Field-Deploy Spatial AI Engineer for GPS-Denied Ops

SPAICE; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity options

Well‑being perks

Team retreats & offsites

Job summary

SPAICE is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to join the mission-driven team building GNSS-independent navigation for defence and aerospace. You will work in small, highly technical teams, owning customer projects from requirements through deployment and field trials.

You’ll bridge SPAICE’s Spatial AI with customers’ platforms, spanning software development, system integration, hardware interfaces, and real‑world validation.

Qualifications

• MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Robotics, Aerospace Engineering, or related technical field.
• Strong C++ and Python skills.
• Experience integrating and deploying complex software systems.
• Broad knowledge of Linux, networking, embedded systems, robotics, or hardware integration.
• Ability to debug across software, operating systems, sensors, networks, and hardware.
• Experience with simulation, hardware-in-the-loop testing, or field trials.
• Strong problem-solving skills in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.
• Excellent communication and customer-facing skills.
• Willingness to travel to customer and test sites.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and operationalise SPAICE technology with defence organisations, aerospace companies, government customers, and platform manufacturers, from customer integration facilities to live operational environments.
• End-to-end system integration: integrate perception, navigation, and autonomy software with drones, satellites, robotic platforms, flight computers, sensors, autopilots, communication systems, and customer-built infrastructure.
• Software and systems engineering: develop production-quality software, configure Linux-based systems, build deployment tooling, and troubleshoot issues across applications, operating systems, networks, and hardware interfaces.
• Customer platform integration: bridge customer-built systems and SPAICE’s products through APIs, middleware, communication protocols, data pipelines, and custom software components.
• Deployment and field testing: configure and validate systems on embedded computers and edge AI hardware, support flight and field trials, analyse system behaviour, and resolve technical problems under real operational constraints.

Skills

C++

Python

Software integration

Linux

Embedded systems

Robotics

Communication

Education

MS in CS/CE/Robotics/AE or related

Job description

SPAICE is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to join the mission-driven team building GNSS-independent navigation for defence and aerospace. You will work in small, highly technical teams, owning customer projects from requirements through deployment and field trials.

You’ll bridge SPAICE’s Spatial AI with customers’ platforms, spanning software development, system integration, hardware interfaces, and real‑world validation.