Field Application Engineer Jobs in District of Columbia
Field Application Engineer jobs in District of Columbia are concentrated in the Washington metro corridor, where federal agencies, defense contractors, and technology firms drive consistent demand for engineers who can support complex deployments and technical sales. Major employers with a lasting footprint in the region include Leidos, Booz Allen Hamilton, and Northrop Grumman, all of whom regularly bring on field application engineers for government-facing programs. The most in-demand specialties are embedded systems, RF and communications technology, and cybersecurity-adjacent hardware solutions. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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Essential Job Functions:
- Lead or participate in and provide guidance and advice with regard to highly complex applications and special projects. This technical mastery relates to possessing an expert level of knowledge of relevant rules, regulations, guidelines and industry practices.
- Identify notable trends in industry practices, products and procedures.
- Ensure regulatory programs serve departmental goals and FINRA’s mission in an efficient and effective manner, utilizing critical thinking, interviewing, research and quantitative skills.
- Support MAP management in conducting reviews of staff work product, including reviewing reports and sign-off on the final decision letter.
- Participate in developing and/or delivering training courses for MAP. Proactively identify ideas for in-house training.
- Participate in developing course content and serving as a Subject Matter Expert to the Business Learning & Talent Team on technical accuracy and skill relevancy of training materials and plans.
- Serve as a mentor to junior staff.
- Present subject matter material for FINRA internal programs and external industry events.
- Demonstration of FINRA’s values.
- Collaboration, both in-person and virtually, in furtherance of FINRA’s mission of investor protection and market integrity.
Other Responsibilities:
- Serve as a proxy for a MAP management in meetings on firms and/or applications.
- Other duties as assigned.
Education/Experience Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience required. Major in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics or related field preferred; advanced degree/certifications a plus.
- Minimum eight (8) years of directly relevant experience.
- Expert level of knowledge of business conduct risk and industry practices, securities industry rules, regulations and best practices required. Crypto assets knowledge highly preferred.
- Expert level knowledge of securities products and activities of member firms and the industry.
- Demonstrate an expertise in risk analysis and proactive risk identification. Possess strong analytical skills. Demonstrate a track record in developing appropriate regulatory responses for risks, not just through the exam process.
- Excellent oral and written communications and presentation skills required. Possess excellent time management skills.
- Exemplifies the FINRA Leadership Characteristics and serve as a role model for staff in the department.
- FINRA Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) certification or acceptable industry equivalent certification is required upon hire or within 16 months of the start date of the assigned SIE training cohort
Working Conditions:
- Hybrid work environment, with defined in-person presence requirements.
- Work may be at FINRA, member firm premises or at various conferences.
- Overnight travel is required.
- Extended hours are frequently required.
- Work expectations include timely and high-quality productivity.
For work that is performed in Los Angeles and San Francisco, CA, CO, FL, TX, IL, PA, MA, MD, VA, Washington, DC, NY and NJ, please refer to the chart below for the salary range for the corresponding location. FINRA complies with all state and local pay transparency laws and regulations requiring the disclosure of salary ranges for the position. In addition to location, actual compensation is based on various factors, including but not limited to, the candidate’s skill set, level of experience, education, and market considerations.
Los Angeles, CA: Minimum Salary $137,000, Maximum Salary $206,000
San Francisco, CA: Minimum Salary $143,000, Maximum Salary $214,000
CO/FL/TX: Minimum Salary $114,200, Maximum Salary $207,200
IL/PA: Minimum Salary $125,900, Maximum Salary $228,000
MA/MD/VA/Washington, DC: Minimum Salary $131,200, Maximum Salary $238,300
NY/NJ: Minimum Salary $131,200, Maximum Salary $248,700
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To be considered for this position, please submit an application. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
The information provided above has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work of the position. It is not a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required.
Please note: If the “Apply Now” button on a job board posting does not take you directly to the FINRA Careers site, enter www.finra.org/careers into your browser to reach our site directly.
Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Non-exempt employees are also eligible for overtime pay in accordance with federal, state, or local law. As part of its dedication to employee wellness, FINRA provides comprehensive health, dental and vision insurance. Additional insurance includes basic life, accidental death and dismemberment, supplemental life, spouse/domestic partner and dependent life, and spouse/domestic partner and dependent accidental death and dismemberment, short- and long-term disability, long-term care, business travel accident, disability and legal. FINRA offers immediate participation and vesting in a 401(k) plan with company match and eligibility for participation in an additional FINRA-funded retirement contribution, tuition reimbursement, commuter benefits, and other benefits that support employee wellness, such as adoption assistance, backup family care, surrogacy benefits, employee assistance, and wellness programs.
