Lead Defense Physical AI Engineering Manager

Applied Intuition; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Intuition, Inc. in Arlington, VA, is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead 8–12 Forward Deployed Engineers, owning end-to-end delivery of high-stakes projects in a small-team setting.

This role blends hands-on technical work with people leadership, representing the company to defense and government customers, setting architectural direction, and building repeatable delivery practices to scale across platforms.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of industry experience with at least 2 years of recent technical leadership.
• Production-grade software experience and customer deployments.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical field.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of 8-12 Forward Deployed Engineers and own end-to-end delivery.
• Mentor engineers, hire talent, and set technical direction.
• Represent Applied Intuition with defense/government customers and ensure outcomes.
• Review architectures, test integration approaches, and drive scalable delivery practices.

Skills

Leadership experience

Customer-facing skills

Software engineering

Systems deployment

Mentorship

Security awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Robotics, Computer Science, or related field

Job description

Applied Intuition, Inc. in Arlington, VA, is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead 8–12 Forward Deployed Engineers, owning end-to-end delivery of high-stakes projects in a small-team setting.

This role blends hands-on technical work with people leadership, representing the company to defense and government customers, setting architectural direction, and building repeatable delivery practices to scale across platforms.