# Engineering Manager - Forward Deployment (Defense) at Applied Intuition

- Company: Applied Intuition
- What the company does: Applied Intuition powers physical AI, automating machines across automotive, defense, trucking, mining, construction, & agriculture. Backed by General Catalyst, Kleiner Perkins and a16z.
- Company website: https://www.appliedintuition.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Washington, D.C.
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $250K to $300K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-01
- Apply by: 2026-10-16
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Applied/46a6e4bf-961c-4552-b2aa-0592fbc0913a
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/applied-intuition-engineering-manager-forward-deployment-defense/

## About the role

As the Engineering Manager, you'll lead a team of 8-12 Forward Deployed Engineers who each operate like startup CTOs: owning end-to-end execution of high-stakes projects in small teams. Your job is to make this team scale, hiring and developing exceptional engineers, setting technical direction across engagements, and building the repeatable delivery practices that let us bring physical AI to more platforms and more customers without sacrificing quality or speed.

## What they're looking for

- 8+ years of industry experience with at least 2 years, recent technical leadership exposure
- Production grade SW experience. Has deployed SW or HW systems to active customers (not R&D, one-off projects)
- Exceptional customer-facing skills and focus on solving customer problems
- A proven mentor and leader of engineering talent
- Strong engineering background, preferred in fields such as Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering
- Broad technical experience across software engineering, operating systems, and some hardware

Tags: Defense