Field-Deploy Autonomy Engineer II

Fdetimes; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company deploying autonomous software and hardware across global operations. The Forward Deployed Engineer role is a customer-facing problem solver who deploys Hivemind in real-world environments and works with engineering to test new autonomy capabilities.

You will run on-site deployments, provide expert training, and support integrated solutions while collaborating with sales and product teams to address customer feedback and ensure successful

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related field with 2+ years of industry experience, or a Master’s with 1+ year.
• Strong technical background in software engineering.
• Strong proficiency in writing modern C++ code.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Deploy with customers on site (~30% travel) to support software integration and development activities.
• Become an expert user of the Hivemind software stack and its autonomy modules.
• Provide technical support and training to customers on Hivemind usage.
• Develop AI & Autonomy applications using the Shield AI SDK.
• Assist the sales team in pre-sales activities (demos, conferences).
• Assist in post-sales deployment and integration of Shield AI products.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation and training materials.
• Help customers debug software/API integration issues.
• Collaborate with product engineering to address customer feedback.

Skills

C++ coding

Software engineering

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/CS or related

Master’s degree in Engineering/CS or related

Job description

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company deploying autonomous software and hardware across global operations. The Forward Deployed Engineer role is a customer-facing problem solver who deploys Hivemind in real-world environments and works with engineering to test new autonomy capabilities.

You will run on-site deployments, provide expert training, and support integrated solutions while collaborating with sales and product teams to address customer feedback and ensure successful