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Field Engineering Manager Location Remote (U.S.) with periodic travel to customer sites, TurbineOne facilities, demonstrations, and operational events as required. About TurbineOne TurbineOne is building Mission-AI for the Frontlines. Our Frontline Perception System (FPS) helps military and national security operators detect threats, accelerate decision-making, and unlock the power of AI at the tactical edge. We endeavor to build mission-valuable products in command and control, autonomy, and AI-enabled mission systems. We partner directly with frontline users to deliver mission-ready capabilities that work in real-world environments where speed, trust, reliability, and operational resilience matter most. Our team is composed of experienced technologists, veterans, and operators committed to advancing national security through responsible innovation. The Role TurbineOne is seeking a Field Engineering Manager to lead our Field Engineering function, responsible for the technical leadership of field integrations, helping shape how TurbineOne deploys, scales, and supports our Frontline Perception System (FPS) in diverse operational environments. This is a player-coach leadership role. You will manage a talented team of Field Engineers while remaining technically engaged in integration architecture, tooling development, and on-site deployment execution. You'll help the team prioritize integration efforts, remove obstacles, and ensure field teams and customers can execute missions reliably and repeatedly. Unlike traditional SaaS organizations, TurbineOne delivers mission-critical AI software into customer-owned environments ranging from enterprise cloud infrastructure to tactical edge systems supporting U.S. national security missions. Success requires balancing engineering velocity with operational reliability, cybersecurity, and government compliance. Reporting directly to the Senior Director, Engineering Operations, you will work closely with Engineering, Product, Security, and Mission Operations to ensure our field deployment capabilities continue to scale alongside our rapidly growing customer base. What You'll Do Lead the Field Engineering Team Manage and mentor a high-performing team of field engineers, fostering a culture of ownership and technical excellence. Define and standardize deployment workflows and integration playbooks to improve repeatability and reliability. Ensure the operational readiness of field personnel through continuous training, robust documentation, and deployment guides. Provide Technical Leadership Set the technical strategy for field integrations, identifying gaps in current processes and implementing scalable solutions. Lead the implementation and improvement of field engineering tooling, scripts (Python, Go, Bash), and automation workflows. Serve as the primary escalation point for complex technical integration challenges and troubleshoot high-stakes mission issues. Build Secure Mission Infrastructure Oversee the provisioning and configuration of FPS deployments within customer-owned tactical edge systems. Ensure secure software delivery into comms-contested environments where speed and operational resilience are paramount. Partner with Security and Product teams to align field implementation patterns with government compliance and mission requirements. Partner Across the Company Work closely with Engineering, Product, Security, Mission Operations, Field Engineering, and executive leadership. Translate business priorities into actionable Field Engineering initiatives. Clearly communicate priorities, risks, dependencies, timelines, and technical tradeoffs. Support customer deployments, demonstrations, exercises, and mission events as needed. Drive Mission Readiness Ensure every Field Engineer is fully prepared before customer deployments, including technical readiness, certifications, and required trai