# Forward Deployed Test Engineer at Revel

> Onsite · United States · Unspecified · QA / Test · open. Source: https://alderhq.app/jobs/ashby%3Arevel%3A4dfd6b18-278f-4632-bd3d-43b7a05ffaf8 (read 2026-11-07).

## Facts (observed)

- Company: [Revel](https://alderhq.app/companies/revel)
- Location text: Los Angeles; New York; San Francisco
- Where it can be done from (inferred): Onsite · United States (evidence: "Location: Los Angeles; New York; San Francisco")
- Posted: 2026-06-26 (133 days ago)
- First seen by alder: 2026-11-02 · last verified: 2026-11-04
- Reposted: 0 times · edited: 0 times
- Apply on the employer's site: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/revel/4dfd6b18-278f-4632-bd3d-43b7a05ffaf8
- Skills listed (inferred): Distributed systems

## Pay and sponsorship

- Posted pay: not posted
- Market band for similar posted roles (Los Angeles, n 39): p25 $116k, median $135k, p75 $154k

## Description (the employer's text)

### About Revel

At Revel, we are revolutionizing the way the world’s most critical hardware is controlled—across aerospace, automotive, energy, and manufacturing sectors. Our next-generation software stack combines an intuitive command/control interface, a specialized programming language tailored for hardware control, and a high-performance runtime environment. We empower engineers to build, test, and deploy critical systems rapidly, reliably, and safely.

### The Role

### Forward Deployed Test Engineer

Revel · Los Angeles, San Francisco (Travel 30–50%)

Forward Deployed Test Engineers are Revel's most embedded technical presence with customers. You'll be the person who makes Revel real by connecting our software to a customer's test stand on day one, replacing weeks of manual test setup with a streamlined RevelTest workflow, and building the kind of deep technical partnership that makes customers successful long-term.

You will walk into a customer's facility and be responsible for rapidly identifying pain points, deeply understanding what success looks like for the customer, and executing across domains. Nothing is out of scope. You will help customers be successful by converting test stands over to Revel, leverage industry experience/knowledge to solve technical problems, lead training and education for new users, and find opportunities for expansion. You'll work directly on the hardware that powers critical operations across aerospace, defense, automotive, energy, and manufacturing.

You are the primary customer voice, responsible for articulately translating customer needs into product features. What you hear, see, and do in the field comes back to directly shape our product roadmap.

This is not a support role. It’s a highly technical, high-ownership position at the intersection of software engineering, product development, and business strategy.

### What You’ll Do

Own end-to-end deployment of Revel at customer sites (connecting to test stands, sensors, actuators, and existing infrastructure).

Build and grow deep technical relationships with your customer portfolio by understanding their hardware, product goals, and expanding the Revel partnership over time

Embed with customer engineering teams onsite and be responsible for writing RevelCode, building dashboards, delivering training, and connecting customers to the right Revel resources

Translate field learnings into product feedback with our Head of Product

Travel 30–50% to customer sites, primarily California with broader domestic and international travel

### What We’re Looking For

What matters is strong technical depth, the ability to problem-solve quickly on your feet in unpredictable field environments, and the trust you build with engineering teams.

Open to candidates at all experience levels, from junior to senior. Preferred 2+ years of post-college engineering experience; background in ME, EE, or Physics is a plus

Hands-on experience in test engineering, embedded systems, robotics, aerospace, automotive, or similar hardware domains

Hands-on experience running test campaigns, data acquisition, building test infrastructure, or validating hardware

Basic proficiency in software and networking

High-level system design understanding—how software, firmware, and hardware interact end-to-end and bridge the gap between theoretical design and real-world operational failures

Strong communicator who builds lasting trust with customer engineering teams and technical stakeholders

Proven ability to troubleshoot complex issues under pressure in unpredictable field environments. This person will be able to rapidly determine if erratic telemetry is a firmware bug, a faulty harness, or a physical sensor failure.

Willingness to travel and work hands-on with cutting-edge hardware teams

US citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee (ITAR requirement)

### Bonus Points

Experience with PLCs, control systems, NI software suite, TwinCAT, or CodeSys. Ideally, you've built or maintained the test infrastructure yourself, not just used someone else's

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