Mission Engineer II - Nashville

Nashville · Arizona-Remote · 3-5 years experience · Posted Oct 13, 2026

At a glance

As a Mission Engineer II, you'll work directly alongside public safety agencies to turn real operational challenges into working technical solutions.
Building is the core of the role, but customer needs come first as you embed with the agency and become a go-to technical resource.

Embed with assigned agencies to understand their mission, people, workflows, systems, and priorities.
Develop broad knowledge of the Axon ecosystem and deeper expertise in the products deployed at your agency.
Work with frontline users, technical teams, and agency leadership to uncover operational friction.
Translate customer problems into clear technical requirements and measurable success criteria.
Identify opportunities for AI, automation, data, and Axon capabilities to improve how the agency operates.
Build applications, dashboards, workflows, automations, and use Axon products and other approved Axon tools.
Apply foundational software engineering concepts including APIs, data structures, scripting, testing, debugging, and version control.
Use AI and AI-assisted development tools responsibly within Axon's approved development and security environment.
Move solutions from discovery into real customer use.
Maintain a consistent onsite presence and deep understanding of the agency's Axon environment.

Foundational software engineering capability and demonstrated experience building technical solutions.
Working knowledge of APIs, scripting/ programming, data, testing, debugging, and modern development practices.
Understanding of AI concepts and practical applications.
Strong technical curiosity and ability to rapidly learn emerging platforms and tools.
Ability to solve ambiguous problems rather than simply execute predefined tasks.
Strong communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences.
Customer-facing mindset and curiosity about how organizations actually operate.
Ability to obtain and maintain CJIS compliance and satisfy applicable agency background requirements.
Ability to maintain the onsite presence required by the engagement.

Experience with Python, JavaScript, SQL, REST APIs, cloud platforms, or modern frameworks.
Experience with AI platforms, workflow automation, low-code development, or data.
Experience in public safety, defense, military, intelligence, government, or other mission-critical environments.