Hivemind Field Solutions Engineer

Shield AI; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI in the United States is hiring a Hivemind Field Solutions Engineer to support technical sales, customer engagements, demonstrations, and capture activities for Hivemind across the Americas. The FSE translates customer mission needs into feasible solutions and partners with BD, Product, and Engineering to support demos, RFIs, and customer-specific solutions.

This role requires a strong background in autonomy, AI-enabled systems, simulation, and DoD environments; travel is expected, and

Qualifications

• 7+ years in solutions engineering, field applications engineering, systems engineering, technical sales, autonomy, robotics, simulation, defense software, or related roles.
• Strong technical understanding of autonomy, AI-enabled systems, mission software, simulation environments, or defense tech.
• Experience supporting customer-facing technical engagements like demos, briefings, proposals, or RFIs/RFPs.
• Experience with DoD simulation systems, live-virtual-constructive environments, synthetic training, or related workflows.
• Ability to translate customer needs into feasible solution concepts, demos, and product feedback.
• Strong written and verbal communication for technical and leadership audiences.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with BD, Product, Engineering, and Program teams.

Responsibilities

• Support demos, technical exchanges, and customer engagements for Hivemind.
• Translate customer mission needs into credible, technically feasible solutions.
• Collaborate with BD, Product, Engineering, and Program teams to shape demos, RFIs, RFPs, and white papers.
• Bridge Shield AI’s roadmap with customer requirements to ensure feasible, mission-relevant solutions.

Skills

Solutions engineering

Technical sales

Autonomy

Robotics

Defense software

Simulation

Customer-facing

Tools

Python

Linux

APIs

SDKs

Simulation tooling

Job description

Shield AI in the United States is hiring a Hivemind Field Solutions Engineer to support technical sales, customer engagements, demonstrations, and capture activities for Hivemind across the Americas. The FSE translates customer mission needs into feasible solutions and partners with BD, Product, and Engineering to support demos, RFIs, and customer-specific solutions.

This role requires a strong background in autonomy, AI-enabled systems, simulation, and DoD environments; travel is expected, and