Sales Engineer – Software Licensing (Sentinel) – Remote

Thales Group; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 173,000 - 288,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement savings plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Thales Group is seeking an experienced Sales Engineer for the Software Monetization team. You will be the technical owner of customer accounts, guiding presales activities across the Americas and delivering solutions for software licensing, download protection, and entitlement management.

Responsibilities include leading technical discussions, creating solution designs, supporting demonstrations, and contributing to RFI/RFP responses, with travel 10–25%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Engineering, CS or related field with 8–12+ years experience, or Master’s with 6+ years of experience.
• Experience supporting enterprise customers with complex technical solutions in a technical consulting role.
• Exposure to back-office systems, networks, web services, virtual environments, Windows/Linux/Android; C/C++, Java or .NET is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical interface for prospective customers.
• Own the pre-sales technical process and guide customer evaluations.
• Lead RFIs/RFPs and define success criteria during product evaluations.

Skills

Technical consulting

Customer engagement

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Basic software development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering/computer science

Master’s degree (plus 6+ years)

Tools

Sentinel product portfolio

Job description

Thales Group is seeking an experienced Sales Engineer for the Software Monetization team. You will be the technical owner of customer accounts, guiding presales activities across the Americas and delivering solutions for software licensing, download protection, and entitlement management.

Responsibilities include leading technical discussions, creating solution designs, supporting demonstrations, and contributing to RFI/RFP responses, with travel 10–25%.