Sift

Forward Deployed Engineer, Infrastructure

$150K–$200K + equity (Employer provided) aerospace telemetryhard-techSpaceX DNA

Marina del Rey, CA · Posted August 1, 2026

Why it's interesting

The FDE model reaches hard-tech. Sift — built by SpaceX, Palantir, and Google alumni out of Dragon/Falcon/Starlink telemetry work — embeds engineers to wire its high-frequency observability platform into rockets, drones, and autonomous machines. $150K–$200K + equity, in-office twice a week. Proof the deployment role isn't only SaaS chat agents: it's moving to physical AI, exactly where TechCrunch says FDE demand shifts next.

The role

Bridge Sift's telemetry-observability platform and customers' complex engineering environments — deploy and maintain scalable, resilient infrastructure and build custom solutions alongside aerospace and autonomous-systems teams. STEM degree (CS, data science, engineering, physics, math); genuine interest in aerospace/advanced engineering. Founded by a SpaceX/Google/Palantir team. Verified live on Sift's own Ashby board.

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