Senior Deployment Engineer

About the Company Armada is the hyperscaler for the edge, delivering modular AI infrastructure from first deployment to AI factory with speed, scale and sovereignty. Named one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies and to the CNBC Disruptor 50, Armada’s solutions are deployed in over 60 countries globally for organizations ranging from energy to defense. With nearly $500 million in funding to date, Armada is backed by leading investors including Founders Fund, Lux, BlackRock and Microsoft (M12), alongside strategic partnerships with Microsoft, Dell, Palantir, NVIDIA, SpaceX, and Skydio. We are building the infrastructure layer for sovereign and edge AI - rugged, deployable compute for customers that cannot rely on centralized cloud. Working at Armada means taking ownership, driving autonomy, and delivering impact. You’ll tackle challenges that haven’t been solved before and help build something transformative from the ground up. What you do here will not only define your career but help further Armada’s mission to bridge the digital divide for customers around the world. About the role The Senior Deployment Engineer is a senior-level technical field engineering role responsible for leading the deployment, commissioning, startup, troubleshooting, and operational readiness of Armada’s modular data center infrastructure across North America and global customer environments. This role serves as a key technical authority during deployment operations and is responsible for independently driving complex field execution activities across electrical, mechanical, controls/BAS, networking, and low-voltage infrastructure systems. The Senior Deployment Engineer exercises significant independent judgment in diagnosing infrastructure issues, coordinating technical resolution efforts, and ensuring operational reliability across mission-critical deployments. This position requires a highly experienced infrastructure professional capable of making real-time technical decisions in dynamic field environments while partnering cross-functionally with Engineering, Manufacturing, Deployment Leadership, Customer Operations, and external vendors. Location. This role is remote with extensive travel. What You'll Do (Key Responsibilities) Deployment & Field Leadership • Lead installation, commissioning, startup, and validation activities for modular data center deployments across domestic and international environments • Serve as the senior technical field resource during deployment execution and operational readiness activities • Independently execute and oversee deployment plans, commissioning procedures, and infrastructure validation processes • Conduct site assessments and provide technical leadership for field execution, issue resolution, and operational acceptance • Drive deployment quality, operational consistency, and adherence to Armada engineering and safety standards Technical Ownership & Troubleshooting • Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis efforts across electrical, mechanical, controls/BAS, networking, and monitoring systems • Interpret and apply electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, control diagrams, and infrastructure documentation to resolve complex operational issues • Make independent technical decisions during commissioning, startup, and live operational events • Drive corrective action implementation and long-term reliability improvements based on field findings • Escalate and coordinate resolution of critical infrastructure issues impacting deployment timelines or operational readiness Operational Readiness & Infrastructure Validation • Lead BMS, EPMS, and DCIM integration, validation, and operational readiness testing activities • Define and execute infrastructure validation procedures to ensu