Los Angeles, CA
Unified data platform for hardware testing and operations
Nominal builds a connected software suite for testing and operating complex hardware systems, providing real-time data infrastructure, observability, and analysis tools. It serves engineering teams in aerospace, defense, energy, autonomy, and manufacturing to accelerate testing, build resilience, and deliver mission-critical capabilities faster. The platform unifies data from simulations, HIL, and field tests, enabling real-time collaboration and analysis in secure environments including air-gapped setups.
Support the Growth Enablement team by managing content, learning platforms, and program logistics for sales and solution architecture teams. Requires a bachelor's degree, strong organizational and communication skills, and experience in operations, content, or learning development.
Build, optimize, and maintain large-scale build systems (Bazel priority) and developer infrastructure including CI/CD, observability, and release automation for a fast-growing hardware-software platform company. Requires 4+ years experience with build systems at scale and large monorepos.
Build intuitive frontend interfaces and data models for complex, high-volume telemetry and real-time operational data at the intersection of product, design, and engineering. Requires 5+ years building technical products, strong TypeScript/React skills, systems thinking, and comfort with ambiguity in sophisticated domains like observability or infrastructure.
Mission Operations Engineer bridging Nominal's connected test and operations platform with high-stakes Federal customers (DoD, DOE, NASA). Own project lifecycles, deploy/integrate software on government networks, build relationships, train users, and drive product improvements while navigating bureaucracy. Requires 5+ years technical project management, Federal government experience, and TS clearance eligibility.
Lead U.S. Government contract strategy for a defense tech SaaS platform. Structure opportunities, translate commercial software models into compliant government contracts, negotiate with Contracting Officers, and build scalable acquisition frameworks. Requires 5+ years in government contracting with deep FAR/DFARS knowledge.
Senior Recruiter partnering with leaders to own full-cycle recruiting for Commercial Sales (AE/SDR/RevOps), G&A, and Marketing functions. Build sourcing pipelines from scratch, shape recruiting strategy, and close talent in a fast-growing hardware/AI/deep-tech startup.
Product Manager responsible for building data review tools that accelerate hardware engineers' analysis of test data using advanced analytics, anomaly detection, and AI. Requires 3-5 years PM experience, strong technical intuition, and passion for hardware/software intersection.
Deployment Systems Engineer responsible for deploying and supporting Nominal's platform in restricted, on-prem, and air-gapped environments. Requires hands-on Linux/Kubernetes expertise, frequent customer-site travel, and TS clearance eligibility.
Deploy and support Nominal's self-hosted platform in customer environments including air-gapped and regulated sites. Own Linux, Kubernetes, and bare-metal infrastructure reliability while partnering directly with customer IT and security teams.
Supports federal leadership in scaling defense tech business by managing pipeline, forecasting, cross-functional coordination, and high-stakes opportunities from pipeline to contract. Requires 5+ years in government/policy/operations and experience in ambiguous, high-growth environments.
Drives business expansion with U.S. Air Force by owning pipeline creation, customer relationships, deal execution, and strategic partnerships. Requires 5+ years in defense BD/capture, Air Force knowledge, technical background, and TS/SCI eligibility.
Drives business development for Nominal's federal defense accounts, owning pipeline creation, customer relationships, and deal execution with U.S. military branches like Air Force and Army. Requires 5+ years BD experience in defense, deep federal knowledge, and technical background; involves 50% travel and TS/SCI clearance.
Leads technical discovery, designs solution architectures, delivers demos, and builds proofs of value for federal customers in defense and hardware sectors. Partners with sales to advance deals, requiring 5+ years pre-sales experience and fluency in cloud, data tools, and Python/SQL.
Leads execution and growth of strategic federal customer programs for DoD, DOE, NASA. Coordinates cross-functional teams including Engineering, Product, and BD to ensure on-time delivery, strong relationships, and platform adoption. Requires 5+ years in program management in defense/government tech.
Build polished, high-performance React/TypeScript web interfaces for hardware engineers to analyze complex data and automate tests. Requires 3+ years frontend experience, strong UX focus, and API integration skills.
Full-stack engineer building scalable backend services and performant web interfaces for hardware telemetry data analysis. Requires 3+ years experience with React/Next.js/TypeScript and backend languages like Java/Go/Rust.
Software engineer embedding with federal customers (DoD, NASA) to deploy platform into mission-critical environments, build custom integrations, and manage high-stakes deployments under strict security constraints. Requires 5+ years experience and Top Secret clearance eligibility.
Software Engineer on Mission Dev team builds custom apps, data pipelines, and integrations for hardware customers in mission-critical environments. Requires strong problem-solving, customer focus, and ability to ship software rapidly in ambiguous settings with up to 50% travel.
Builds and owns distributed backend systems for ingesting, processing, and storing high-frequency telemetry data for hardware platforms. Requires 3+ years in performance-critical systems, expertise in Go/Rust/Java, cloud infra, and storage/streaming tech.
Build early-stage commercial pipeline through outreach and research, shape GTM strategy by testing messaging and experiments, and support sales operations at a hardware testing platform company. Requires 1+ years sales experience, technical fluency, and scrappy builder mindset; fast-track to Account Executive.
Mission Operations Engineer deploys and integrates software platform into customer hardware operations like spacecraft and defense systems, provides training/support, gathers feedback for improvements, and builds customer relationships. Requires 4+ years hardware engineering experience, data skills, and up to 50% travel.
Owns full sales cycle for enterprise accounts, closing seven-figure deals with hardware and defense organizations. Requires 3+ years enterprise sales experience, technical fluency, and relationship-building skills in complex industrial environments.
Cloud Infrastructure Engineer optimizes CI/CD pipelines, manages AWS and Kubernetes-based cloud systems, and ensures reliable developer environments while contributing to on-prem deployments. Requires 4+ years experience with IaC tools like Terraform and observability stacks.