Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
Location: Onsite, Arlington, VA
Reports to: Echo (Forward Deployed Strategist)
Direct reports: None
Travel: 0–10%
Pay range: Based on experience
The Role
PVM is hiring a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer to serve as a technical lead for Southern California Edison's environments in Palantir Foundry. These systems support wildfire mitigation, Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) operations, and regulatory reporting.
You will lead architecture, ontology design, application delivery, and overall platform health. You will own complex implementation efforts from design through production support. You will mentor engineers and keep solutions scalable, supportable, and aligned to enterprise governance standards.
What You'll Do
Serve as technical lead for platform architecture and environment health across PSPS CDP and WiSDM
Design and govern enterprise ontology objects, relationships, and business logic across multiple operational use cases
Own complex implementation efforts end to end: architecture, build, test, deployment, and production support
Lead incident response and root cause analysis during critical operational events
Set governance processes for ontology lifecycle management, object reuse, and platform scalability
Lead release management, deployment promotion, and environment governance
Partner with utility stakeholders, operations teams, and enterprise architecture to turn operational needs into scalable Foundry solutions
Mentor engineers on ontology design, Workshop development, operational architecture, and Foundry best practices
Provide performance feedback on Junior and Mid-Level engineers
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or a related field, plus at least 6 years of software engineering or systems integration experience
In lieu of a degree: at least 10 years of relevant experience
Deep expertise with Palantir Foundry Ontology Manager, Workshop, Actions, Pipeline Builder, and operational application development
Experience designing enterprise ontologies and governing reusable data models across multiple applications
Experience supporting production operational platforms with strict uptime and response requirements
Strong grasp of operational governance, release management, and platform support models
Willingness to work 12-hour rotating shifts onsite in Rosemead, CA, including nights, weekends, and holidays
Preferred Qualifications
Experience on Foundry implementations with 50+ ontology objects and multiple operational applications
Experience conducting ontology reviews, governance assessments, and platform architecture evaluations
Experience working directly with executive stakeholders and enterprise architecture organizations
Familiarity with utility operations, wildfire mitigation, public safety, outage management, or regulatory reporting
About PVM & Benefits
At PVM, we mean it when we say we value diversity. As a PVM team member, you will work with people from all different backgrounds that are passionate about the problems we solve for our customers and are focused on delivering value for our clients. Our culture encourages problem solving, leadership, and innovation, and creates an environment that will support your professional and personal growth.
Here are a few highlights of the advantages of being a part of the PVM community:
Opportunities for growth and advancement
Tuition/Training reimbursement
Peer bonus program
Remote and on-site positions available
Unlimited PTO
Flexible work schedule
PVM, Inc. is an SBA 8(a)-certified, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business and Palantir USG Vanguard Partner. PVM is an equal opportunity employer.