Manager, Field Engineering
About this role
The Physical AI Field Engineering team at CoreWeave builds solutions that bring artificial intelligence into the engineering organizations designing, testing, validating, and operating physical products. Managing this specialist practice involves shaping the regional operating model from opportunity qualification through model deployment, customer adoption, and expansion. Leadership responsibilities include hiring and developing forward-deployed engineers and data scientists, establishing technical delivery standards, and partnering with strategic customers across automotive, robotics, aerospace, and industrial sectors.
Candidates who thrive in this environment combine technical depth in applied AI with people leadership and commercial understanding. The role requires building mechanisms for scale, establishing a feedback loop between field engagements and product development, and aligning closely with sales and engineering stakeholders. Individuals who enjoy operating at the boundary of customer outcomes, technical execution, and team growth will find a strong fit for this practice.
What you will do
- Evolve the operating model for Physical AI Field Engineering within the region, managing the lifecycle from opportunity qualification to deployment and expansion.
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of Specialist Field Engineers, Forward Deployed Data Scientists, and Forward Deployed Engineers through hiring and career development.
- Set technical and delivery standards for customer engagements to ensure solutions are validated against physical constraints and engineering criteria.
- Partner directly with strategic customers and senior stakeholders in automotive, robotics, aerospace, and industrial engineering to shape technical strategy.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with account teams, product, engineering, and platform groups to allocate specialist capacity and ensure a consistent customer experience.
- Establish a disciplined feedback loop to translate recurring customer needs and field evidence into actionable recommendations for product and engineering teams.
What you need
- Hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or a related technical discipline, or possess equivalent practical experience.
- Bring at least 10 years of experience in technical consulting, field engineering, product engineering, applied AI, or a related customer-facing engineering discipline.
- Demonstrate a minimum of 5 years of experience leading and developing technical teams in a fast-moving environment with a track record of hiring strong talent.
- Possess sufficient technical depth in AI and machine learning applied to physical systems or engineering workflows to engage credibly with technical leaders and domain experts.
- Show experience partnering across product, engineering, sales, marketing, and field engineering to align priorities and deliver capability.
- Exhibit excellent written and verbal communication skills capable of articulating complex technical topics to technical, executive, and customer audiences.
Nice to have
- Experience in automotive, robotics, aerospace and defense, industrial, manufacturing, or another engineering-intensive industry
- Experience delivering or supporting AI solutions in embedded, on-site, production, or safety-critical environments
- Familiarity with modern ML platforms and workflows spanning experimentation, model management, data exploration, application development, and cloud deployment
- Capability of owning capacity models, hiring plans, technical career frameworks, delivery KPIs, or portfolio-level planning across multiple customer engagements
- Track record of converting repeated customer problems into reusable software, product capabilities, or standardized delivery patterns
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance - 100% paid for by CoreWeave
- Company-paid Life Insurance and voluntary supplemental life insurance
- Short and long-term disability insurance, Flexible Spending Account, and Health Savings Account
- Tuition Reimbursement and ability to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
- Mental Wellness Benefits through Spring Health and Family-Forming support provided by Carrot
- Paid Parental Leave and flexible, full-service childcare
Questions candidates ask
What is the compensation range for this role?
The base salary range for this role is $157,000 to $231,000. The starting salary is determined based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and market location, alongside a discretionary bonus, equity awards, and comprehensive benefits.
Where is this position located?
This position is based in Livingston, NJ, New York, NY, Sunnyvale, CA, or Bellevue, WA.
What kind of industry experience is preferred for candidates?
Preferred candidates have experience in automotive, robotics, aerospace and defense, industrial, manufacturing, or another engineering-intensive industry. Familiarity with delivering AI solutions in embedded, on-site, production, or safety-critical environments is also a plus.