SalesPatriot (YC W25) Is Hiring FDEs
SalesPatriot, a Y Combinator-backed startup, is hiring Forward Deployed Engineers to build an AI-native platform for industrial and defense supply chains. The company aims to modernize legacy systems in sectors like aerospace and electronics.
Why it matters
This reflects the broader trend of 'industrial AI' startups attempting to digitize critical infrastructure and defense-related procurement processes.
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America's industrial base runs on systems built in the 1980s.
Billions of dollars in critical components (F-35 parts, industrial assemblies, electronics, bolts, and hoses) still move through email threads, excel sheets, and disconnected ERPs.
We're replacing that with an AI-native platform that makes aerospace, electronics, industrial, and defense supply-chain operations nearly autonomous. Faster quoting. Faster procurement. Full visibility. Real operational intelligence for the companies our nation depends on.
Call with engineer → 1hr technical test → Call with founder → fly out to SF HQ (on us) → offer.
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