> 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. # Applied AI Engineer – Test & Evaluation (T&E) Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/57fca5ae0922979d Canvas posts a FDE role to build what the customer runs in Tullahoma, TN with no pay posted. Identify T&E and engineering workflows suited to AI, automation, analytics, or digital tools. Read from the employer’s posting on November 6, 2026. - [Canvas](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/canvas) Published November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 Pay not posted Tullahoma, TN Today Identify T&E and engineering workflows suited to AI, automation, analytics, or digital tools. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2F57fca5ae0922979d&placement=top) - [View posting at Canvas](https://canvasinc.wd108.myworkdayjobs.com/Canvas/job/Arnold-AFB-TN/Applied-AI-Engineer---Test---Evaluation--T-E-_JR100915) Free for you. Upload your resume once, see which FDE postings fit you and why, and get introduced when you say so. We never share your profile with employers without your permission. ## At a glance ### Posted base pay Not posted Typical mid FDE pay, the middle 50% of 107 postings: $123K to $164K, median $150K. ### The work Builds what the customer runs Balance 1. Mostly building 2. Mixed 3. Mostly pre-sales or support Project stages 1. Pre-sales (not covered) 2. Proof of concept 3. Implementation (not covered) 4. Operations (not covered) - **Coding**: Prototypes and scripts - **Builds for**: External customers - **Level**: Mid - **Role**: Individual contributor ### What they ask for Experience - **3+ years** Relevant experience in applied AI, machine learning, data engineering, software development, automation, analytics, knowledge management, or digital transformation Background - **Software engineering** - **Implementation and data engineering** ### Do you meet what the posting states? The posting asks for 3+ years. How many do you have? The job is in Tullahoma, TN. Could you work there? Which of these have you used in production? Answer each one. Nothing is saved or sent. 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