Field Solutions Engineer — Autonomy & Defense Tech

Shield; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

Equity

Job summary

Shield AI is hiring a Hivemind Field Solutions Engineer to support technical sales, customer engagements, demonstrations, and capture activities for Hivemind across the Americas region.

The role requires translating customer mission needs into technically feasible solutions and partnering with Business Development, Product, Engineering, and Program teams to shape demos and customer-specific solutions.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in solutions engineering or related customer-facing roles.
• Strong understanding of autonomy, AI-enabled systems, and simulation environments.
• Experience supporting demos, briefings, and RFIs/RFPs.
• Direct exposure to DoD simulation, LVC, or synthetic environments is a plus.
• Ability to translate customer needs into feasible concepts and demos.

Responsibilities

• Act as technical expert for Hivemind across Americas.
• Demonstrate solutions, tailor demos to mission objectives, support capture activities.
• Collaborate with BD, Product, Engineering, and Program teams to gather feedback.

Skills

Autonomy

AI-enabled systems

Simulation environments

Defense software

Technical sales

Customer-facing

DoD familiarity

Communication skills

Cross-functional work

Travel willingness

Job description

Shield AI is hiring a Hivemind Field Solutions Engineer to support technical sales, customer engagements, demonstrations, and capture activities for Hivemind across the Americas region.

The role requires translating customer mission needs into technically feasible solutions and partnering with Business Development, Product, Engineering, and Program teams to shape demos and customer-specific solutions.