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Forward Deployed Engineer, Autonomy (open level)

Location: United States
Listed: 30 days ago

You Should Apply If

You’re excited about a travel-heavy role and enjoy being on-site with customers, including international and multi-week engagements

You’re a strong technical contributor (or early in your career and eager to grow) who takes initiative and figures things out

You enjoy problem solving, building relationships, and working at the intersection of engineering and real-world deployment

You’re passionate about autonomy, robotics, or aerospace

You Should Not Apply If

You prefer minimal travel or want to work primarily from a single location

You want to do 100% R&D and don’t enjoy customer interactions

You’ve never programmed in C, C++, or Rust

What you'll do

Deploy with customers on site globally (~50% travel) to support software integration and development activities.
Become an expert user of the Hivemind enterprise software stack and its various autonomy modules.
Provide technical support and training to customers.
Develop AI & Autonomy applications using the Shield AI enterprise software development kit
Assist the sales team in pre-sales activities, e.g., demos, conferences, immersions
Assist in post-sales deployment and integration of Shield AI enterprise software products.
Develop and maintain technical documentation and training materials.
Help customers debug software/API integration issues.
Collaborate with the product engineering team to address customer feedback and improve products.

Required qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
5+ years of experience of industry experience
2+ years of experience in an integration/applications engineering role
2+ years of experience working in a startup environment.
Strong technical background in software engineering.
Strong proficiency in writing modern C++ code.
Intermediate proficiency in writing Python code.
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Preferred qualifications

Experience in the defense aviation or robotics industry.
Experience building and running a small enterprise software applications/solutions engineering team.
Advanced technical degree, especially in robotics or autonomy related fields
Senior Engineer: $152000-$228,000
Staff Engineer: $181,000-$272,000
Senior Staff Engineer: $212,000-$318,000

Full-time regular employee offer package: Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity

Temporary employee offer package

Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)

Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check. Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits. Please speak to your talent acquisition representative for more information.

About Shield AI

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide.

Our Applications Engineers are highly technical, customer-facing problem solvers who play a critical role in deploying Shield AI’s Hivemind software in real-world environments. This role is travel-intensive, with frequent trips, often international, and sometimes lasting multiple weeks, to work directly alongside customers on-site.

This is primarily a Senior-level role, and we’re typically looking for candidates with several years of relevant industry experience. That said, we will consider exceptional mid-level engineers who demonstrate strong technical fundamentals, a hands-on mindset, and a track record of taking initiative in dynamic, customer-driven environments

In this role, you will work closely with customers to understand their requirements, provide technical expertise during deployment, and ensure successful integration of our AI and autonomy products. You’ll also collaborate internally with engineering teams, with opportunities to grow into technical leadership over time.

Equal opportunity and legal notices

Shield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

Read the original posting

From Shield AI's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 10, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.

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