CareerPlan

Senior Field Engineer (Pre-Sales/Forward Deployed)

USA (remote)Full-time2026-10-09 → 2026-11-10

Core

Partner with Account Executives to act as technical lead for complex engagements, moving clients from strategy to live solutions via Fast AI Prototyping and Agentic AI development.

Role type

Senior Pre-Sales Field Engineer (Industrial AI)

Builds

Live, functioning versions of Cognite's Industrial AI solutions and first-of-their-kind industrial agents

Domain

Industrial digitalization, AI, and data solutions for heavy industry

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Python, GenAI (embeddings, RAG, prompt chaining), Industrial Architecture (IT/OT/ET unification), Agentic AI design, Full-Stack Solution Engineering, Technical Evangelism

Preferred skills

Industrial domain experience (Petroleum, Chemical, Mechanical, Control Systems), Customer-facing/sales experience, Experience with messy real-world industrial data variables

Technologies

Cognite Atlas AI, Cognite Data Fusion, LLMs (Gemini, Claude, GPT-4), Open-source AI frameworks

Responsibilities

Lead design and implementation of industrial agents, Translate requirements into high-level use cases and reference architectures, Bridge field deployment learnings into product requirements, Deliver client-focused demos and executive strategy briefings

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC