Field Solutions Engineer, Hivemind Autonomy

Shield AI; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI in Dallas, Texas, is hiring a Field Solutions Engineer (Hivemind) to support technical sales, customer engagements, and demonstrations for Shield AI’s autonomy solutions. You will translate customer needs into credible, technically feasible concepts and collaborate with BD, Product, and Engineering to produce compelling narratives and assets.

The role requires strong communication, deep understanding of autonomy and unmanned systems, and the ability to operate across complex

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in solutions engineering, field applications engineering, systems engineering, technical sales, autonomy, robotics, defense software, aerospace, or related technical customer-facing roles.
• Strong technical understanding of autonomy, AI-enabled systems, mission software, unmanned systems, robotics, or complex defense technology systems.
• Experience supporting customer-facing technical engagements such as demos, technical briefings, proposal support, integration discussions, technical interchange meetings, or operational workshops.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a customer-facing technical expert for Hivemind autonomy solutions in markets.
• Support customer discovery, technical briefings, demonstrations, technical interchange meetings, and capture activities.
• Translate customer mission needs, CONOPs, operational objectives, and integration constraints into credible Hivemind solution concepts.
• Partner with Business Development and Capture teams to support RFIs, RFPs, proposals, white papers, demos, and customer-facing technical narratives.
• Explain Hivemind autonomy capabilities, limitations, roadmap considerations, and integration requirements to technical, operational, commercial, and leadership audiences.
• Develop and maintain technical sales assets, including capability briefs, demo scripts, solution templates, FAQs, technical white papers, and customer-specific briefing materials.
• Work closely with Product, Engineering, Customer Engagement, and Program teams to represent customer requirements, technical risks, roadmap gaps, and field feedback.
• Help customers evaluate how autonomy can support operational effectiveness, mission planning, force modernization, and fielded mission outcomes.
• Maintain strong product truth by ensuring customer-facing materials and discussions accurately reflect current capabilities, constraints, and roadmap timing.
• Monitor relevant developments in autonomy, AI, unmanned systems, mission software, and defense technology to inform customer conversations and product feedback.
• Build trusted relationships with customer technical stakeholders and internal cross-functional partners.
• Operate independently across complex customer engagements while keeping internal stakeholders aligned and informed.

Skills

Solutions engineering

Technical sales

Robotics

Defense software

Communication skills

Autonomy software

Tools

Python

C++

Linux

APIs

Job description

Shield AI in Dallas, Texas, is hiring a Field Solutions Engineer (Hivemind) to support technical sales, customer engagements, and demonstrations for Shield AI’s autonomy solutions. You will translate customer needs into credible, technically feasible concepts and collaborate with BD, Product, and Engineering to produce compelling narratives and assets.

The role requires strong communication, deep understanding of autonomy and unmanned systems, and the ability to operate across complex