Senior Field Engineer (Pre-Sales/Forward Deployed Engineer)
Houston, Texas, United States · Remote OK
Mid level$338M raised
What Cognite is: Relentless to achieve Cognite operates at the forefront of industrial digitalization, building AI, and data solutions that solve the world’s hardest, highest-impact problems. With unmatched industrial he…
What Cognite is: Relentless to achieve Cognite operates at the forefront of industrial digitalization, building AI, and data solutions that solve the world’s hardest, highest-impact problems. With unmatched industrial he…
What Cognite is: Relentless to achieve Cognite operates at the forefront of industrial digitalization, building AI, and data solutions that solve the world’s hardest, highest-impact problems. With unmatched industrial he…
What Cognite is: Relentless to achieve Cognite operates at the forefront of industrial digitalization, building AI, and data solutions that solve the world’s hardest, highest-impact problems. With unmatched industrial he…
What Cognite is: Relentless to achieve Cognite operates at the forefront of industrial digitalization, building AI, and data solutions that solve the world’s hardest, highest-impact problems. With unmatched industrial he…
What Cognite is: Relentless to achieve Cognite operates at the forefront of industrial digitalization, building AI, and data solutions that solve the world’s hardest, highest-impact problems. With unmatched industrial he…
What Cognite is: Relentless to achieve Cognite operates at the forefront of industrial digitalization, building AI, and data solutions that solve the world’s hardest, highest-impact problems. With unmatched industrial he…
What Cognite is: Relentless to achieve Cognite operates at the forefront of industrial digitalization, building AI, and data solutions that solve the world’s hardest, highest-impact problems. With unmatched industrial he…
Skills: Python, Backend Engineering, Systems Engineering, Docker, Kubernetes
What Cognite is: Relentless to achieve Cognite operates at the forefront of industrial digitalization, building AI, and data solutions that solve the world’s hardest, highest-impact problems. With unmatched industrial he…
What Cognite is: Relentless to achieve Cognite operates at the forefront of industrial digitalization, building AI, and data solutions that solve the world’s hardest, highest-impact problems. With unmatched industrial he…
Skills: Python, Kubernetes, LLM Orchestration, MLOps, Infrastructure as Code
What Cognite is: Relentless to achieve Cognite operates at the forefront of industrial digitalization, building AI, and data solutions that solve the world’s hardest, highest-impact problems. With unmatched industrial he…
Skills: Solution Architecture, Field Engineering, Industrial Data, OT/IT Convergence, Data Integration
What Cognite is: Relentless to achieve Cognite operates at the forefront of industrial digitalization, building AI, and data solutions that solve the world’s hardest, highest-impact problems. With unmatched industrial he…
What Cognite is: Relentless to achieve Cognite operates at the forefront of industrial digitalization, building AI, and data solutions that solve the world’s hardest, highest-impact problems. With unmatched industrial he…
What Cognite is: Relentless to achieve Cognite operates at the forefront of industrial digitalization, building AI, and data solutions that solve the world’s hardest, highest-impact problems. With unmatched industrial he…
What Cognite is: Relentless to achieve Cognite operates at the forefront of industrial digitalization, building AI, and data solutions that solve the world’s hardest, highest-impact problems. With unmatched industrial he…
Skills: Compensation Strategy, Total Rewards, Equity Compensation, Executive Pay, Global Mobility
What Cognite is: Relentless to achieve Cognite operates at the forefront of industrial digitalization, building AI, and data solutions that solve the world’s hardest, highest-impact problems. With unmatched industrial he…
What Cognite is: Relentless to achieve Cognite operates at the forefront of industrial digitalization, building AI, and data solutions that solve the world’s hardest, highest-impact problems. With unmatched industrial he…
Skills: Azure, Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, SQL, Python
What Cognite is: Relentless to achieve Cognite operates at the forefront of industrial digitalization, building AI, and data solutions that solve the world’s hardest, highest-impact problems. With unmatched industrial he…
What Cognite is: Relentless to achieve Cognite operates at the forefront of industrial digitalization, building AI, and data solutions that solve the world’s hardest, highest-impact problems. With unmatched industrial he…
What Cognite is: Relentless to achieve Cognite operates at the forefront of industrial digitalization, building AI, and data solutions that solve the world’s hardest, highest-impact problems. With unmatched industrial he…
Skills: Python, SQL, REST APIs, Cloud-native Pipeline Development, People Management
Senior Field Engineer (Pre-Sales/Forward Deployed Engineer)
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Full-time
bachelor degree
Competitive Compensation, 401(k) With Employer Matching, Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Disability Coverage
Posted 1d ago
~40 hrs/week
Remote in Houston, Texas, United States
Responsibilities
Act as the technical lead for complex engagements, moving clients from high-level strategy to functioning AI prototypes using Cognite Atlas AI and Data Fusion. Bridge the gap between field deployment and product organization by translating customer friction into actionable product requirements.
