Senior Field Engineer (Forward Deployed)
RemoteUnited States
Job Summary
Partner with Account Executives to move clients from high-level strategy to live, functioning versions of Cognite's solutions through Fast AI Prototyping via Cognite Atlas AITM and Cognite Data Fusion®. Lead the design and implementation of first-of-their-kind industrial agents, leveraging the Atlas AI workbench to automate complex workflows grounded in the Industrial Knowledge Graph. Conduct use case workshops and briefings to translate requirements into deliverable high-level use cases, while delivering client-focused demos and reference architectures that prove ROI. Act as the bridge between the field and Cognite's Product organization, translating deployment learnings into actionable product requirements and scalable best practices. Requires 3+ years in forward deployed engineering roles with ability to travel up to 50%. Cognite operates at the forefront of industrial digitalization, building AI and data solutions that solve the world's hardest problems.
Required Qualifications
- 3+ years in forward deployed engineering/pre-sales engineering roles ideally in enterprise SaaS, cloud platforms, or industrial software companies
- Strong engineering background
- A strong foundation in Python
- 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
Desired Qualifications
- 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
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