Shield AI
Staff Field Solutions Engineer (R6297)
San Diego, California · Staff · Full-time · Posted Nov 2, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years; no alternatives stated.
About the job
Supports technical sales and customer engagements for Hivemind autonomy, translating customer mission needs and integration constraints into feasible solution concepts and supporting demonstrations and capture activities.
What you'll do
- Lead or support customer discovery, technical briefings, demonstrations, proposals, and capture activities.
- Translate customer missions, CONOPs, and integration constraints into Hivemind solution concepts and customer-facing technical materials.
- Coordinate with Product, Engineering, Business Development, and other teams on customer requirements, technical risks, and field feedback.
What they ask for
- 7+ years of experience in a relevant technical customer-facing field, such as solutions engineering, systems engineering, technical sales, autonomy, robotics, defense software, or aerospace.
- Strong technical understanding of autonomy, AI-enabled systems, mission software, unmanned systems, robotics, or complex defense technology.
- Experience supporting customer-facing technical engagements and translating customer mission needs into feasible solutions.
- Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills; able to represent product capabilities and limitations accurately.
Nice to have
- Experience in military, defense, aerospace, robotics, unmanned systems, or advanced technology domains; direct U.S. Navy or U.S. Air Force customer experience is also noted.
- Experience with autonomous systems or hands-on work with Python, C++, Linux, APIs, SDKs, autonomy software, robotics middleware, or technical prototyping.
Tools
Hivemind, Python, C++, Linux, APIs, SDKs
AI focus
Customer-facing technical work explaining and applying Hivemind autonomy and AI-enabled systems to defense and security missions.
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