PVM, Inc.
Sr.ForwardDeployedEngineer
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“Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer at PVM, Inc.. Skills: Palantir Foundry, Ontology design, Application delivery, Operational support. Design ontology-driven applications. Implement ontology-driven applications”
Industry & Context.
Troubleshooting; Root cause analysis
Reside near San Diego, CA, Occasional onsite visits, 0-10% travel, On-call rotation
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
6+ years software engineering, 6+ years systems integration, Experience supporting production operational platforms, Experience with Python, Experience with TypeScript, Experience with Java
Nice to Have
Deep expertise Palantir Foundry Ontology Manager, Deep expertise Palantir Foundry Workshop, Deep expertise Palantir Foundry Actions, Deep expertise Palantir Foundry Pipeline Builder, Deep expertise operational application development, Familiarity with utility operations, Familiarity with wildfire mitigation, Familiarity with public safety operations, Familiarity with outage management, Familiarity with asset management, Familiarity with customer operations, Familiarity with regulatory reporting, Experience designing enterprise ontologies, Experience governing reusable data models, Experience integrating ERP systems, Experience integrating GIS systems, Experience integrating operational systems, Experience integrating enterprise systems, Experience supporting utility environments, Experience supporting energy environments, Experience supporting infrastructure environments, Experience supporting emergency management, Experience supporting public safety environments, Experience participating on-call rotations, Experience supporting mission-critical production systems, Experience supporting Palantir Foundry implementations, Experience conducting ontology reviews, Experience conducting governance assessments, Experience conducting platform architecture evaluations, Experience working with executive stakeholders, Experience working with operations teams, Experience working with enterprise architecture
What You'll Do.
Design ontology-driven applications
Implement ontology-driven applications
Maintain ontology-driven applications
Develop Workshop applications
Enhance Workshop applications
Develop operational dashboards
Enhance operational dashboards
Design enterprise ontology objects
Govern enterprise ontology objects
Design enterprise ontology relationships
Govern enterprise ontology relationships
Design enterprise ontology business logic
Govern enterprise ontology business logic
Implement data pipelines
Maintain data pipelines
Integrate SAP systems
Integrate OMS systems
Integrate GIS systems
Integrate weather systems
Integrate customer systems
Integrate operational systems
Support production operations
Troubleshoot production issues
Participate operational readiness exercises
Participate tabletop events
Participate production support activities
Translate operational requirements
Develop governance processes
Support ontology lifecycle management
Support platform scalability
Support deployment promotion
Support release management
Create technical documentation
Maintain technical documentation
Create operational runbooks
Maintain operational runbooks
Create architecture diagrams
Maintain architecture diagrams
Create support procedures
Maintain support procedures
Mentor engineers on ontology design
Mentor engineers on Workshop development
Mentor engineers on operational architecture
Mentor engineers on Foundry best practices
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with utility stakeholders; Partner with operational users; Partner with engineering teams; Collaborate with stakeholders
Communication Scope
Technical documentation; Architecture diagrams
Process & Methodology
Release management, Testing coordination
Full 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
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