Mission Engineer II - Fairfax

Washington · Arizona-Remote · 3-5 years experience · Posted Sep 30, 2026

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As a Mission Engineer II at Axon, you'll work directly alongside public safety agencies to turn real operational challenges into working technical solutions.
You will spend time understanding how agencies operate, identifying problems worth solving, and using Axon tools, AI, automation, and data to build against them.
This is an ownership role where you will build applications, dashboards, workflows, and automations while serving as the agency's 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.
Move solutions from discovery into real customer use, testing and iterating alongside the people who will actually use what you build.
Drive adoption and measure results against agreed success criteria.
Maintain a consistent onsite presence and deep understanding of the agency's Axon environment.
Capture recurring customer needs, workflow patterns, and technical friction to share back with Product and Engineering.

Typically 3–5+ years of experience in solutions engineering, software engineering, systems, technical consulting, implementation engineering, or another hands-on technical role.
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.

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