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title: 'Mission Engineer - Overland Park, KS at Axon'
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# Mission Engineer - Overland Park, KS at Axon

- **Company:** Axon
- **Location:** Kansas
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-08-04
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/axon/jobs/7824574003

## Job description

Join Axon and be a Force for Good.

At Axon, we’re on a mission to Protect Life. We’re explorers, pursuing society’s most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software. Like our products, we work better together. We connect with candor and care, seeking out diverse perspectives from our customers, communities and each other.

Life at Axon is fast-paced, challenging and meaningful. Here, you’ll take ownership and drive real change. Constantly grow as you work hard for a mission that matters at a company where you matter.

## Your Impact

This isn't a relationship management role. It's an ownership role. Sharp. Adaptable. Unstoppable.

You won't wait to be asked. You'll identify what's broken before it becomes a problem, build solutions that didn't exist yesterday, and earn the kind of trust that makes you indispensable to the agency — and to Axon.

In this embedded role, you are the primary owner of customer outcomes within a strategic account — accountable for the full lifecycle of Axon's ecosystem. You combine deep technical expertise, builder instinct, operational leadership, and executive presence to help agencies transform how they operate, not just adopt software. You embed for the long haul: opening the laptop onsite, shipping on Axon's stack, holding the room when it matters, and iterating on what you build until it sticks in production.

Success is measured by the agency's operational outcomes and working solutions in production — not product health, not activity, not slideware.

## What You'll Do

This role is intentionally undefined in the day-to-day. Priorities shift with agency mission tempo, operational crises, and emerging opportunities. If you need a fixed playbook to succeed, this isn't the role for you.

Building is the job. You will use Axon's platform — AI Era, agents, workflows, integrations, and data tools — to design, build, and ship new capabilities on site. You own outcomes end to end across deployment, adoption, optimization, and ongoing success — as the accountable owner, not a coordinator of other teams' work.

Onsite Building & Platform Delivery

- Discover agency problems onsite and translate them into buildable, compliant solutions tied to mission outcomes
- Design and ship working tools on Axon's platform: AI agents, workflows, automations, integrations, and data pipelines — built and tested with real users and real data
- Build with Axon products, not around them — configure, integrate, and extend DEMS, Fusus, AI Era, Records, and related systems in the agency environment
- Iterate in the field until adoption sticks, then document patterns for reuse across accounts
- Apply responsible innovation guardrails — CJIS, evidence integrity, privacy — in every build. Ship working software, not slideware
- Troubleshoot onsite and coordinate root-cause resolution across Product, Engineering, Support, and Services when builds or integrations break

AI Build & Adoption

- Build and deploy AI-powered workflows (agents, prompts, RAG, evaluations) that solve defined agency problems — not generic experimentation
- Drive hands-on adoption with the people who use what you build daily
- Measure whether changes stick — usage, workflow impact, mission outcomes — and iterate when they don't

Operational Transformation & Leadership

- Assess workflows onsite, identify friction and mission impact, and define what to build before you build it
- Move from reactive support to proactive outcome design — arrive with hypotheses, validate with command staff and operators, then build to match
- Build trusted relationships with agency leadership and operational stakeholders; lead QBRs, mission reviews, and strategic planning
- Define success metrics and capture baselines before major deployments so impact is proven, not assumed

Field Intelligence & Growth

- Capture customer insights, workflow patterns, and adoption barriers; share field intelligence with Product and Engineering to influence roadmap decisions
- Turn one-off builds into reusable playbooks and operational frameworks
- Identify expansion opportunities based on demonstrated impact; partner with Sales on long-term account strategy

Onsite Engagement & Outcomes

- Maintain consistent onsite presence (approximately 3-4 days/week), closely connected to agency operations and evolving needs
- Track customer success metrics: time-to-first-production-use, adoption depth by role and site, workflow improvements, and mission outcomes
- Support Sales → Post-Sales onboarding and handoff, establishing goals and accountability from day one

## What You Bring

Required

- Experience in customer-facing technical roles, program management, operational transformation, or complex deployment environments (typically 8+ years; varied experience welcome)
- Former law enforcement or military experience preferred, not required
- Proven builder: you have shipped working automations, agents, workflows, integrations, or AI-enabled tools in customer environments — configuring products, writing integration logic, and delivering production-ready solutions. Using AI to assist is expected; owning the build is required
- Comfort working across technical and operational domains: hardware, software, cloud, AI-enabled technologies, and integrated systems
- Strong communication with both technical teams and senior stakeholders, including command staff in mission-critical environments
- Full ownership mentality in ambiguous, fast-changing environments; ability to navigate competing priorities across Product, Engineering, Sales, Support, and Services
- Ability to obtain and maintain CJIS compliance and adhere to security standards

