Jobs at Forterra

Design, integrate, test, and sustain mechanical systems for autonomous vehicle platforms. Create manufacturable designs, drawing packages, work instructions, and test procedures; troubleshoot vehicle hardware; validate designs against requirements; and analyze designs for manufacturability, assembly, and cost. Collaborate with electrical and software teams, participate in design reviews, and support products from prototypes through production.

Develop and sustain embedded firmware for autonomous vehicle hardware from prototype through production. Responsibilities include board bring-up, low-level debugging, drivers, bootloaders, embedded Linux tools, hardware interface testing, manufacturing diagnostics, validation, and field issue resolution. Collaborate with hardware, software, and systems teams while documenting architectures, test plans, safety materials, and production procedures.

Leads hardware integration for defense autonomous ground vehicle programs, owning hardware architecture, payload interfaces, system requirements, verification and validation, technical artifacts, compliance, risk management, and delivery. Coordinates mechanical, electrical, systems, and integration engineering while collaborating with government customers, vendors, and internal leaders. Supports prototypes through production, technical reviews, testing, demonstrations, and mission-capable system delivery.

Owns Forterra’s export and import compliance program, including ITAR/EAR licensing, product and technology classification, deemed-export controls, shipment and customs compliance, restricted-party screening, and regulatory due diligence. Develops policies, training, audits, investigations, recordkeeping, and continuous-improvement initiatives. Advises business development, engineering, supply chain, and program teams on international transactions, trade shows, and demonstrations. Supervises a direct report and works with government agencies, customers, brokers, and outside counsel.

Support PCB and CCA component lifecycle, sustainment, and shortage resolution for autonomous vehicle systems. Identify and qualify form-fit-function alternates, update drawings and BOMs, manage obsolescence and product change notices, maintain engineering libraries and PLM, and assess component risks across new and active products. Collaborate with Supply Chain and Hardware teams on mitigation strategies, PCB respins, and product gate reviews while maintaining technical documentation.

Develops automated hardware validation systems, test scripts, fixtures, harnesses, and interface boards for autonomous vehicle platforms. Designs and debugs digital and analog circuits, performs board bring-up, reviews PCB designs, and uses laboratory instrumentation to identify issues. Collaborates with firmware, software, manufacturing, mechanical, and PLM teams on test coverage, production screening, design-for-test practices, and technical documentation.

Design, build, route, test, and maintain cable assemblies for autonomous military and commercial vehicle systems. Develop cable diagrams, harness schematics, parts lists, and power/load calculations; integrate cabling, troubleshoot issues, coordinate with suppliers and engineering teams, submit purchase requests, and guide technicians. The role requires CAD and electrical design proficiency, schematic and datasheet interpretation, and familiarity with electrical testing equipment.

Develop and assure safety-critical software for autonomous ground vehicles. Perform hazard analyses including FHA, FMEA, FMECA, FTA, and robotic capability assessments; define safety architectures, requirements, mechanisms, and verification activities; support testing, technical reviews, and safety audits. Collaborate across engineering teams on MIL-STD-882E processes, model-based safety, embedded systems, AI/ML, and autonomous vehicle capabilities while communicating safety considerations and technical progress.

Develop and validate navigation software for autonomous vehicles, including sensor-fusion estimators, Kalman filters, GNSS processing, calibration, integrity monitoring, and GNSS-denied localization. Run deterministic log replays, regression tests, fault injection, and field testing; diagnose real vehicle data and implement safety-relevant health and warning interfaces. Collaborate with autonomy, safety, perception, and vehicle integration teams on design, testing, and code reviews.

Integrate localization software across vehicle platforms and compute environments. Bring up and validate GNSS, IMU, encoder, and navigation sensors; develop hardware/software interfaces and drivers; debug system-level issues; support vehicle testing and performance validation; create calibration and analysis tools; and coordinate software versions and platform dependencies with DevOps. The role requires collaboration with state estimation engineers and occasional travel for on-site vehicle testing.

Develop and test platform control software for autonomous vehicles, translating motion-planner trajectories into drive-by-wire commands. Implement throttle, brake, and steering control algorithms; integrate with body control systems such as headlights and fifth-wheel lifts; and perform hands-on coding, vehicle testing, debugging, and control-system problem solving.

Design, develop, test, and maintain software for autonomous robotics systems. Integrate and validate autonomy software on real vehicles, manage software releases, optimize vehicle-wide performance, analyze test results, debug across subsystems, and collaborate with engineering, research, and product teams to deliver production-quality capabilities and integrations.

Owns spares inventory, replenishment, shipping, recovery, site readiness, returns, repairs, and reporting for autonomous ground vehicle systems. Maintains ERP records, serial traceability, cycle counts, purchase orders, and inventory accuracy. Coordinates with Quality, Supply Chain, Field Service, Engineering, program leadership, and customers to resolve discrepancies, manage RMAs, prepare site spares packages, and improve sustainment procedures.

Design, develop, test, and maintain real-time simulation software for autonomous off-road and on-road systems. Create simulation features, scenarios, integrations, terrain, and sensor capabilities while collaborating with systems, safety, and test teams. Support automated testing, troubleshooting, platform evaluations, software integration, and release verification in a distributed Agile environment.

Deploys, operates, and troubleshoots Vektor’s L2/L3 network infrastructure across field sites and cloud environments. Responsibilities include configuring Linux network appliances, automating infrastructure with Ansible and Terraform, managing AWS infrastructure, analyzing telemetry, supporting VPNs and routing, and conducting customer-site installations and maintenance. The role requires extensive travel, collaboration across engineering, mentoring, and approximately 11+ years of network or systems engineering experience.

Manages the full-cycle accounts payable process, including vendor invoices, employee travel and expense reports, corporate credit card reconciliation, payments, audit-ready documentation, internal controls, and month-end close support. The role also responds to vendor and employee inquiries, assists with audits, and ensures compliance with company policies and applicable regulatory frameworks.

Build APIs, SDKs, adapters, and integration tools for Fabric, a distributed systems platform supporting autonomous vehicles, command-and-control applications, and partner systems. Design interfaces, schemas, and compatibility patterns; develop backend services; integrate across unreliable networks; and improve testing, deployment, observability, and developer tooling. Collaborate with internal teams and external integrators, troubleshoot integration issues, document solutions, and contribute to platform architecture and roadmap decisions.

Owns Windows and Linux administration across a hybrid, multi-cloud environment. Designs and deploys enterprise infrastructure across multiple sites, administers Azure Government, Entra ID, Proxmox, storage, networking, and endpoint systems, and automates configuration with Ansible. The role also leads disaster recovery, compliance hardening, infrastructure security, on-call emergency response, and mentorship of junior engineers.

Own the integrated software product baseline and release cadence across autonomy software, communications, data platforms, edge hardware, and firmware. Define release criteria, make inclusion decisions, manage dependencies, maintain configuration documentation, measure release health, align cross-functional teams, communicate risks, and ensure products meet customer and field requirements.

Own product positioning, messaging, launches, content, competitive intelligence, and sales enablement for Forterra’s autonomous mission systems. Translate complex capabilities across mobility, communications, compute, and sensing into compelling materials for defense decision-makers, program offices, and industry partners. Partner with engineering, marketing, growth, and business development teams to develop proof points, support demos and events, and shape product strategy.