Time Off and Paid Leave*
FINRA encourages its employees to focus on their health and wellness in many ways, including through a generous time-off program of 15 days of paid time off, 5 personal days and 9 sick days, unless otherwise required by law (all pro-rated in the first year). Additionally, we are proud to support our communities by providing two volunteer service days (based on full-time schedule). Other paid leave includes military leave, jury duty leave, bereavement leave, voting and election official leave for federal, state or local primary and general elections, care of a family member leave (available after 90 days of employment); and childbirth and parental leave (available after 90 days of employment). Full-time employees receive nine paid holidays.
- Based on full-time schedule
Important Information
FINRA’s Code of Conduct imposes restrictions on employees’ investments and requires financial disclosures that are uniquely related to our role as a securities regulator. FINRA employees are required to disclose to FINRA all brokerage accounts that they maintain, and those in which they control trading or have a financial interest (including any trust account of which they are a trustee or beneficiary and all accounts of a spouse, domestic partner or minor child who lives with the employee) and to authorize their broker-dealers to provide FINRA with duplicate statements for all of those accounts. All of those accounts are subject to the Code’s investment and securities account restrictions, and new employees must comply with those investment restrictions—including disposing of any security issued by a company on FINRA’s Prohibited Company List or obtaining a written waiver from their Executive Vice President—by the date they begin employment with FINRA. Employees may only maintain securities accounts that must be disclosed to FINRA at one or more securities firms that provide an electronic feed (e-feed) of data to FINRA, and must move securities accounts from other securities firms to a firm that provides an e-feed within three months of beginning employment.
You can read more about these restrictions here.
As standard practice, employees must also execute FINRA’s Employee Confidentiality and Invention Assignment Agreement without qualification or modification and comply with the company’s policy on nepotism.
Search Firm Representatives
Please be advised that FINRA is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this employment opportunity. Regardless of past practice, a valid written agreement and task order must be in place before any resumes are submitted to FINRA. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at FINRA without a valid written agreement and task order in place will be deemed the sole property of FINRA and no fee will be paid in the event that person is hired by FINRA.
FINRA is an Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to any legally protected category, including race, color, age, national origin, ethnicity, religion, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, sex, or any other status or classification protected by state or local law.
FINRA strives to make our career site accessible to all users. If you need a disability-related accommodation for completing the application process, please contact FINRA’s Employee Relations team at 240-386-4865 or by email at EmployeeRelations@FINRA.org. Please note that this process is exclusively for inquiries regarding accommodations in the application process.
FINRA abides by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-741.5(a). This regulation prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of disability and requires affirmative action by covered prime contractors and subcontractors to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities.
FINRA abides by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-300.5(a). This regulation prohibits discrimination against qualified protected veterans and requires affirmative action by covered prime contractors and subcontractors to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans.
©2026 FINRA. All rights reserved. FINRA is a registered trademark of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
Essential Job Functions:
- Lead or participate in and provide guidance and advice with regard to highly complex applications and special projects. This technical mastery relates to possessing an expert level of knowledge of relevant rules, regulations, guidelines and industry practices.
- Identify notable trends in industry practices, products and procedures.
- Ensure regulatory programs serve departmental goals and FINRA’s mission in an efficient and effective manner, utilizing critical thinking, interviewing, research and quantitative skills.
- Support MAP management in conducting reviews of staff work product, including reviewing reports and sign-off on the final decision letter.
- Participate in developing and/or delivering training courses for MAP. Proactively identify ideas for in-house training.
- Participate in developing course content and serving as a Subject Matter Expert to the Business Learning & Talent Team on technical accuracy and skill relevancy of training materials and plans.
- Serve as a mentor to junior staff.
- Present subject matter material for FINRA internal programs and external industry events.
- Demonstration of FINRA’s values.
- Collaboration, both in-person and virtually, in furtherance of FINRA’s mission of investor protection and market integrity.
Other Responsibilities:
- Serve as a proxy for a MAP management in meetings on firms and/or applications.
- Other duties as assigned.
Education/Experience Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience required. Major in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics or related field preferred; advanced degree/certifications a plus.
- Minimum eight (8) years of directly relevant experience.
- Expert level of knowledge of business conduct risk and industry practices, securities industry rules, regulations and best practices required. Crypto assets knowledge highly preferred.
- Expert level knowledge of securities products and activities of member firms and the industry.
- Demonstrate an expertise in risk analysis and proactive risk identification. Possess strong analytical skills. Demonstrate a track record in developing appropriate regulatory responses for risks, not just through the exam process.
- Excellent oral and written communications and presentation skills required. Possess excellent time management skills.
- Exemplifies the FINRA Leadership Characteristics and serve as a role model for staff in the department.
- FINRA Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) certification or acceptable industry equivalent certification is required upon hire or within 16 months of the start date of the assigned SIE training cohort
Working Conditions:
- Hybrid work environment, with defined in-person presence requirements.
- Work may be at FINRA, member firm premises or at various conferences.
- Overnight travel is required.
- Extended hours are frequently required.
- Work expectations include timely and high-quality productivity.
For work that is performed in Los Angeles and San Francisco, CA, CO, FL, TX, IL, PA, MA, MD, VA, Washington, DC, NY and NJ, please refer to the chart below for the salary range for the corresponding location. FINRA complies with all state and local pay transparency laws and regulations requiring the disclosure of salary ranges for the position. In addition to location, actual compensation is based on various factors, including but not limited to, the candidate’s skill set, level of experience, education, and market considerations.
Los Angeles, CA: Minimum Salary $137,000, Maximum Salary $206,000
San Francisco, CA: Minimum Salary $143,000, Maximum Salary $214,000
CO/FL/TX: Minimum Salary $114,200, Maximum Salary $207,200
IL/PA: Minimum Salary $125,900, Maximum Salary $228,000
MA/MD/VA/Washington, DC: Minimum Salary $131,200, Maximum Salary $238,300
NY/NJ: Minimum Salary $131,200, Maximum Salary $248,700
#LI-Hybrid
To be considered for this position, please submit an application. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
The information provided above has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work of the position. It is not a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required.
Please note: If the “Apply Now” button on a job board posting does not take you directly to the FINRA Careers site, enter www.finra.org/careers into your browser to reach our site directly.
Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Non-exempt employees are also eligible for overtime pay in accordance with federal, state, or local law. As part of its dedication to employee wellness, FINRA provides comprehensive health, dental and vision insurance. Additional insurance includes basic life, accidental death and dismemberment, supplemental life, spouse/domestic partner and dependent life, and spouse/domestic partner and dependent accidental death and dismemberment, short- and long-term disability, long-term care, business travel accident, disability and legal. FINRA offers immediate participation and vesting in a 401(k) plan with company match and eligibility for participation in an additional FINRA-funded retirement contribution, tuition reimbursement, commuter benefits, and other benefits that support employee wellness, such as adoption assistance, backup family care, surrogacy benefits, employee assistance, and wellness programs.
Time Off and Paid Leave*
FINRA encourages its employees to focus on their health and wellness in many ways, including through a generous time-off program of 15 days of paid time off, 5 personal days and 9 sick days, unless otherwise required by law (all pro-rated in the first year). Additionally, we are proud to support our communities by providing two volunteer service days (based on full-time schedule). Other paid leave includes military leave, jury duty leave, bereavement leave, voting and election official leave for federal, state or local primary and general elections, care of a family member leave (available after 90 days of employment); and childbirth and parental leave (available after 90 days of employment). Full-time employees receive nine paid holidays.
- Based on full-time schedule
Important Information
FINRA’s Code of Conduct imposes restrictions on employees’ investments and requires financial disclosures that are uniquely related to our role as a securities regulator. FINRA employees are required to disclose to FINRA all brokerage accounts that they maintain, and those in which they control trading or have a financial interest (including any trust account of which they are a trustee or beneficiary and all accounts of a spouse, domestic partner or minor child who lives with the employee) and to authorize their broker-dealers to provide FINRA with duplicate statements for all of those accounts. All of those accounts are subject to the Code’s investment and securities account restrictions, and new employees must comply with those investment restrictions—including disposing of any security issued by a company on FINRA’s Prohibited Company List or obtaining a written waiver from their Executive Vice President—by the date they begin employment with FINRA. Employees may only maintain securities accounts that must be disclosed to FINRA at one or more securities firms that provide an electronic feed (e-feed) of data to FINRA, and must move securities accounts from other securities firms to a firm that provides an e-feed within three months of beginning employment.
