About this role
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SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today, SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of making life multiplanetary and expanding consciousness to the stars.
SpaceXSI is building Super Intelligence to help humanity understand the universe. Our teams are building the full Super Intelligence stack: from our Colossus supercomputers, to Grok models, to our suite of applications, including Grok Bot, Grok Build, Grok Imagine, Grok Voice, and X. We're creating a powerful flywheel where more compute trains better models, better models power more useful products, and what we learn from people using those products shapes what we build next.
REGIONAL DIRECTOR, FIELD ENGINEERING
We're hiring a Regional Director, Field Engineering to build and lead a high impact pre-sales Field Engineering team supporting our fastest growing enterprise accounts. This role sits at the intersection of Sales, Product, and Engineering and is responsible for ensuring our technical pre-sales motion scales with quality, speed, and credibility. As the Regional Director, Field Engineering, you'll manage and develop Field Engineers who partner closely with AEs to run technical discovery, demos, and proofs of concept. You'll also stay close to customers and deals yourself, coaching in real time, unblocking complex evaluations, and ensuring SpaceXSI is positioned as the best AI-native development platform on the market.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Lead, coach, and scale a team of Field Engineers supporting enterprise opportunities; partner closely with Sales leadership and AEs to drive high quality technical discovery, demos, and POCs
Establish best practices for evaluations, proof-of-concept execution, and technical deal strategy
Serve as an escalation point for complex customer evaluations and high-stakes enterprise deals
Hire, onboard, and develop top-tier Field Engineering talent; set clear expectations and career paths
Act as the voice of the field internally, feeding customer and prospect insights back to Product and Engineering
Ensure tight handoffs with post-sales teams to support successful customer onboarding and adoption; maintain deep knowledge of SpaceXSI's product, roadmap, and competitive landscape
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
3+ years experience leading Field Engineers, Solutions Architects, or Pre-Sales teams in enterprise software
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
Pre-sales leadership for AI/ML platforms, LLM APIs, developer tools, or cloud products sold to engineering, IT and business line leaders
Familiarity with software development lifecycles and enterprise AI: AI coding tools, AI agents, and LLM APIs
Proven ability to partner effectively with Sales while maintaining technical integrity and customer trust
Comfortable operating in customer-facing, high-pressure deal environments and guiding teams through complexity
Strong communication skills and executive presence, and able to engage developers, architects, and CTOs
A builder mindset: you thrive in fast-moving, startup environments and enjoy creating structure where little exists
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Must be willing to travel to customer sites as needed
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:
The expected annual base salary range for this role is $245,000 - $280,000. This role is also eligible for sales commissions or bonuses, with an annual on-target earnings (OTE) range of $350,000 - $400,000. OTE includes base salary plus target incentive compensation, assuming 100% achievement of applicable performance targets. Actual incentive earnings depend on performance and the terms of the applicable plan.
Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.
Base salary is just one part of our total rewards package at SpaceXSI, which also includes equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and various other discounts and perks.
This is a remote role. Location as listed by Cursor: Remote.
