> 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 Vannevar Labs Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vannevar-labs 5 open forward deployed engineer (FDE) jobs at Vannevar Labs across 4 US metros. Builds agentic AI software and edge sensing products for U.S. defense missions, helping operators model adversaries, detect threats, and make faster mission decisions. Growth (Series B–C) · About 51–200 people **5 postings** 4 metros [Careers at Vannevar Labs ↗](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/embed) read Nov 8, 2026 ## 5 open FDE roles at Vannevar Labs ### [Senior Full-Stack Engineer - Product (TS/SCI Required)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ac3e0bd78fe984de) US Remote 6w ago Pay not posted - [View job →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ac3e0bd78fe984de) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Mission Lead - USV Software](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b77fe239ef44a044) Norfolk, VA On-site 7w ago Pay not posted - [View job →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b77fe239ef44a044) Integrates and configures it ### [Mission Strategist - Tampa (Clearance Required)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1c5d4751f994043a) Tampa, FL On-site 4mo ago Pay not posted - [View job →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1c5d4751f994043a) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (TS/SCI Clearance Required)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fc2cea1d3c2a0a9f) US Remote Since 2023 Pay not posted - [View job →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fc2cea1d3c2a0a9f) Leads the deployment team ### [Enterprise Technical Lead (Clearance Required)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f690faf1f1a405cd) Washington, DC · San Diego, CA · +1 more Remote Since 2025 $150,000–$215,000 - [View job →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f690faf1f1a405cd) 2 of 5 postings are hands-on engineering in the customer’s own systems. 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%2Fvannevar-labs&placement=top) Free. Upload your resume once, see why each FDE role fits, and get introduced only when you say so. ## How Vannevar Labs describes FDE work Mention travel How often postings mention travel Mention travel: 80% against the US average of 42%. Well above average. Vannevar Labs: 4 of 5 postings · all postings: 1,394 of 3,308 **80%** of postings · US 42% Well above average Senior or staff level Senior-level responsibility or above Senior or staff level: 100% against the US average of 94%. Above average. Vannevar Labs: 5 of 5 postings · all postings: 3,026 of 3,234 **100%** of postings · US 94% Above average Require production code Postings that involve writing production code Require production code: 60% against the US average of 80%. Well below average. Vannevar Labs: 3 of 5 postings · all postings: 2,573 of 3,204 **60%** of postings · US 80% Well below average Remote allowed Postings that allow remote work Remote allowed: 60% against the US average of 30%. Well above average. Vannevar Labs: 3 of 5 postings · all postings: 697 of 2,333 **60%** of postings · US 30% Well above 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. Vannevar Labs: 5 of 5 postings · all postings: 2,829 of 3,298 **100%** of postings · US 86% Above average Include pre-sales work Evaluation or proposal work before a deal Include pre-sales work: 60% against the US average of 24%. Well above average. Vannevar Labs: 3 of 5 postings · all postings: 788 of 3,295 **60%** of postings · US 24% Well above average 0% 50% 100% Vannevar Labs’ postings mention travel far more often than the US average (80% vs 42%) and involve pre-sales far more often (60% vs 24%). Shares leave out postings that say nothing about a measure. Travel counts silence as no mention. 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