Lead Airfield Deployment Engineer

About us

Ground operations are the backbone of aviation, yet they remain largely manual and fragmented. Moonware is changing that.

HALO, our flagship product, is used by airfield teams to optimize flight turnarounds. It serves as a centralized operating layer to manage and oversee tasks, communications, and performance. By enhancing operational visibility and control, HALO enables faster, more reliable, and standardized ground operations.

Our vision is to provide fully autonomous ground operations. HALO serves as the digital infrastructure to support that transition, connecting data, people, and machines to build toward automated airfields.

Moonware’s team combines aviation operations domain knowledge together with software and engineering expertise from top Silicon Valley tech companies. As we scale, we’re expanding the Moonware ecosystem to support the next generation of air transportation.

About the role

Moonware is seeking an experienced engineer to lead our airfield deployments. You will be responsible for deploying and integrating our core products at airports worldwide, ensuring seamless adoption across diverse customer environments. This role blends technical deployment, customer interaction, and engineering problem-solving, making it ideal for someone who thrives in high-impact, hands-on fieldwork.

Responsibilities

• Own product deployments at customer airfields, leading on-site integration and technical implementation.

• Configure and tailor our products to integrate into customer operational workflows, capturing the nuances of their business requirements.

• Transfer field knowledge back to engineering to develop new product features, particularly focusing on requirements provided by customers.

• Deploy and manage Moonware’s hardware systems, including but not limited to sensors, IoT devices, and automation infrastructure.

• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues with customer teams in fast-paced operational environments.

• Develop best practices and documentation to scale deployment efficiency.

• Travel frequently to customer locations (working nights and flexible hours to support live operations).

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in an engineering role (hardware/software integration or implementation preferred)

• Hands-on experience with hardware systems, sensors, or IoT in real-world deployments.

• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot live, mission-critical systems.

• Excellent communication skills and a proven ability to interface with clients and cross-functional teams.

• A self-starter mindset with the ability to lead projects independently in high-pressure environments.

This role might be right for you if

• You’re excited by aerospace, autonomy, and robotics.

• You thrive on the road, solving real-world problems at airports.

• You enjoy leading technical teams and interfacing directly with customers.

• You seek high-impact, hands-on work at the intersection of aviation and technology.

• You’re eager to shape the future of air travel with an early-stage startup.

Nice to-haves

• Aerospace experience (e.g., working with airlines, aircraft OEMs, or aviation operations).

• Experience in B2B client-facing roles, particularly in technical deployment or product implementation.

• Background in embedded systems, robotics, or autonomy.

• Experience integrating hardware and AI-driven software solutions in operational environments.