Forterra

The Product Marketing Manager will position and launch autonomous defense products, translating complex engineering capabilities into compelling messaging for defense decision-makers and industry partners. The role requires 4–6 years of technical B2B product marketing experience and exceptional writing and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Own the integrated release baseline for an autonomous vehicle and hardware ecosystem, coordinating multiple engineering teams and ensuring products are stable, supported, and aligned with customer needs. Requires 5+ years of product management experience and strong technical, cross-functional execution skills.

Designs brand, campaign, and marketing creative across digital, print, events, and large-format applications, translating complex autonomous-systems concepts into compelling visual stories. Requires 4+ years of graphic design experience, advanced Adobe Creative Suite proficiency, and strong brand and production skills.

Leads the full government contracting lifecycle, from capture and acquisition strategy through negotiation, performance, compliance, and closeout. Requires 8+ years of federal contracting experience, strong FAR/DFARS expertise, and the ability to manage government, subcontract, and teaming relationships.

Develops, validates, and optimizes manufacturing and integration processes for autonomous vehicle systems from prototype through production. The role requires hands-on experience with mechanical and electrical assembly, process documentation, DFM/DFA, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement.

Leads quality assurance, corrective action, audits, compliance, and continuous improvement for autonomous manufacturing programs. Requires a STEM bachelor's degree, substantial quality-management supervisory experience, manufacturing-sector expertise, and knowledge of ISO, PPAP/APQP, root-cause analysis, and configuration management.

Build and operate production agentic infrastructure, evaluation systems, guardrails, and enterprise integrations that enable safe, observable AI-assisted engineering. The role requires 3+ years of software development experience, recent LLM or agentic systems depth, strong Python and production operations skills, and sound judgment about automation and trustworthiness.

Manages full-cycle accounts payable, employee travel and expense reports, corporate card reconciliations, audit documentation, and month-end close activities. Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, strong Excel and ERP skills, and a focus on accuracy and compliance.

Owns customer relationships and independently diagnoses, repairs, and maintains integrated hardware-software systems in the field. The role requires at least five years of technical field-service experience, strong customer communication, mentoring ability, and up to 75% domestic and international travel.

Leads Forterra’s end-to-end product security program for autonomous vehicle platforms, including DoD authorization, compliance, threat modeling, vulnerability management, and incident response. Requires 7+ years of cybersecurity experience, ATO ownership, embedded or autonomous systems expertise, and strong technical and executive leadership.

Leads requirements, functional architecture, traceability, safety integration, and change-impact activities for an autonomous yard truck program. Requires a bachelor’s degree and at least seven years of systems engineering experience with complex cyber-physical systems and cross-functional technical leadership.

Integrates autonomy, middleware, networking, and operator-control software to deliver end-to-end command-and-control workflows for autonomous ground vehicles. The role requires strong software engineering and Linux skills, with experience in message-oriented middleware; C++, web, networking, robotics, and real-time systems are valued.

Own vehicle systems architecture, requirements, and integration/test across mechanical, electrical, and software domains. The role requires hands-on experience integrating actuation and sensing systems, analyzing test data, and supporting safety-critical vehicle platforms.

Perform in-process and final inspections of electrical assemblies, wiring harnesses, and enclosures on the production floor. Verify compliance with IPC standards, document non-conformances, and collaborate with manufacturing and quality teams to maintain high reliability standards for autonomous defense platforms.

Growth Lead responsible for developing go-to-market strategies, cultivating DoW stakeholder relationships, converting pilot programs into large-scale deployments, and scaling Forterra's defense autonomy solutions across commands and program offices. Requires defense sector experience in operations, policy, or acquisition plus proven growth delivery for emerging technologies.

Senior individual contributor owning end-to-end product security for DoD autonomous systems programs. Leads RMF/ATO processes, defines security architecture and requirements for hardware/software (including air-gapped/embedded), performs threat modeling, STIG compliance, and supply-chain security.

Lead sustainment and integrated logistics support (ILS) for Forterra's autonomous ground vehicles for DoD and commercial customers. Develop product support strategies, manage spares/inventory/repairs, perform LORA/MTA/LCSP analyses, and ensure performance-based sustainment with 6+ years military logistics experience.

Operations Analytics Manager building and owning the end-to-end analytics stack for demand forecasting, S&OP, supply chain optimization, and costed BOM analytics. Requires 5+ years in data science or operations analytics, Python/SQL proficiency, forecasting model experience, and cross-functional partnership with leadership.

SkillBridge internship providing hands-on experience as a Field Service Representative. Support customer product readiness, perform on-site diagnostics/repairs/troubleshooting of mechanical and electronic equipment, deliver technical training, and build customer relationships. Requires military technical/maintenance background and up to 75% travel.

SkillBridge internship providing hands-on experience fabricating prototype hardware, building cable harnesses, integrating systems onto autonomous vehicle platforms, and supporting manufacturing processes for defense autonomy technology. Requires 3+ years in automotive/industrial repair and electrical troubleshooting.

Senior Software Engineer on the DevOps and Tooling team building internal tools. Requires 3-5+ years experience, Rust or strong systems background, TypeScript/React, Linux, Docker, and CI/CD.

Lead company-wide training programs for autonomous ground vehicle operations. Design curricula, develop materials, and manage delivery for internal personnel and external customers.

Lead end-to-end customer program execution for autonomous ground systems, owning partnerships, pilots, scaling, and mission delivery while working closely with engineering and operations teams.

Hands-on Senior Electrical Engineer designing high-reliability hardware for autonomous military and commercial vehicles. Focus on PCB/CCA design with SoCs, high-speed interfaces, power systems, and cross-functional collaboration.

Integrates and deploys software payloads on autonomous ground-vehicle hardware, validates field performance, and improves system behavior through testing and cross-functional collaboration. Requires 3+ years of relevant experience, strong C/C++ skills, hardware integration experience, and a bachelor's degree or equivalent expertise.

Supports mission operations by conducting market research, developing business cases, preparing proposals, and collaborating with product, engineering, and marketing teams for customer deployments of autonomous systems. 12-week SkillBridge internship requiring SkillBridge eligibility and 50% travel.

Develops compelling proposal content and business development materials like RFI responses, white papers, and capability statements for U.S. Government and defense pursuits. Translates complex technical concepts into persuasive, compliant narratives while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Designs, manages, and secures AWS cloud infrastructure across multi-account environments using Terraform for autonomous vehicle platforms. Requires 3+ years AWS experience, strong IaC skills, and security focus; GovCloud/FedRAMP preferred.

Provides hands-on customer and field support for integrated autonomous hardware and software systems, including deployment, networking, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis. Requires 5+ years of experience, a bachelor's degree, strong Linux and programming skills, and up to 75% travel.

Designs and executes test strategies for autonomous vehicle safety-critical functions including navigation and sensor fusion. Requires 5+ years experience in system validation and bachelor's in engineering.

Leads development, integration, and field deployment of autonomy software for ground vehicles, optimizing sensing, compute, controls, and mission behaviors. Requires at least 3 years of relevant experience, strong programming and software engineering fundamentals, and preferably robotics, ROS2, safety-critical, or embedded systems experience.

Develop, integrate, and deploy autonomy software for robotic ground vehicles, collaborating with users and cross-functional engineering teams to deliver production-quality capabilities. The role requires strong software engineering fundamentals and experience integrating software with hardware; robotics and autonomous-systems experience is preferred.

Leads technical execution for defense autonomy programs on autonomous ground vehicles, owning system architecture, integration across engineering disciplines, risk management, and delivery to government customers. Requires 5+ years in robotics/systems integration and bachelor's in engineering.