Shield AI
Forward Deployed Engineer, Autonomy (open level)
$181K–$318K
United States +3 · Remote · Full-time · Posted Jul 30, 2026
- Location
- United States
San Diego, California
Dallas, Texas
Washington, D.C. - Experience
- 5+ years of industry experience; 2+ years in an integration/applications engineering role; 2+ years in a startup environment. The posting also says exceptional mid-level engineers may be considered.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
About the job
Deploys and integrates Shield AI’s Hivemind autonomy software with customers, providing technical support, training, and application development in real-world environments.
What you'll do
- Deploy software with customers on-site globally, supporting integration and development activities.
- Develop AI and autonomy applications, troubleshoot integration issues, and provide customer support and training.
- Collaborate with sales and engineering teams on demonstrations, deployments, documentation, and product feedback.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
- 5+ years of industry experience and 2+ years in an integration/applications engineering role.
- 2+ years of experience working in a startup environment.
- Strong software engineering background; strong proficiency in modern C++ and intermediate proficiency in Python.
Nice to have
- 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.
Pay
USD 152000-$228,000 base salary (Senior Engineer); USD 181,000-$272,000 base salary (Staff Engineer); USD 212,000-$318,000 base salary (Senior Staff Engineer)
Tools
Hivemind, C++, Python, Shield AI enterprise software development kit
AI focus
Develop AI and autonomy applications and deploy and integrate autonomy software with customers.
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