Autonomous Maritime Sales Engineer

NEXTAFF; Ocean Springs (MS); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

NEXTAFF is seeking a Technical Sales Engineer in Gulfport, MS. The role connects business development, engineering, and mission operations to drive technical sales and capture efforts for autonomous maritime and unmanned systems.

You will lead proposals, develop CONOPS, and coordinate cross-functional efforts while engaging customers in demonstrations, sea trials, and evaluations. The position requires strong communication and technical depth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field, or equivalent military/industry experience.
• At least 5 years supporting unmanned systems, autonomous maritime, robotics, or defense technologies.
• At least 3 years in technical sales, sales engineering, business development, field engineering, customer support, or related technical customer-facing work.
• Experience with proposals, technical presentations, customer demonstrations, or capture efforts.
• Knowledge of autonomous maritime systems, USVs, UUVs, or related technologies; strong communication, analytical, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical advisor throughout the business development lifecycle from customer engagement to contract award.
• Support capture strategies, competitive positioning, proposal development, customer plans, market intelligence, and evaluation of mission requirements.
• Represent technical capabilities at meetings, demonstrations, sea trials, technical exchanges, and operational evaluations.
• Lead technical proposals, capability statements, compliance matrices, white papers, presentations, and risk mitigation planning.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Program Management, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Finance, Contracts, and Mission Operations; communicate customer feedback to engineering teams.

Skills

Unmanned systems

Autonomous maritime systems

Technical sales

Customer engagement

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field

Job description

NEXTAFF is seeking a Technical Sales Engineer in Gulfport, MS. The role connects business development, engineering, and mission operations to drive technical sales and capture efforts for autonomous maritime and unmanned systems.

You will lead proposals, develop CONOPS, and coordinate cross-functional efforts while engaging customers in demonstrations, sea trials, and evaluations. The position requires strong communication and technical depth.