Senior Systems Data and Automation Engineer (On-site)

Fortem Technologies is a venture-capital backed company located in Lindon, UT. In a world where sophisticated drones are commonplace, Fortem Technologies provides the most artificial intelligence (AI) based airspace safety and security solutions on the planet. Fortem Technologies is the only company that provides a military-tested, commercially available solution that alerts, identifies, and secures against drones and other non-cooperative objects in the sky.

We value customer satisfaction, teamwork, flexibility, personal integrity & accountability, and a spirit of giving back to the community.

Job Summary

We are seeking a Systems Data & Automation Engineer to own the data infrastructure and automation that power system performance evaluation. This role sits on the software side of the systems engineering team and partners closely with algorithms, hardware, and field teams. 

You'll build automated pipelines for data validation and analysis, organize large volumes of radar and simulation data, and develop dashboards that turn raw data into actionable engineering insight. The ideal candidate is a strong software engineer with a track record of building data infrastructure that scales. 

Primary Responsibilities:

· Design and maintain automated pipelines for data validation, regression analysis, and performance benchmarking across simulated and real radar data 

· Organize data, simulation outputs, and metrics in a structured database, enabling longitudinal tracking of system performance over time 

· Build and maintain dashboards (e.g., Grafana) that surface KPIs, regression trends, and results to engineering and leadership 

· Develop tooling and automation that streamline how the team ingests, processes, and analyzes data 

· Participate in architectural decisions, code reviews, and technical design discussions 

· Collaborate across algorithms, hardware, firmware, and product teams 

Education and Required Skills/Experience:

· BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Physics, or related field 

· Strong proficiency in Python and C++ for data processing and automation 

· Experience designing and maintaining data pipelines and working with relational and/or time-series databases 

· Hands-on experience building dashboards (Grafana, Plotly/Dash, Kibana, or equivalent) 

· Solid experience developing in Linux-based environments 

· Familiarity with Git and modern development workflows (CI/CD, unit testing) 

· Eligible to obtain a U.S. security clearance if required 

· Ability to work in outdoor field environments and travel as needed

Desired Skills/Experience
· Active or prior U.S. security clearance 

· Working knowledge of radar fundamentals and signal processing concepts 

· Familiarity with network programming (TCP/UDP) and data serialization (Protobuf, Cap'n Proto) 

· Experience with high-fidelity sensor simulation frameworks 

· Background in sensor fusion, tracking, or detection algorithms
 

About You 

· You enjoy solving complex problems that span software, simulation, and physical systems 

· You write clean, maintainable, efficient code 

· You have a strong sense of ownership and push projects forward 

· You're adaptable, curious, and continuously learning 

· You're excited about radar and UAV technologies that impact airspace safety 

Location & Work Arrangement Based in Lindon, UT. On-site four days per week with one
remote day. Occasional travel — a few trips per year to support field activities or team coordination.