Manager, Autonomy Applications Engineering (R5188)

Shield AI
London
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 8+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Leadership","Problem-solving"]

Lead a team of Forward Deployed Engineers delivering on-site and virtual customer deployments of the Hivemind SDK. Drive planning, execution, and tangible customer outcomes, while collaborating with product and engineering to improve deployment playbooks and long-term customer success in guardrail-enabled autonomy and defense technology.

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Shield AI
Shield AI
3 months ago

Manager, Autonomy Applications Engineering (R5188)

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Job Summary

Lead a team of Forward Deployed Engineers delivering on-site and virtual customer deployments of the Hivemind SDK. Drive planning, execution, and tangible customer outcomes, while collaborating with product and engineering to improve deployment playbooks and long-term customer success in guardrail-enabled autonomy and defense technology.
Location: London
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead, manage, mentor, and develop a team of Forward Deployed Engineers responsible for customer deployments and technical customer success
  • •Own team planning, prioritization, staffing, and execution for on-site and virtual customer engagements
  • •Provide technical leadership for customer onboarding, deployment, adoption, and operational success with the Hivemind SDK
  • •Serve as an escalation point and trusted technical leader for customers using Hivemind in real-world environments
  • •Translate customer goals, mission needs, and program objectives into clear technical milestones, execution plans, and team priorities
Travel: Medium travel

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field
  • •8+ years of relevant technical experience in software engineering, deployment engineering, solutions engineering, applications engineering, or forward deployed engineering
  • •2+ years of people management or formal technical leadership experience for engineers
  • •Experience in a customer-facing technical leadership role such as forward deployed engineering, solutions engineering, applications engineering, or customer engineering
  • •Strong proficiency with modern C++ and experience with Python in a professional setting
Experience:8+ yearsDefenseAutonomyRobotics
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CommunicationLeadershipProblem-solving
Languages:English
Tech Stack:C++Python

Company Brief

Shield AI
Develops AI-powered autonomy and software for military aircraft and drones to enable autonomous ISR and combat missions, integrating perception, navigation, and mission planning for defense customers.
Industry: Defense Technology
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: San Diego, United States
Founded: 2015
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