Forward Deployed Engineer | AR5
Are you ready to revolutionise the world with TEKEVER?
At TEKEVER, we lead innovation in Europe as the European leader in unmanned technology, where cutting-edge advancements meet unparalleled innovation.
Digital | Defence | Security | Space
We operate across four strategic areas, combining artificial intelligence, systems engineering, data science, and aerospace technology to tackle global challenges — from protecting people and critical infrastructure to exploring space.
We offer a unique surveillance-as-a-service solution that delivers real-time intelligence, enhancing maritime safety and saving lives. Our products and services support strategic and operational decisions in the most demanding environments — whether at sea, on land, in space, or in cyberspace.
Become part of a dynamic, multidisciplinary, and mission-driven team that is transforming maritime surveillance and redefining global safety standards.
At TEKEVER, our mission is to provide limitless support through mission-oriented game-changers, delivering the right information at the right time to empower critical decision-making.
If you're passionate about technology and eager to shape the future — TEKEVER is the place for you.
The Role
You'll work at the intersection of engineering and field deployment, embedded with customers across the World. Starting from TEKEVER's product baseline, you'll develop and integrate customer-specific features, working directly alongside the customer's technical team to understand their needs and deliver solutions that work in the real world. This isn't support, it's engineering in the field.
Location: Caldas da Rainha when not travelling to customer sites
What you'll do
Develop customer-specific features and integrations on top of TEKEVER's product baseline
Work directly with customer engineering and operations teams on-site to understand requirements and deliver solutions
Translate operational needs into technical implementations quickly and effectively
Maintain system integrity while extending functionality for customer-specific use cases
Feed learnings and insights back to TEKEVER's core engineering teams to inform product development
Travel regularly to customer sites around the World as part of your core role
What you bring
4+ years of professional engineering experience
Solid cross-domain technical foundation, electrical, electronics, software, and mechanical
Comfortable picking up unfamiliar systems and building on top of them
Strong communication skills, able to work directly with customer teams in a professional, field environment
Hands-on, problem-solving mindset with a bias for getting things done
Willingness to travel regularly
Nice to have
Experience with unmanned systems, avionics, or complex embedded systems
Background in systems integration or field deployment
Familiarity with government or regulated operational environments
What we have to offer you:
An excellent work environment and an opportunity to make a difference;
Salary Compatible with the level of proven experience;
Daily shuttle from Leiria, Lisbon, Alcobaça and Rio Maior;
- Departamento
- PRODUCT DEV
- Localizações
- Tekever Caldas da Rainha (PT)