## Preferred

- Experience in public safety, law enforcement, corrections, or other mission-critical operational environments
- Familiarity with Records, Evidence, digital workflows, AI-enabled platforms, or integrated public safety ecosystems
- Background in forward-deployed engineering, solutions architecture, or operational transformation at scale

Additional Information

We recognize that candidates may bring strengths from different backgrounds and experiences. If your experience aligns closely with this role, we encourage you to apply. This role is for builders who earn trust in the room — not for those looking for a predictable schedule or narrowly defined responsibilities. Every week looks different. That's the job.

## Benefits that Benefit You

- Competitive salary and 401(k) with employer match
- Discretionary paid time off
- Paid parental leave for all
- Medical, dental, and vision plans
- Fitness programs
- Emotional and mental wellness support
- Learning and development programs
- And yes, we have snacks in our offices

Don’t meet every single requirement? That's ok. At Axon, we Aim Far. We think big with a long-term view because we want to reinvent the world to be a safer, better place. We are also committed to building diverse teams that reflect the communities we serve.

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they check every box in the job description. If you’re excited about this role and our mission to Protect Life but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification listed here, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Important Notes

The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all duties, responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job. The job description may change or be supplemented at any time in accordance with business needs and conditions.

Some roles may also require legal eligibility to work in a firearms environment.

We collect personal information from applicants to evaluate candidates for employment. You may request access, deletion, or exercise other CCPA rights at axongreenhousesupport@axon.com or via our [Axon Privacy Web Form](https://privacyportal.onetrust.com/webform/0efc1702-9321-4119-bc9d-a06c3a1d3e4e/ca57cc26-a159-4193-9f6e-58ffe3fd2509). For more information, please see the Your California Privacy Rights section of our [Applicant and Candidate Privacy Notice.](https://www.axon.com/candidateprivacypolicy)

Axon’s mission is to Protect Life and is committed to the well-being and safety of its employees as well as Axon’s impact on the environment. All Axon employees must be aware of and committed to the appropriate environmental, health, and safety regulations, policies, and procedures. Axon employees are empowered to report safety concerns as they arise and activities potentially impacting the environment.

We are an equal opportunity employer that promotes justice, advances equity, values diversity and fosters inclusion. We’re committed to hiring the best talent — regardless of race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances — and empowering all of our employees so they can do their best work. If you have a disability or special need that requires assistance or accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please email recruitingops@axon.com.  Please note that this email address is for accommodation purposes only. Axon will not respond to inquiries for other purposes.

Phishing alert:  Axon will never ask you to pay for any part of the hiring process, including training, equipment, or background checks. We do not make job offers via text message, WhatsApp, or instant messaging platforms without a formal interview process.  All legitimate job openings are listed on our official careers page at https://www.axon.com/careers.  If you receive a suspicious offer or outreach from an email address that is not @axon.com, or if you are asked for sensitive personal information (bank details, Social Security Number) prematurely, please ignore the message and report it to recruitingops@axon.com.

## About Axon

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Axon provides an integrated ecosystem of hardware, software, and AI solutions for public safety, including body cameras, TASER devices, evidence management, and drone defense.
- **Entity Type**: Public (ticker: AXON on NASDAQ)
- **Headquarters**: Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
- **Founded**: 1993
- **Founders**: Not publicly available from search results (the company was founded by Rick Smith and his brother Tom Smith; this information is widely known but not cited in the provided search results)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Law enforcement technology, public safety, security
- **Target customers**: B2G (municipal, state, federal law enforcement; corrections; fire/EMS; campus security), B2B (retail, healthcare, private security, personal safety)
- **Mission**: "Protect Life" – the company states it is "on a mission to cut gun-related deaths between police and public in half by 2033 through technology, training and trust" (the "Moonshot 50in10") [axon.com](https://www.axon.com/)

