Job Overview
Job description
- Location:
- London, United Kingdom
- Work arrangement:
- On-site
Role Summary
The Forward Deployed Engineer will provide technical expertise and support to customers during the implementation and use of Shield AI enterprise software products. This role involves working closely with customers to understand their requirements and ensuring successful product integration for AI & Autonomy development.
Responsibilities
- Become an expert user of the Hivemind Enterprise Autonomy Software Development Kit.
- Develop AI & Autonomy applications using Hivemind for unmanned platforms across air/sea/land/space.
- Deploy Hivemind AI infrastructure at customer sites.
- Provide technical training to customers for their autonomy development efforts.
- Assist customers in integrating Hivemind autonomy to their vehicles/platforms.
- Help customers debug software/API integration issues.
- Collaborate with the product and engineering teams to address customer feedback and improve products.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation and training materials Assist the sales team in answering complex technical queries from customers.
- Travel to customer sites as required (30% travel).
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
- 2+ years of experience of industry experience - Can be less with Masters or PHD qualifications
- Technical background in software engineering.
- Strong proficiency in writing modern C++ code.
- Intermediate proficiency in writing Python code.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in the defense, aviation or robotics industry.
Our international teammates receive a comprehensive total rewards package aligned to your country office location. For full details on compensation and benefits, please consult your talent acquisition partner.
- Role:
- Forward Deployed Engineer II (5951)
- Job Type:
- Full Time Employee
Company profile
Shieldai
shield.aiShield AI is a United States aerospace and defense technology company that builds AI pilots and aircraft to protect service members and civilians by shifting dangerous tasks from humans to autonomous systems. Its Hivemind system has flown an MQ-20 Avenger, and the company enabled the X-62 VISTA to autonomously fly tactical maneuvers against human pilots. Shield AI was founded in 2015 by former Navy SEAL Brandon Tseng with co-founders Ryan Tseng and Andrew Reiter to bring AI and autonomy technology to the DoD and its allies.
- Company Size
- 1,000 - 5,000 employees
- Headquarters
- San Diego, California, United States
- Founded
- 2015