Requirements
Requires 3+ years of experience in pre-sales or forward deployed engineering with a strong background in Python and GenAI. Hands-on experience in industrial verticals such as Oil & Gas, Manufacturing, or Pharmaceuticals is mandatory.
Full job description
What Cognite is:Relentlessto achieve
Cognite operates at the forefront of industrial digitalization, building AI, and data solutions that solve the world’s hardest, highest-impact problems. With unmatched industrial heritage and a comprehensive suite of AI capabilities, including low-code AI agents, Cognite accelerates the digital transformation to drive operational improvements.
We thrive in challenges. We challenge assumptions. We execute with speed and ownership. If you view obstacles as signals to step forward - not backwards - you’ll feel right at home here.
Our Moonshot is bold: Unlock $100B in customer value by 2035, and redefine how global industry works. Join us in this venture where AI and data meet ingenuity, and together, we will forge the path to a smarter, more connected industrial future.
How you’ll demonstrate Ownership
Client Engagement & Moving Strategy to Reality: Partner with Account Executives to prioritize strategic opportunities and act as the technical lead for complex engagements. You will move clients from high-level strategy to live, functioning versions of Cognite’s solutions through Fast AI Prototyping via Cognite Atlas AI™ and Cognite Data Fusion®.
Agentic Solution Development: Lead the design and implementation of first-of-their-kind industrial agents. You will leverage the Atlas AI workbench to automate complex industrial workflows, ensuring solutions are technically feasible, scalable, and grounded in the contextualized data foundation of our Industrial Knowledge Graph.
Technical Representation & Use Case Design: Lead use case workshops and briefings, translating functional and non-functional requirements into deliverable high-level use cases. You will build executive confidence by delivering client-focused demos and reference architectures that prove the ROI of Industrial AI.
Product Innovation & Field Leadership: 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 that strengthen Cognite’s position as the leader in Industrial DataOps.
The Impact you bring to Cognite
Industrial Architecture Expertise: Ability to design scalable architectures that unify siloed IT/OT/ET data into a single source of truth using Cognite Data Fusion®.
Agentic AI Proficiency: Demonstrated experience building with LLMs (Gemini, Claude, GPT-4) and a deep understanding of the Agentic AI landscape to create trusted, mission-critical industrial agents via Cognite Atlas AI™.
Full-Stack Solution Engineering: Ability to orchestrate and build end-to-end prototypes—integrating GenAI components, CDF data models, and legacy customer systems—using scalable software practices and open-source AI frameworks.
Technical Evangelism & Strategic Influence: The ability to distill complex technical AI solutions into compelling, value-driven narratives. You can pivot seamlessly between deep architectural sessions with engineers and strategy briefings with C-level executives.
Required Qualifications
Hands on experience in the Industrial Vertical such as Oil & Gas, Manufacturing or Pharmaceuticals is required
3+ years in forward deployed engineering/pre-sales engineering, or technical software development, ideally in enterprise SaaS, cloud platforms, or industrial software companies.
