Manager, Autonomy Applications Engineering (R5188)

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

Drive accountability across the team for achieving intended customer outcomes during active engagements

Guide the team through debugging and resolution of complex software and integration issues

Partner with customer teams and internal stakeholders to remove blockers, improve time-to-value, and sustain adoption

Build mechanisms to collect, synthesize, and communicate recurring customer pain points, product gaps, and field insights to internal teams

Represent the voice of the customer in internal planning and prioritization discussions

Collaborate with product and engineering teams to improve product quality, usability, deployment readiness, and repeatable field execution

You enjoy leading technical teams while staying close to customers and field execution

You are energized by coaching engineers through dynamic on-site challenges in real operational contexts

You can translate ambiguous customer needs into structured technical plans, team priorities, and measurable outcomes

You are comfortable making decisions, removing blockers, and helping a team drive progress under pressure

You have strong engineering fundamentals and can build credibility quickly with technical stakeholders, customers, and direct reports

You enjoy working across engineering, product, and customer teams to improve both product outcomes and customer success

You are passionate about or have great interest in autonomy, robotics, aerospace, defense technology, or deploying advanced software in the field

Help build the defining defence technology company of this century.

Work at the forefront of AI, autonomy, and next-generation defence systems.

Operate in a highly entrepreneurial and mission-driven environment.

Make a direct impact on international growth and strategic defence partnerships.

Collaborate with exceptional teams solving some of the world’s most complex operational challenges.

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