Engineering Manager - Defense Physical AI

Responsibilities

• Lead and scale a team of 8–12 Forward Deployed Engineers responsible for end-to-end execution of high-stakes customer projects.
• Hire, mentor, and develop engineering talent while setting technical direction across concurrent engagements.
• Work directly with defense and government customers to deploy, integrate, and operationalize vehicle intelligence products in military and government environments.
• Address challenges spanning software engineering, operating system configuration, system deployment, and hardware integration.
• Bridge customer-built systems with Applied Intuition solutions.
• Design scalable, consistent approaches for customer engagement and project execution.
• Develop architectural solutions that improve consistency and scalability across projects.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and customer teams to drive successful outcomes.
• Own technical outcomes, resolve escalations, and adapt delivery to changing requirements and priorities.

Requirements

• 8+ years of industry experience, including at least 2 years of recent technical leadership experience.
• Production-grade software experience, including deploying software or hardware systems to active customers.
• Exceptional customer-facing communication and customer problem-solving skills.
• Proven ability to mentor and lead engineering talent.
• Broad technical experience across software engineering, operating systems, and hardware.
• Experience integrating and deploying complex systems.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to operate independently in ambiguous, rapidly changing environments.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Robotics, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and hold or be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.

Compensation

• Base salary: $250,000–$300,000 USD annually.
• Total compensation may also include equity, health and insurance benefits, 401(k) retirement benefits with employer match, learning and wellness stipends, and paid time off.