Field Application Engineer for public transit projects

Based on the East Coast | Remote work with a strong presenceat customer sites | Offices in Los Angeles and Houston HEY! IMPORTANT! Please apply by email (see How to apply #9) and include anemail about why the job speaks to you (#8). It's the most important thing, weneed to know who you are and what you're about. It's not your average job ad, and we're not looking for an average engineer. Interested? Let's dig in. 1 Who we are GMV is a leading provider ofIntelligent Transit Systems, specializing in supplying public transit agenciesin the United States with cutting-edge hardware and software solutions fortracking buses. Our mission is to revolutionize public transportation byenhancing efficiency, reliability, and passenger satisfaction throughinnovative technology. We design, manufacture, and manage a variety of productsand features, including driver interfaces, dispatch communications (both textand voice), passenger counters, announcers, GPS tracking, and reporting &data analytics. Additionally, we develop real-time information systems forriders ("Bus in 7 & 10 min"), including apps and digital signagefound at bus stops. Our products are deployed in Public Transit Agencies acrossthe country; they are our valued customers, and it's crucial to provide themwith long-term support. The company hasapproximately 60 people, with 8 in field operations currently (that's yourdepartment). We operate under the umbrella of a 3,500-personparent organization based in Europe, offering the best of both worlds: a smallcompany atmosphere with the support of a larger organization. We operate fully remotely,with occasional offsites once or twice a year, and maintain physical offices inDowntown LA & Houston. You don't need to be in either of these locales, butit's preferred if you are. 2 This is a business, and we're here to serve customers Our customers are publictransit operators. Their customers are the transit riding public, which isoften people who have far less than we do. Our job is to Make Transit Work forthem. We take this mission very seriously, and to put it bluntly: we want team memberswho are here to solve problems and serve customers as our first and onlypriority. If you are looking for a cushy, easy job, or one with a lot of handholding, this isn't the place for you. Our process is flexible, and we'reinterested in constantly delivering value in whatever way works best for thesituation at hand. If you want to be challengedand grow in a small team environment with high autonomy and see your work liveon thousands of transit buses nationwide, then we are the team for you. 3 We're hiring for your attitude! This is what you'd do here We value Field Engineers whotake ownership of projects and truly desire to always give the best service andattention to our customers. Inside a bus, we have at least 10 different types of hardwaresystems involved. Touchscreen terminals, laser passenger counters, automatedannouncement systems, LED and LCD screens for passenger information, networkrouters, etc. This is a complex system that requires careful expertise ininstalling and servicing. Our company has 10 people in field operations (that'syour team), so let's discuss what that looks like. Your job is to coordinatethe project level engineering and installation on buses from A to Z. That meansunderstanding the scope and preparing engineering deliverable work package,testing equipment before it goes out the door, traveling to the site, surveyingthe buses, working with the client to get installation approvals, managing thetechs and subcontractors to complete the install, demonstrating to what aquality install looks like, participating in the first few installs (usually atthe beginning of the install), validating every component installed is as perstandards and is healthy, packing up the materials, shipping them back to thewarehouse. During your time at homebase, you will be completing field reports, writing SOPs, redesigning smallparts of our system and wiring harnesses to maintain continuous improvement anddevelopment, working with System integration on testing, preparing installationinstructions for the scope of the project for each vehicle type. 4 Heavy travel required (50% of the time) Our clients run transit busesnationwide (we have 50+ locations). Your job will involve at least 50% travel,so please make sure you like to travel! Coordination with other departments (Project Managers, Procurement& Production, Field Services, SW Engineering, Product, etc.) 5 Skills that are desired to be successful in the rolePossesses strong technical communicational and demonstrable abilities. Understanding of low voltage systems and hands on experience with tools required to test/troubleshoot electrical basics on a transit vehicle. Proficient with basic IT tasks like network configuration, router configuration (Training provided). Experience managing an installation team including 3rd party sub-contractors. Experience with providing and explaining the project deliverable documents including the Scope of work to the 3rd party contractor and the end customer. Experience being the engineering owner for the end-to-end project deployment. Working with cross functional team within a project team. 2D-CAD experience is a plus. Experience communicating and working with external vendors on finding new engineering solutions or finding information about a troubled component. Electrical, Mechanical Engineering background desired but not mandatory. 6 OK OK we like to have funtoo Most of our work happens onSlack, and it's a playful environment. Once or twice a year we have offsites,and they're in fun places (our last one was in Vegas). We know this jobdescription sounds all business, but our company is a small one with a greatculture, and you're going to have fun being a part of it. Let us show you this duringthe interview process, we promise you won't be disappointed. 7 Pay and Benefits$80,000-$100,000/year of base salary (according to proven experience) Generous bonus program (~12 % of the salary) Generous health and dental benefits Generous paid parental leave 401k plan w/match Flexible hours. 8 To apply, you must sendmore than a resume - we need to understand who you are We don't need a basic siror madam cover letter, but we do need to see you taking the applicationseriously, which means writing a note to us telling us why this job appeals toyou. Just put it in your email to us. Some ideas for what it should include are:specifics about why your background (whatever it is) makes you well suited tothis kind of role, an example of a time you fought for something a customerneeded and delivered it, and what about our job specifically appeals to you. The email you write for us will be 10 times more valuablethan your resume in getting our attention. If you send just your resume, it isvery unlikely we will respond (but we'd still love for you to attach it to yourletter). 9 How to apply Email hiring manager directly "careers-na AT gmv DOT com"with the subject "Field Application Engineer." If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Pablo Durán Álvarez, in charge of this vacancy. Pablo Durán Álvarez #LI-Remote

Created: 2026-03-10