Staff Field Solutions Engineer – Simulation & AI

About the role

Shield AI is seeking a Staff Field Solutions Engineer based in Melbourne to drive technical sales and customer engagements for advanced defense simulation, synthetic environments, and AI‑enabled mission systems. The role focuses on supporting defence customers across Australia, the Indo‑Pacific, AUKUS and allied partners.

Key responsibilities

• Act as the customer‑facing technical expert for Shield AI simulation, synthetic environment and AI‑enabled mission system capabilities.
• Lead discovery workshops, technical briefings, demonstrations, RFIs, RFPs, proposals and capture activities.
• Translate mission needs, training objectives and CONOPs into credible solution concepts and demo scenarios.
• Collaborate with Business Development, Product, Engineering and Program teams to convey customer requirements, risks and roadmap feedback.

Required profile

• 7+ years of experience in modeling & simulation, training systems, test & evaluation, image generation or related technical customer‑facing roles.
• Hands‑on experience with advanced defence simulation, synthetic battlespace ecosystems and live‑virtual‑constructive environments.

Required skills

• Python
• C++
• Linux
• APIs
• SDKs
• Simulation tooling
• Visualization systems
• Autonomy software
• Robotics middleware