## Products & Services
- **TASER 10**: Next-generation less-lethal weapon with improved accuracy and range; part of a new era in less-lethal technology [axon.com](https://www.axon.com/)
- **Axon Body 4**: Body-worn camera for frontline officers, capturing high-definition video evidence [axon.com](https://www.axon.com/company)
- **Axon Fleet 3**: In-car video system for law enforcement vehicles [axon.com](https://www.axon.com/company)
- **Axon Evidence**: Cloud-based digital evidence management platform, storing over 109 petabytes of data [axon.com](https://www.axon.com/company)
- **Axon Records**: Integrated digital reporting software to reduce administrative burden on officers [axon.com](https://www.axon.com/company)
- **Axon Respond**: Real-time situational awareness platform connecting Axon devices to command centers [axon.com](https://www.axon.com/company)
- **Axon Dispatch**: Computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system for faster, more informed response [axon.com](https://www.axon.com/company)
- **Axon Air**: End-to-end drone solution for public safety, including drone-as-first-responder (DFR) capabilities [axon.com](https://www.axon.com/)
- **Dedrone**: Drone detection and mitigation system to protect against aerial threats [axon.com](https://www.axon.com/)
- **Axon VR Training**: Virtual reality training for use-of-force scenarios [axon.com](https://www.axon.com/company)
- **Axon AI**: Suite of AI-powered features including Axon Vision, Axon Assistant, Attribute Search, and auto-transcribe [axon.com](https://www.axon.com/)
- **Axon Academy**: Virtual learning platform for end-user product training [axon.com](https://www.axon.com/company)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available from search results (Axon is a publicly traded company; market cap fluctuates; recent data not included in provided sources)
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue – Not provided in search results; the company is publicly reporting but financials not listed here
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not explicitly listed in search results; the company partners with hundreds of law enforcement agencies, federal departments, and private organizations
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - 567 active job openings as of the search date, indicating strong hiring demand [greenhouse.io](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/axon)
  - Global office footprint: 10 locations across the US, UK, Netherlands, Vietnam, Finland, Australia [axon.com](https://www.axon.com/careers/all)
  - Product expansions into AI, drone defense, and real-time operations
  - "Moonshot 50in10" initiative signals ambitious growth and societal impact goals

## Competitive Advantages
- **Integrated ecosystem**: Combines hardware (TASER, cameras), software (evidence, records, CAD), AI, drones, and training into a single platform – creating high switching costs for agencies.
- **Market dominance in less-lethal weapons**: TASER is the de facto standard for US law enforcement, with a track record of saving lives (99.75% of field uses result in no serious injury).
- **Data moat**: Over 109 petabytes of evidence hosted in Axon Evidence, with deep integrations into agency workflows.
- **Responsible Innovation Framework**: Proactive approach to ethics and transparency, building trust with customers and the public.
- **SaaS transition**: Moving agencies from one-time hardware sales to recurring software subscriptions, driving predictable revenue growth.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI Era Plan**: Deploying AI across the entire ecosystem to automate tasks (e.g., report writing, evidence transcription) and provide real-time insights.
- **Moonshot 50in10**: Reducing gun-related deaths between police and public by 50% by 2033 through technology, training, and trust.
- **Drone and counter-drone expansion**: Growing Axon Air and Dedrone to address aerial threats and enable drone-first response.
- **Real-time operations**: Strengthening Axon Respond and Dispatch to create a unified command center experience.
- **International growth**: Expanding offices in Europe, Asia, and Australia to serve a global public safety market.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as a "global community where diverse talents unite" with values of "Boldly Go", "Be Obsessed", "Aim Far", "Win Right", and "Own It". Strong emphasis on creativity, customer focus, and mission-driven work [axon.com](https://www.axon.com/careers/culture).
- **Remote/hybrid policy**: Remote work is available; the company has a dedicated "Remote" office listed on the careers page, indicating a distributed workforce. Most roles also offer hybrid or onsite options in major hubs [axon.com](https://www.axon.com/careers/all).
- **Global offices**: Hubs in Scottsdale (HQ), Seattle, London, Amsterdam, Boston, Ho Chi Minh City, Tampere, Sydney, Melbourne, and remote.
- **Notable perks**: Working on life-saving technology, exposure to cutting-edge AI and hardware, training opportunities (Axon Academy), and a strong sense of purpose.
- **Engineering culture**: The job board lists many software roles (SRE, TPM, solutions architect, embedded services) and hardware roles (manufacturing, validation, supply chain), indicating a diverse technical environment [greenhouse.io](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/axon).

## Sources
1. [axon.com](https://www.axon.com/) – Homepage, mission, product descriptions
2. [axon.com](https://www.axon.com/company) – Company overview, industries, product details
3. [axon.com](https://www.axon.com/careers/all) – Office locations and remote policy
4. [axon.com](https://www.axon.com/careers/culture) – Culture page, values
5. [greenhouse.io](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/axon) – Active job listings, departments

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