Staff Field Solutions Engineer (R5644)
About this role
Defense is currently seeking a Staff Field Solutions Engineer for its Melbourne, Australia location. This professional will drive technical sales, customer engagements, and demonstrations centered on advanced simulation and AI-enabled mission systems.
Role Overview
The Staff Field Solutions Engineer position sits within the Sales Solutions Engineering department at Defense. Operating from Melbourne, this role focuses on supporting international defense simulation, training, test, and evaluation customers throughout Australia, the Indo-Pacific, AUKUS, and allied defense regions. The professional in this role guides customers through the integration and application of advanced synthetic battlespace environments and live-virtual-constructive ecosystems.
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About the Company
Defense is a venture-backed defense-tech enterprise dedicated to protecting service members and civilians through intelligent systems. The organization's portfolio features Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, alongside Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. Maintaining offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific region, the company actively supports global operations.
How to Apply
Interested candidates should visit the official company careers page to apply for this position.
Questions candidates ask
Where is this job located?
This position is based in Melbourne, Australia.
What department does this role belong to?
The role is part of the Sales Solutions Engineering department.
What is the primary focus of the Staff Field Solutions Engineer?
The focus is on supporting technical sales, customer engagements, demonstrations, and capture activities for advanced simulation, synthetic environments, and AI-enabled mission systems.
What background is required for this position?
Candidates must have direct, hands-on experience with advanced defense simulation environments, training, test, and evaluation ecosystems, along with deep simulation domain expertise and strong technical communication skills.
Is autonomy experience required?
Autonomy experience is considered valuable where AI or autonomy is applied to synthetic agents, behaviors, adversary models, or scenario automation, though deep simulation domain expertise is the primary requirement.