You can read more about these restrictions here.
As standard practice, employees must also execute FINRA’s Employee Confidentiality and Invention Assignment Agreement without qualification or modification and comply with the company’s policy on nepotism.
Search Firm Representatives
Please be advised that FINRA is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this employment opportunity. Regardless of past practice, a valid written agreement and task order must be in place before any resumes are submitted to FINRA. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at FINRA without a valid written agreement and task order in place will be deemed the sole property of FINRA and no fee will be paid in the event that person is hired by FINRA.
FINRA is an Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to any legally protected category, including race, color, age, national origin, ethnicity, religion, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, sex, or any other status or classification protected by state or local law.
FINRA strives to make our career site accessible to all users. If you need a disability-related accommodation for completing the application process, please contact FINRA’s Employee Relations team at 240-386-4865 or by email at EmployeeRelations@FINRA.org. Please note that this process is exclusively for inquiries regarding accommodations in the application process.
FINRA abides by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-741.5(a). This regulation prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of disability and requires affirmative action by covered prime contractors and subcontractors to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities.
FINRA abides by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-300.5(a). This regulation prohibits discrimination against qualified protected veterans and requires affirmative action by covered prime contractors and subcontractors to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans.
©2026 FINRA. All rights reserved. FINRA is a registered trademark of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
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Field Application Engineer Job Market in District of Columbia
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Who's Hiring
- ARDENT2
- Synergy ECP2
- Cayuse Holdings2
- AHU Technologies2
- Metrostar Systems2
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software1
- Banking & Financial Services1
- Consulting & Professional Services1
What District of Columbia Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in field application engineer jobs across District of Columbia.
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a closely related technical field
- Hands-on experience supporting technical sales cycles or customer-facing product deployments
- Proficiency with hardware or software demonstration, integration, and troubleshooting in the field
- Ability to obtain and maintain a federal security clearance for government contractor work
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for translating technical details to non-technical stakeholders
- Experience with relevant tools such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, or field diagnostic software
Field Application Engineer Jobs in District of Columbia: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a field application engineer in District of Columbia?
Field application engineer roles in District of Columbia do not require a state-issued license, but most employers expect a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related discipline. Many roles supporting federal or defense clients also require candidates to be eligible for a security clearance, which is initiated through the hiring employer. Candidates who build hands-on experience through internships or technical support roles and develop familiarity with government contracting environments tend to be most competitive in this market.
Which companies hire field application engineers in District of Columbia?
Employers hiring field application engineers in District of Columbia right now include ARDENT, Synergy ECP, and Cayuse Holdings, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of July 2026. The District of Columbia market is heavily shaped by the density of federal agencies and defense contractors in the greater Washington metro, making it a strong region for engineers who want to work on government-funded programs.
Which District of Columbia cities have the most field application engineer jobs?
The cities with the most field application engineer openings in District of Columbia are Washington. Washington itself anchors the market given its concentration of federal agencies and major contractor headquarters, while nearby areas like Tysons Corner and Bethesda draw openings from technology firms and defense subcontractors that cluster around government clients along the I-495 corridor.
Are there remote field application engineer jobs in District of Columbia?
Yes, but they're rare. About 43% of field application engineer openings tied to District of Columbia are remote or hybrid as of July 2026, reflecting the hands-on nature of the role where engineers are expected to install, demonstrate, and troubleshoot equipment at client sites. The portions of the work most likely to be done remotely include pre-sales technical scoping calls and documentation, rather than on-site deployments.
How can I get hired as a field application engineer in District of Columbia with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is a technical support or systems integration role at one of the large defense contractors in the Washington metro, such as Leidos, SAIC, or Northrop Grumman, which run structured new-graduate hiring programs and often move strong junior engineers into field-facing positions. A background as a lab technician, systems administrator, or applications support specialist provides a useful lateral entry point. Earning a relevant certification in your product area, such as a vendor-specific hardware or networking credential, strengthens a candidacy significantly.
Where can I find and apply to field application engineer jobs in District of Columbia?
You can find and apply to field application engineer jobs in District of Columbia on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings in the region. Search the available roles, find the ones that match your background and target employers, and apply directly to the ones that fit your experience and interests.
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