Senior Field Engineer (Pre-Sales/Forward Deployed)

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Cognite The Senior Field Engineer at Cognite acts as the technical lead for complex industrial AI and data solution engagements, moving clients from strategy to live implementations. This role involves designing scalable architectures, building industrial AI agents, and bridging field insights with product innovation.

Responsibilities

Partner with Account Executives to prioritize strategic opportunities and act as the technical lead for complex engagements
Move clients from high-level strategy to live, functioning versions of Cognite’s solutions through Fast AI Prototyping
Lead the design and implementation of first-of-their-kind industrial agents
Lead use case workshops and briefings, translating requirements into deliverable high-level use cases
Build executive confidence by delivering client-focused demos and reference architectures
Act as the critical bridge between the field and Cognite’s Product organization
Translate field friction and deployment learnings into actionable product requirements and scalable best practices

Qualification

Strong engineering backgroundExcellent problem-solvingCompetitive compensation401(k) with employer matchingCompetitive health

Required

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 but are not limited to 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.

Preferred

Education or experience in the industrial space (e.g., Petroleum, Chemical, Mechanical, or Control System Engineering).
Previous customer facing or sales experience.
You’ve worked with "messy" real-world variables from the Industries we work in (Energy, Oil and Gas, Chemicals, Life Sciences, Discrete) and understand, for example, why data quality in a refinery is harder than data quality in a web app.
You are excited to bridge the gap between traditional heavy industry and the future of Autonomous Operations via Cognite Data Fusion® and Agentic AI.
A snapshot of our many perks and benefits as a Cogniter
Competitive compensation
401(k) with employer matching
Competitive health, dental, vision & disability coverages for employees and all dependents

Benefits

Dental
Vision
401(k)
PTO
Parental Leave

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Cognite

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