Industrial AI Field Engineer — DataOps & Solutions Lead

Cognite - AI for Industry; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

401(k) with employer matching

Healthcare (medical/dental/vision) for

Dependents coverage

Job summary

Cognite is hiring for a Pre-Sales Engineer to own client engagements and lead technical strategy, prototyping industrial AI solutions, and defining use cases. You will work with Atlas AI and Cognite Data Fusion to deliver scalable demos that prove ROI in Industrial DataOps contexts.

The role requires a strong engineering background, deep GenAI knowledge, and a willingness to travel up to 50% to customer sites and field offices worldwide.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in forward deployed engineering/pre-sales engineering roles ideally in enterprise SaaS, cloud platforms, or industrial software companies.
• Strong engineering background. Preferred fields include Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics, and Machine Learning.
• A strong foundation in Python and a deep understanding of the GenAI landscape (embeddings, RAG, and prompt chaining).
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
• Ability and interest to travel up to 50% as needed to be on the ground where the impact happens.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Account Executives to prioritize strategic opportunities and act as the technical lead for complex engagements.
• Lead the design and implementation of first-of-their-kind industrial agents using the Atlas AI workbench.
• Translate requirements into high-level use cases and deliver client-focused demos and reference architectures.
• Bridge field feedback with Cognite Product to improve deployment practices and Industrial DataOps.

Skills

Forward deployed engineering

Pre-sales engineering

Python

GenAI / LLMs

Communication skills

Travel up to 50%

Tools

Cognite Data Fusion

Cognite Atlas AI

Job description

Cognite is hiring for a Pre-Sales Engineer to own client engagements and lead technical strategy, prototyping industrial AI solutions, and defining use cases. You will work with Atlas AI and Cognite Data Fusion to deliver scalable demos that prove ROI in Industrial DataOps contexts.

The role requires a strong engineering background, deep GenAI knowledge, and a willingness to travel up to 50% to customer sites and field offices worldwide.