# Forward Deployed AI Engineer Pleasanton, California, United States at SparkCognition

- Company: SparkCognition
- What the company does: Physical AI for industrial operations. One knowledge graph of your assets, processes, people, and locations, with agents that return the plan rather than the alert.
- Company website: https://avathon.com
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Remote (US)
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $130K to $180K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-03-27
- Apply by: 2026-10-12
- Apply: https://avathon.com/company/careers/forward-deployed-ai-engineer-4678588005/
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/sparkcognition-forward-deployed-ai-engineer-pleasanton-california-united-states/

## About the role

As the only physical AI unicorn headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, we go beyond models and dashboards - we deploy AI that continuously computes across supply chains, energy systems, and industrial operations. Our Operational Technology platform turns fragmented data into real-time, autonomous decisioning across the systems that power the global economy. This is not digital AI. This is AI for operational reality - where latency, constraints, and failure have real-world consequences.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering
- An active U.S. Government security clearance (preferred)
- Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking, and communication skills
- Must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future company sponsorship