Field Engineer, Public Sector

cursor; Washington; On-site; USD 165,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Medical insurance

401(k)

Job summary

SpaceXSI is hiring a Field Engineer to partner with federal civilian and defense agencies, delivering technical discovery, demos, POCs, and validation for deals. You will work with Sales, Product, and Engineering to connect the platform to mission outcomes in high-security environments.

You'll own technical validation, present to CTOs and program leaders, and travel to customer sites as needed. A background in enterprise software and federal/defense experience is required.

Qualifications

• Brought in as a field engineer with enterprise software experience.
• Experience presenting concepts to technical and executive audiences.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams including Sales, Product, and Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Partner with AEs to own technical discovery, demos, POCs, and technical validation for new deals and expansion.
• Build trusted relationships with engineering, security, product, and IT stakeholders across agencies.
• Work in mission-critical and high-security environments and connect platform outcomes to developer productivity and secure delivery.
• Deliver technical presentations, whiteboards, and workshops for technical and executive audiences.
• Act as customer advocate with Product and Engineering and support post-sales handoffs.

Skills

Field Engineering

Solutions Architecture

Pre-Sales

Consulting

Job description

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today, SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of making life multiplanetary and expanding consciousness to the stars.

SpaceXSI is building Super Intelligence to help humanity understand the universe. Our teams are building the full Super Intelligence stack: from our Colossus supercomputers, to Grok models, to our suite of applications, including Grok Bot, Grok Build, Grok Imagine, Grok Voice, and X. We're creating a powerful flywheel where more compute trains better models, better models power more useful products, and what we learn from people using those products shapes what we build next.

FIELD ENGINEER, PUBLIC SECTOR

We're hiring Field Engineers to partner with prospective and strategic customers across Public Sector. You'll be the technical face of SpaceXSI for the federal civilian and defense agencies modernizing how software gets written: helping developers, engineering leaders, and program teams evaluate our platform, running proofs of concept, and making sure they see the full value of agentic coding in their real workflows. You'll work hand-in-hand with Sales, Product, and Engineering as a deal partner, not a demo resource.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Partner with AEs to own technical discovery, demos, POCs, and technical validation for new deals and expansion
• Build trusted relationships with engineering, security, product, and IT stakeholders across agencies
• Work in mission-critical and high-security environments, including developer workflows, AI tooling, and complex or constrained setups
• Help customers connect our platform to outcomes that matter, including developer productivity, secure software delivery, and mission velocity
• Deliver technical presentations, whiteboards, and workshops for technical and executive audiences
• Act as the customer's technical advocate with Product and Engineering, and partner with post-sales on clean handoffs and onboarding

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience in Field Engineering, Solutions Architecture, Pre-Sales, or Consulting for enterprise software
• Experience supporting federal, defense, or highly regulated customers

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Hands‑on software development experience and a working understanding of the SDLC
• Daily use of AI coding tools and experience with constrained or air‑gapped environments
• Experience presenting technical concepts to CTOs, CISOs, and program leaders
• Experience co‑owning complex, multi‑threaded deals with AEs
• Familiaritywith PublicSector buying motions, security expectationssuch as FedRAMP and DoD IL levels, and partner ecosystems
• Activesecurity clearance

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Mustwillingto traveltocustomer sitesasneeded

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

The expected annual base salary range for this role is $164,500 - $224,000. This role is also eligible for sales commissions or bonuses, with an annual on-target earnings (OTE) range of $235,000 - $320,000. OTE includes base salary plus target incentive compensation, assuming 100% achievement of applicable performance targets. Actual incentive earnings depend on performance and the terms of the applicable plan. Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case‑by‑case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job‑related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.

Base salary is just one part of our total rewards package at SpaceXSI, which also includes equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and various other discounts and perks.