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# Field Application Engineer, Autonomous/Navigation at Anello Photonics

- **Company:** Anello Photonics
- **Location:** Santa Clara, CA
- **Posted:** 2024-05-31
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-12
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/anellophotonics/jobs/4373829006

## Job description

About Anello Photonics:

ANELLO [http://www.anellophotonics.com](http://www.anellophotonics.com/) is a leading-edge technology company based in Santa Clara, CA. The company has developed integrated photonic system-on-chip technology for next generation navigation. ANELLO's SIPHOG™ gyroscope is based on its patented photonic integrated circuit technology. The result is a product that is higher performance, much smaller size and weight, at a fraction of the cost of traditional gyros used in industrial, aerospace and military applications. It enables reliable and accurate navigation and positioning across many autonomous applications and within GPS-denied environments. Anello has growing list of customers and with various market-leading customers in the Construction, Farming, Trucking, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Autonomous Vehicles, and National Security segments. We are growing significantly in defense and recently received a significant grant to accelerate production of our products for use on a variety of military grade autonomous vehicles (UAV and USV platforms).

Job Summary:

As a Field Applications Engineer, you will work closely with engineering, product management, and sales to ensure that ANELLO products drive value to customers. This includes leading deployments in the field, product demonstrations, technical applications support, and data analysis to ensure customer success. The ideal candidate will be a scrappy executor with hands-on technical background and strong communication skills.

Responsibilities:

- Interface directly with customers and provide technical applications support for the integration of ANELLO products into customer systems.
- Coordinate and execute complex project-based activities such as proof-of-values and customer demos.
- Collaborate with ANELLO engineering and product teams to analyze data and ensure customer requirements are met.
- Assist business development team in assessing potential application of ANELLO products for customer needs and preparing detailed product specifications.
- Ability to travel up to 25%.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Degree in Engineering or a related field with strong technical background.
- 2+ years hands-on experience working with autonomous vehicles, drones, robotics, navigation, and/or other similar systems.
- Strong analytical problem-solving skills with a passion for understanding and solving customer needs.
- Candidate must have excellent communication, organizational, leadership, and interpersonal skills.
- Well organized and professional with strong project management skills - including a proven record of managing several projects in parallel.
- Exposure to IMU (inertial measurement unit), gyroscopes, or inertial navigation in project or work experience.
- Military or Defense sector experience a plus.
- Drone or Robotics operations experience a plus

Additional Information:

- Applicants must be US Citizens to be considered.

## About Anello Photonics

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: ANELLO Photonics develops the world’s smallest high-precision optical gyroscope (SiPhOG™) and inertial navigation systems that enable autonomy in GPS-denied environments across land, air, sea, and space.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B‑II, Total Raised ~$73.26M as of May 2026)
- **Headquarters**: Santa Clara, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2018 (some sources list 2020)
- **Founders**: Not publicly named; CEO is Dr. Mario Paniccia (former Intel Fellow, Silicon Photonics pioneer)

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Defense, Maritime, Aerial (UAV/drone), Ground Vehicles, Robotics, Construction, Agriculture, Mapping & Surveying, Space
- **Target customers**: B2B – defense contractors, autonomous vehicle OEMs, industrial robotics firms, government agencies
- **Mission**: “Democratize access to high‑performance navigation sensors” by making compact, affordable optical gyroscopes available for every possible application

## Products & Services
All products are hardware‑based inertial navigation systems (INS) and inertial measurement units (IMUs) powered by the proprietary SiPhOG™ optical gyroscope:

- **ANELLO X3 IMU**: Ultra‑compact 3‑axis optical gyro IMU for aerial missions (PX4/ArduPilot compatible)
- **ANELLO AERIAL INS**: High‑performance INS for drones and UAVs operating in GPS‑denied environments
- **ANELLO MARITIME INS**: Rugged, high‑accuracy INS for autonomous maritime operations in unpredictable waters
- **ANELLO GROUND INS**: INS for unmanned ground vehicles, trucks, and commercial/defense autonomous platforms
- **ANELLO GROUND IMU**: Optical gyro IMU for robotics and construction autonomy
- **Mapping & Surveying Solutions**: Precise location/orientation data for surveying in GPS‑denied conditions

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total funding ~$73.26M (includes $25M Series B‑II closed May 2026)
- **Notable Investors**: Lockheed Martin Ventures, New Legacy Ventures, Catapult Ventures, Mana Ventures, IronGate Capital Advisors, MESH, One Madison Group
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Secured $25M in Series B‑II specifically to accelerate production of GPS‑denied navigation solutions (May 2026)
  - 35 issued patents covering interferometry, optical devices, gyroscopes
  - Revenue estimated between $1M–$5M (LinkedIn, 2026)
  - Headcount of 22 employees; 41% yearly LinkedIn follower growth

## Competitive Advantages
- **SiPhOG™ (Silicon Photonic Optical Gyro)**: World’s smallest high‑precision optical gyroscope – combines the accuracy of legacy fiber‑optic gyros with the cost/size advantages of silicon photonics
- **GPS‑denied resilience**: Core differentiator for defense and autonomous systems where satellite signals are jammed or unavailable
- **Strong IP moat**: 35 patents in optical gyroscope design, bias mitigation, and silicon photonics
- **Key strategic partner**: Lockheed Martin Ventures as an investor opens doors to defense contracts

## Strategic Focus
- **Scale production**: Use the new $25M round to ramp manufacturing of SiPhOG‑based systems
- **Expand into space applications**: Leverage high‑precision, radiation‑tolerant navigation for satellites and spacecraft
- **Deepen defense and commercial autonomy verticals**: Maritime, aerial, ground, robotics, and agriculture are all active target markets

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Small, collaborative team (22 people) where founders are actively engaged; described as “creative and collaborative self‑starters” with a passion for pushing boundaries
- **Compensation**: Competitive salary, appreciating equity, fully paid health/dental insurance for employee and family, plus matching 401k
- **Location**: Santa Clara, CA (Silicon Valley) – on‑site presence expected
- **Visa restrictions**: Candidates must be US Persons (US Permanent Residents or US Citizens); no visa sponsorship implied
- **Engineering focus**: High concentration of technical talent (17 of 22 employees in technical roles) – strong hands‑on hacking culture
- **Current openings** (as of mid‑2026): Embedded Device Firmware Engineer, Senior Electrical Engineer, Field Applications Engineer, Senior Photonics Engineer, Senior FPGA Design Engineer, Senior Director Business Development (Government/Defense)

## Sources
1. [anellophotonics.com](https://www.anellophotonics.com/)
2. [anellophotonics.com – Careers](https://www.anellophotonics.com/careers)
3. [anellophotonics.com – Team](https://www.anellophotonics.com/company1)
4. [cbinsights.com – Anello Photonics](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/anello-photonics)
5. [linkedin.com – Anello Photonics](https://www.linkedin.com/company/anellophotonics)

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