Forward Deployed Engineer

About the role

SHI International Corp., founded in 1989, is a global provider of IT solutions and services with over $16 billion in annual revenue. With 17,000+ clients worldwide, SHI focuses on helping organizations adapt to technological advancements. Our mission is driven by our 7,000 employees, who are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Role Description

• Deliver production workflows, ontologies, pipelines, and AIP-powered applications inside customer Foundry environments
• Integrate customer data sources (ERP, CRM, legacy systems, APIs) into Foundry and build operational workflows on top of them
• Partner with the Account Strategist to translate business priorities into concrete deployment plans
• Execute rapid-value deployments in the first 90 days of every engagement
• Contribute to reusable templates and delivery patterns that scale across customers and verticals
• Work directly with customer operational leaders and subject matter experts to refine and operate solutions
• Surface new use cases during delivery to support account expansion
• Work across priority verticals including manufacturing and industrial products, logistics and supply chain, financial services, and healthcare and life sciences

Behaviors and Competencies

• Communication: Lead and model exceptional communication, develop and implement communication strategies, and coach others to improve their communication skills
• Adaptability: Drive strategic transformations, inspire others to embrace change, and foster a culture of continuous adaptation
• Collaboration: Lead complex team projects, inspire others to collaborate effectively, and foster a culture of mutual respect and shared purpose
• Time-Management: Achieve goals ahead of schedule, lead team efforts in time management, and strategize the best ways to use time for various tasks
• Problem Solving: Lead strategic problem-solving initiatives, inspire others to improve their problem-solving skills, and foster a culture of proactive problem-solving
• Initiative: Lead strategic and complex initiatives, inspire others to take initiative, and foster a culture of continuous improvement
• Analytical Thinking: Innovate in the application of analytical thinking, solve complex problems, influence others, and contribute to best practices

Skill Level Requirements

• 2-3 years of direct, hands-on experience building and shipping production solutions in Palantir Foundry or AIP
• Experience working inside customer environments with customer data and customer stakeholders
• Strong programming skills in Python and SQL
• Experience integrating enterprise data sources via APIs and connectors
• Ability to design and operate scalable data pipelines and production workflows
• Comfort with AI and ML concepts including LLM-powered workflows, ontology design, and agentic application patterns
• Experience communicating clearly with both technical and operational customer stakeholders
• Experience operating in fast-moving environments with minimal oversight

Other Requirements

• Prior Forward Deployed Engineer experience at Palantir or at a Palantir delivery partner
• Experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
• Familiarity with SAP, Salesforce, ServiceNow, or similar enterprise systems
• Experience building reusable accelerators or templates that scale across customers
• Ability to travel 40%

Equal Employment Opportunity

M/F/Disability/Protected Veteran Status