> AI agents: this is one page of Nextmove’s FDE site, in Markdown. Nextmove is a job board and free career service for forward deployed engineers (FDEs). Each posting is classified from its text, not its title: the kind of work, how much of it is production code, pre-sales weight, time at customer sites, travel, remote arrangement, level and posted base pay. The site also publishes the aggregates: median pay by level, metro, company and kind of work, and which companies started hiring FDEs each week. Every page under https://nextmove.md/fde is served this way; the index of pages is https://nextmove.md/llms.txt. # FDE jobs at Rivet Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rivet 7 open forward deployed engineer (FDE) jobs at Rivet across 2 US metros. Median posted base pay $170,000. Rivet Industries builds connected hardware and software systems for frontline defense and industrial workers, combining rugged devices, sensors, AI, communications, and deployment engineering. Early (pre-seed–Series A) · About 51–200 people **7 postings** 2 metros median posted base $170,000 [Careers at Rivet ↗](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/rivet) read Nov 13, 2026 Published Nov 13, 2026 · Updated Nov 14, 2026 ## 7 open FDE roles at Rivet Builds what the customer runs ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/afc00b01911fad7b) San Jose, CA On-site 4mo ago $165,000–$220,000 - [View job →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/afc00b01911fad7b) ### [Deployment Strategist, Palantir Partnership](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9aef4ae64a175647) Washington, DC On-site 6w ago $140,000–$200,000 - [View job →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9aef4ae64a175647) ### [Deployment Strategist, Integration Partnerships](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cc3c894b1d4fada1) Washington, DC On-site 2mo ago $140,000–$200,000 - [View job →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cc3c894b1d4fada1) ### [Deployment Strategist, U.S. Air Force](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fe961a0d2e35ec35) Washington, DC On-site 2mo ago $140,000–$200,000 - [View job →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fe961a0d2e35ec35) ### [Deployment Strategist, U.S. Navy](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/234898ba2cf7a604) Washington, DC On-site 2mo ago $140,000–$200,000 - [View job →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/234898ba2cf7a604) 6 of 7 postings plan what the customer deploys first. Rows that do other work name it. Compare these roles with [pay ranges at other US FDE employers](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary). - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fcompanies%2Frivet&placement=top) Free. Upload your resume once, see why each FDE role fits, and get introduced only when you say so. ## How Rivet describes FDE work Mention travel How often postings mention travel Mention travel: 100% against the US average of 41%. Well above average. Rivet: 7 of 7 postings · all postings: 1,365 of 3,295 **100%** of postings · US 41% Well above average Senior or staff level Senior-level responsibility or above Senior or staff level: 100% against the US average of 93%. Above average. Rivet: 7 of 7 postings · all postings: 3,005 of 3,220 **100%** of postings · US 93% Above average Require production code Postings that involve writing production code Require production code: 20% against the US average of 80%. Well below average. Rivet: 1 of 5 postings · all postings: 2,558 of 3,189 **20%** of postings · US 80% Well below average Remote allowed Postings that allow remote work Remote allowed: 0% against the US average of 30%. Well below average. Rivet: 0 of 7 postings · all postings: 712 of 2,369 **0%** of postings · US 30% Well below average Work for external customers Work done for people outside the company Work for external customers: 100% against the US average of 86%. Above average. Rivet: 7 of 7 postings · all postings: 2,812 of 3,283 **100%** of postings · US 86% Above average Include pre-sales work Evaluation or proposal work before a deal Include pre-sales work: 86% against the US average of 23%. Well above average. Rivet: 6 of 7 postings · all postings: 768 of 3,288 **86%** of postings · US 23% Well above average 0% 50% 100% Rivet’s postings involve pre-sales far more often than the US average (86% vs 23%) and describe production code far less often (20% vs 80%). Shares leave out postings that say nothing about a measure. Travel counts silence as no mention. [Compare with all US FDE postings and read the method →](https://nextmove.md/fde/research) ## Pay at Rivet Median posted base **$170,000** · US senior FDE median **$190,000** From 7 posted base ranges, each read at its middle. Bonus and equity are not counted. [See how posted pay differs by level, location and travel →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary#pay-level) ## Compare with similar employers Employers whose postings describe the most similar work. ### [Code Metal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/code-metal) Boston, MA · Honolulu, HI · Remote (Miami, FL) · +2 · 5 postings ### [Sitreps](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sitreps) Washington, DC · San Francisco, CA · Los Angeles, CA · +4 · $175,000 7 postings ### [EliseAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eliseai) New York, NY $180,000 6 postings Other FDE employers in Washington, DC area and SF Bay Area - [FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?region=dmv) · 6 Rivet postings · 140 companies - [FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?region=sf-bay-area) · 1 Rivet posting · 486 companies Employer postings · [How we read postings](https://nextmove.md/fde/method) - [Hiring FDEs like Rivet? 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