{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"72e0126fb7d01afe98ad9bc3","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/72e0126fb7d01afe98ad9bc3","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/72e0126fb7d01afe98ad9bc3","title":"Forward Deployed Engineer - AI","description":"C2 Labs (www.c2labs.com) helps government and commercial organizations transform how they work through AI, automation, cloud, cybersecurity, and modern software. We build real products and platforms that remove manual work, speed decisions, and scale securely in regulated environments. If you want to ship AI that actually lands in production, not sit in a slide deck, this is the role.\nPreferred to live in the Knoxville, Tennessee metro area (or willing to relocate).\nPosition Summary\nC2 Labs is hiring a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer to design, build, and ship AI and technology products that change how teams operate. You will work close to the mission, turn messy real-world workflows into working software and agents, and help define the next generation of our AI platform. This is a high-ownership role for someone who loves AI, automation, and transformation — and wants to see their work used every day.\nWhat You'll Do\nBuild and ship AI-powered products, agents, copilots, and automation that create measurable operational impact.\nTurn complex business and mission workflows into simple, reliable technology products.\nDesign and implement modern AI architectures (agents, orchestration, RAG/knowledge systems, evaluation, and human-in-the-loop controls).\nIntegrate AI with enterprise systems, APIs, cloud services, and data sources so solutions work in the real world.\nDrive digital transformation by replacing slow manual processes with automated, intelligent workflows.\nBuild with strong governance in mind: secure use of AI, clear human decision points, auditability, and responsible automation.\nElevate customer experience and service: make tools intuitive, reliable, and easy for operators to adopt and trust.\nSupport sales and business development with technical discovery, demos, solution framing, and credible delivery plans.\nContribute across the stack as needed: software, data, cloud/infrastructure, DevOps, security, product and project management, and analysis.\nRaise the bar for quality: secure by design, observable, maintainable, and proven in production.\nCapture what works as reusable product patterns so the whole company moves faster.\nWhat We're Looking For\nU.S. Citizenship required.\nBuilder mindset: you ship products, not just prototypes.\n5–8 years building software, platforms, cloud systems, or applied technology products (or equivalent intensity).\n1–3 years shipping AI, automation, or LLM-powered products in production.\nHands-on experience with AI/LLM systems (agents, RAG, automation, evaluation).\nStrong software engineering skills (Python required; modern web/TypeScript a plus).\nCloud delivery experience (AWS and/or Azure), APIs, CI/CD, and Infrastructure as Code.\nComfort spanning multiple domains: engineering, data, security, governance, product, and project delivery.\nCustomer-oriented mindset: experience and service quality matter as much as technical cleverness.\nClear communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders, including sales and business development conversations.\nExcitement about AI-driven transformation in government contracting and government agency environments.\nNice to Have\nBachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.\nWorking understanding of UX/UI design principles.\nActive Top Secret (TS) clearance preferred.\nExperience delivering technology in government contracting or government agency settings.\nFamiliarity with compliance-aware environments (FedRAMP, RMF, NIST, CMMC-adjacent).\nExperience with Microsoft AI/automation ecosystems (Copilot Studio, Power Platform) or similar enterprise AI platforms.\nPrior forward deployed, field, or customer-embedded engineering experience.\nPrior support of sales cycles, proposals, or business development technical pursuits.\nWhy C2 Labs?\nYou will help build an AI-native product and engineering culture where automation is the default, transformation is the mission, and ownership is real. Small team. High impact. Work that matters in government contracting and across government agencies — with room to shape the products from day one.\nEEO STATEMENT:\nWe are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or protected veteran status. 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We build real products and platforms that remove manual work, speed decisions, and scale securely in regulated environments. If you want to ship AI that actually lands in production, not sit in a slide deck, this is the role.\nPreferred to live in the Knoxville, Tennessee metro area (or willing to relocate).\nPosition Summary\nC2 Labs is hiring a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer to design, build, and ship AI and technology products that change how teams operate. You will work close to the mission, turn messy real-world workflows into working software and agents, and help define the next generation of our AI platform. 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