Job Description
Remote:
Must reside in or near San Diego, CA - Will need to go onsite occasionally
Reports to:
Echo
Direct reports:
None. Delta’s provide performance feedback on other engineers and participate in company peer mentorship program.
Travel:
0-10%
The Role
The Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Sr FDE) serves as the technical lead responsible for the architecture, ontology design, application delivery, operational support, and overall platform health of SCE’s PSPS CDP and WiSDM Foundry environments. The Sr FDE partners directly with utility stakeholders, operational users, and engineering teams to deliver and sustain mission-critical operational capabilities supporting wildfire mitigation, Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) operations, and regulatory reporting requirements.
The Senior FDE independently owns complex implementation efforts from design through production support, mentors junior engineers, and ensures solutions remain scalable, supportable, and aligned to enterprise governance standards.
Key Responsibilities
Design, implement, and maintain ontology-driven applications within Palantir Foundry supporting PSPS operations and utility decision making
Develop and enhance Workshop applications, operational dashboards, workflows, and actions used by field operations, customer operations, and executive leadership
Design and govern enterprise ontology objects, relationships, and business logic supporting multiple operational use cases
Implement and maintain data pipelines integrating SAP, OMS, GIS, weather, customer, and operational systems
Support production operations, incident response, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis during critical operational events
Participate in operational readiness exercises, tabletop events, and production support activities
Collaborate with stakeholders to translate operational requirements into scalable Foundry solutions
Develop governance processes supporting ontology lifecycle management, object reuse, and platform scalability
Support deployment promotion, release management, testing coordination, and environment governance
Create and maintain technical documentation, operational runbooks, architecture diagrams, and support procedures
Mentor engineers on ontology design, Workshop development, operational architecture, and Foundry best practices
Preferred Qualifications
Deep expertise with Palantir Foundry Ontology Manager, Workshop, Actions, Pipeline Builder, and operational application development
6+ years of software engineering or systems integration experience
Experience supporting production operational platforms with strict uptime and response requirements
Experience with Python, TypeScript, or Java within Foundry development workflows
Familiarity with utility operations, wildfire mitigation, public safety operations, outage management, asset management, customer operations, or regulatory reporting environments
Experience designing enterprise ontologies and governing reusable data models across multiple applications
Experience integrating ERP, GIS, operational, and enterprise systems into Foundry
Experience supporting utility, energy, infrastructure, emergency management, public safety, or other operational environments
Experience participating in on-call rotations or supporting mission-critical production systems
Strong understanding of operational governance, release management, and platform support models
Ability to own full feature lifecycle: architecture → build → test → deployment
Additional Preferred Experience
Experience supporting Palantir Foundry implementations exceeding 50+ ontology objects and multiple operational applications
Experience conducting ontology reviews, governance assessments, and platform architecture evaluations
Experience working directly with executive stakeholders, operations teams, and enterprise architecture organizations
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 delivers digital services that help government agencies unlock the power of their data for good and maximize the value of their technology investments. We design, develop, and deploy solutions to solve mission-critical problems. PVM is a black- and service-disabled veteran-owned small business and was founded by a retired Naval officer out of frustration with the status quo with one goal in mind: to help his fellow Shipmates solve the problems they were facing every day. Today, we continue to be driven by that same goal and are focused on taking on our clients’ missions as our own to make a difference in the communities we serve. PVM believes in equal opportunity employment. We won’t discriminate against any employee or applicant based on race, gender, nationality, age, religion, disability, military status, or sexual orientation. As a company and as individuals, we’re committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for our team, our family members, and our clients.