Hands on keyboard problem solving
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 Experience
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
We’re globally recognized domain experts with an international presence that spans Phoenix, Houston, Oslo Tokyo, Bengaluru, and Abu Dhabi.
Equal Opportunity
Cognite is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment at work and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive the same level of consideration for employment.
A global leader in Industrial AI; driving the digital transformation of asset-heavy industries around the world.
Industry
Software Development
Company size
501-1,000 employees
Founded
2016
Headquarters
Tempe, Arizona
LinkedIn followers
105,765
Total funding
$338M
Cognite is the only Industrial Data and AI platform built for scaling. We help Energy, Manufacturing, and Power & Utilities companies break down data silos and turn complex operational data into actionable, enterprise-wide value.
Why Cognite?
Unify: Cognite Data Fusion® unifies OT, ET, and IT data into a real-time Industrial Knowledge Graph.
Automate: Cognite Atlas AI™ deploys low-code Industrial AI Agents to supercharge SME capacity.
Deliver(2025): We drive a 400% ROI (Forrester) and have identified over $1B in customer value in the past year alone.
Our Moonshot
We are on a mission to deliver $100 billion in realized customer value by 2035.
From increasing production uptime to reducing downtime by 30%, Cognite provides the foundation to scale AI solutions across every asset and site.
Founded in 2016, we now number 700 strong, including some of the best software developers, data scientists, designers, and 3D specialists in the field.
Get to know us better:
Make data do more: makedatadomore.cognite.com/
Twitter: @CogniteData
Facebook: @CogniteData
IG: @CogniteData
Youtube: /c/cognite
Offices: Hayden Ferry Lakeside, 40 E Rio Salado Pkwy, Ste 900, Tempe, Arizona 85281, US · Oksenøyveien 10, Lysaker, Bærum 1366, NO · 11801 Domain Dr, Austin, Texas 78758, US · 丸の内 1-5-1, 新丸の内ビルディング 10F, 千代田区, 東京都 100-6510, JP · 4201 Main St, Ste 360B, Houston, Texas 77002, US
A global leader in Industrial AI; driving the digital transformation of asset-heavy industries around the world.
Industry
Software Development
Company size
501-1,000 employees
Founded
2016
Headquarters
Tempe, Arizona
LinkedIn followers
105,765
Total funding
$338M
Cognite is the only Industrial Data and AI platform built for scaling. We help Energy, Manufacturing, and Power & Utilities companies break down data silos and turn complex operational data into actionable, enterprise-wide value.
Why Cognite?
Unify: Cognite Data Fusion® unifies OT, ET, and IT data into a real-time Industrial Knowledge Graph.
Automate: Cognite Atlas AI™ deploys low-code Industrial AI Agents to supercharge SME capacity.
Deliver(2025): We drive a 400% ROI (Forrester) and have identified over $1B in customer value in the past year alone.
Our Moonshot
We are on a mission to deliver $100 billion in realized customer value by 2035.
From increasing production uptime to reducing downtime by 30%, Cognite provides the foundation to scale AI solutions across every asset and site.
Founded in 2016, we now number 700 strong, including some of the best software developers, data scientists, designers, and 3D specialists in the field.
Get to know us better:
Make data do more: makedatadomore.cognite.com/
Twitter: @CogniteData
Facebook: @CogniteData
IG: @CogniteData
Youtube: /c/cognite
Offices: Hayden Ferry Lakeside, 40 E Rio Salado Pkwy, Ste 900, Tempe, Arizona 85281, US · Oksenøyveien 10, Lysaker, Bærum 1366, NO · 11801 Domain Dr, Austin, Texas 78758, US · 丸の内 1-5-1, 新丸の内ビルディング 10F, 千代田区, 東京都 100-6510, JP · 4201 Main St, Ste 360B, Houston, Texas 77002, US