Shield AI
Forward Deployed Engineer, Autonomy (open level)
$181K–$318K
United States · Full-time · Posted Oct 23, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of industry experience; 2+ years in an integration/applications engineering role; 2+ years working in a startup environment. The posting 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, provides technical support and training, and develops AI and autonomy applications.
What you'll do
- Deploy software with customers on-site globally, supporting integration, development, and debugging.
- Develop AI and autonomy applications using Shield AI’s software development kit; provide customer support and training.
- Support pre-sales activities, maintain technical documentation, and collaborate with product engineering on customer feedback.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
- 5+ years of industry experience; 2+ years in an integration/applications engineering role; 2+ years working in a startup environment.
- Strong software engineering background and proficiency writing modern C++ and intermediate proficiency writing Python.
- Strong problem-solving, analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills.
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
$152000-$228,000 USD base salary (Senior Engineer); $181,000-$272,000 USD base salary (Staff Engineer); $212,000-$318,000 USD 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.
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