Forward Deployed Engineer

What is Armory?

Armory is a new-age defence tech startup building next-generation products to strengthen Indian Forces in the modern battlefields. The company seeks people with hard work, tenacity, ownership, creativity, and high agency.

Problems we solve

Armory identifies and solves critical, complex, and scientific challenges in modern warfare, using artificial intelligence and deep problem analysis to create defence technologies and products.

Requirements

You are the engineer in the field. As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you travel with the Business Development team to field trials, user evaluations, and NCNC demonstrations across India. You own the system from setup to operation to troubleshooting, and you are the link between field users and the engineering team.

What you'll do

• Prepare, pack, check, and deploy systems for trials and demonstrations, following pre-deployment, on-site, and post-trial checklists
• Set up and run equipment in demanding field conditions
• Diagnose and resolve issues on site across hardware, embedded Linux, networking, and application software
• Escalate to the remote engineering team with precise symptoms, logs, photos, and what you have ruled out
• Run live demonstrations and explain the system's capabilities and limits to operators and senior officers
• Answer technical questions honestly without overpromising
• Capture trial data, observations, user feedback, and incidents in structured trial reports
• Bring field learnings back to R&D as bugs, feature requests, and usability feedback
• Support BD with technical input for trial directives, compliance matrices, and user queries
• Train user personnel on operation and basic maintenance where needed

What we're looking for

• B.E./B.Tech (or equivalent) in Electronics, Electrical, ECE, Instrumentation, or Computer Science, with 3-7 years of hands-on experience
• Comfort working on Linux, including shell, SSH, systemd, logs, file systems, and networking
• Experience with embedded Linux, industrial IoT, or field-deployed systems
• A methodical approach to debugging
• Solid electrical and electronics troubleshooting skills
• Ability to read Python, Bash, or C well enough to follow logs and narrow down software issues
• Clear communication in English and Hindi
• Composure under pressure
• A checklist mindset and an eye for detail
• Willingness to travel extensively at short notice

Good to have

• Experience with defence trials or defence PSU field support
• Exposure to RF systems, SDRs, antennas, spectrum analysers, or drones/UAS
• Experience with GPS/GNSS, rugged hardware, or tactical networking
• Familiarity with military structure, ranks, and protocol
• Field documentation experience such as trial reports and acceptance test protocols
• Comfort with Android devices and debugging over adb

Hiring Process

• Round 1: Screening application and HR round (1 hour)
• Round 2: Culture fit (1 hour)
• Round 3: Technical round (1 hour)
• Round 4: In-person meet in Gurgaon (1 hour)

Work Location

Armory is based in Gurgaon and expects employees in the office when not in the field. The role involves significant travel to trial sites across India.

Benefits

Work directly with the founder, work with a team of A players, take on significant responsibility, and work on hard problems.