Forward deployed engineer
BuildVision
Mundelein, IL · Posted October 23, 2026
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November 2026
- #3Best all-round cities for new graduates in the Midwest64 / 100 · of 20
- #3Best all-round cities for new graduates in the Great Lakes63 / 100 · of 16
- #4Best cities for pay after cost of living in the Great Lakes$134k · of 16
- #5Best cities for pay after cost of living in the Midwest$134k · of 20
- #6Best cities for junior jobs in Illinois35% · of 17
- #6Best cities for director and executive jobs in the Midwest25% · of 69
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Pay compared with the market
This listing does not state pay. Across 137 open forward deployed engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $155,000 to $237,500 and the median is $195,000.
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About the job
...Job Description We are hiring a forward-deployed engineer (FDE). They’d be the engineer in a two-person deployment pod that gets HVAC manufacturers and reps live on BuildVision and seeing value fast. Their partner is a deployment strategist who spends about 70% of...