Forward Deployed Engineer

At Treeswift, we are a mission-driven team of robotics experts and engineers from institutions like UPenn, Caltech, CMU, Palantir, Stripe, and Oracle, united by the belief that cutting-edge technology can solve critical climate and infrastructure challenges. Founded as a spinoff from the University of Pennsylvania's GRASP Laboratory, we combine deep technical expertise in robotics, AI, and enterprise software to build systems that matter. Our cross-functional culture thrives on collaboration between hardware, software, and field operations teams, with autonomy and ownership as core values - we trust our people to drive outcomes and make decisions that directly impact our business.

We deploy our custom-built sensor systems into the field, typically on backpacks or vehicles, collecting LiDAR and imagery data that our AI models transform into actionable intelligence for utilities. The work we do has real impact: helping energy companies reduce wildfire risk, prevent outages, and accelerate recovery from severe storms. Backed by leading investors including Penny Pritzker's Inspired Capital, we are working with three of the five largest utilities in the United States and rapidly expanding. We embrace a 'sandbox mentality' - curiosity drives how we approach problems, and relentless curiosity pushes us to innovate continuously.