the most challenging areas for stationary, portable, or actively mobile situational requirements. Our technology is already embedded in drones, and uncrewed vehicles worldwide, all backed up by our cloud service.

It’s time to scale up both the product and the team, and we’re looking for people to win with!

You will…

  • Act as the primary technical point of contact for US customers and the business development team, operating independently and taking full ownership of bridging the gap between our product and customer needs
  • Train, guide, and coach customers and business partners for successful onboarding and ongoing platform usage
  • Provide hands on technical support, troubleshooting complex issues and driving them to resolution with minimal oversight
  • Develop and maintain scripts or tools (mainly in Python or Linux) to automate processes and improve system integrations
  • Work closely with customers to ensure they gain maximum value from our products, delivering proactive support and best practices
  • Lead technical deployments, integrations, and field activities at customer sites when needed
  • Partner with sales to identify and drive technical opportunities, supporting the full sales cycle

Requirements:

Apply if you have…

  • Two years or more in customer-facing technical support or professional services in B2B, advantage for experience working with military or defense organizations.
  • Solid understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, VPN, routing, NAT, etc.)
  • Experience working in Linux environments, including command line and scripting
  • Hands on experience with Python for automation, integration, or data handling
  • Strong sense of ownership with the ability to work independently in a fast paced, customer-facing environment
  • Entrepreneurial mindset with a proactive, problem solving approach
  • Strong communication skills and fluency in English
  • Willingness and ability to travel multiple times per month, including on short notice
  • Must be based in the United States (East Coast preferred); valid US work authorization required.

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