Field Sales Engineer Jobs

Field Sales Engineer jobs are open across industrial automation, medical devices, software, and telecommunications, at levels from entry-level associate to senior and principal, with specializations in technical demonstrations, solution consulting, and channel sales. Find a role that fits from the openings below and apply directly.

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Overview

Open roles73
Top stateCalifornia
Top employerCaptiveAire
Top citySanta Clara, CA
Work type63% On-site
Top industryElectronics

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Lockheed Martin
Field Sales Support Systems Engineer Stf - E4
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Lockheed Martin
New 13h ago
Field Sales Support Systems Engineer Stf - E4
Lockheed Martin
Fort Worth, Texas
Compliance & Risk
Cybersecurity
Security Engineering
$105k - $195k/yr
Bachelor's degree in management information systems
10,000+

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CaptiveAire
Technical Sales and Field Service Engineer
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CaptiveAire
New 15h ago
Technical Sales and Field Service Engineer
CaptiveAire
Little Rock, Arkansas
Software Engineering
Solutions Engineering & Architecture
Technical Program Management
$70k - $100k/yr
Bachelor's degree
1,001-5,000

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Stryker
Staff Sales Systems Engineer (Field Base
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Stryker
Added 1d ago
Staff Sales Systems Engineer (Field Base
Stryker
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Business Operations
Business Strategy
Consulting & Professional Services
$70k - $193k/yr
Bachelor's degree in information technology
10,000+

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Lockheed Martin
Field Sales Support Systems Engineer Sr - E3
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Lockheed Martin
Added 1d ago
Field Sales Support Systems Engineer Sr - E3
Lockheed Martin
Palmdale, California
Engineering (Non-Software)
Systems Administration
Technical Program Management
$96k - $178k/yr
10,000+

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Amphenol
Field Sales Engineer
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Amphenol
Added 2d ago
Field Sales Engineer
Amphenol
Austin, Texas
Account Management
Customer Service
Customer Success
Bachelor's degree in business

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Field Sales Engineer Job Market

Who's Hiring

  • CaptiveAire
    CaptiveAire19
  • Lockheed Martin
    Lockheed Martin6
  • Amphenol
    Amphenol5
  • Dodge Industrial
    Dodge Industrial4
  • CodeRabbit
    CodeRabbit3

Top Industries Hiring

  • Electronics & Hardware
  • Manufacturing

What Employers Look For

The qualifications that appear most often in field sales engineer jobs.

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, or a related technical field
  • Proven experience delivering technical product demonstrations to enterprise buyers
  • Ability to manage a regional territory and travel up to 50 percent of the time
  • Proficiency with CRM platforms such as Salesforce for pipeline tracking and forecasting
  • Strong consultative selling skills and ability to translate technical features into business value
  • Relevant industry certifications such as AWS, Cisco, or vertical-specific credentials preferred

Tips for Your Field Sales Engineer Job Search

Quantify your quota attainment clearly

Field sales engineer resumes live or die on numbers. Replace vague phrases like 'exceeded targets' with the actual attainment percentage, deal size, or territory revenue you owned. Hiring managers scan for proof you can close technical deals, not just explain products.

Highlight your pre-sales and demo experience

Many field sales engineer postings filter on proof-of-concept delivery or live demo experience. Call out specific platforms, lab environments, or product lines you've demonstrated. Mentioning the average deal cycle or audience size gives context that generic resumes skip entirely.

Apply early to roles that fit

Migrate Mate lists field sales engineer openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.

Match your target industry to your certifications

A field sales engineer targeting medical devices needs different credentials than one pursuing network infrastructure. Identify which vertical you're pursuing and surface the matching cert, such as a CCIE for networking or an AWS badge for cloud, before applying to those clusters of roles.

Prepare a discovery-call story for interviews

Interviewers for field sales engineer roles often run a live roleplay or ask you to walk through a discovery call. Rehearse a real example where you uncovered a customer's technical constraint, tied it to a business outcome, and moved the deal forward. Generic product pitches fail here.

Negotiate on the full variable structure

Field sales engineer offers vary widely on accelerators, split-credit arrangements with account executives, and territory exclusivity, not just base pay. Before accepting, confirm how commission splits work when you co-sell, and whether your territory can expand as you build pipeline.

Field Sales Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions

Which companies are hiring the most field sales engineers?

The companies hiring the most field sales engineers right now include CaptiveAire, Lockheed Martin, and Amphenol, with the largest share of openings in California, Texas, and Michigan, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Demand tends to concentrate in companies actively expanding their enterprise or mid-market sales teams.

How many field sales engineer jobs are remote?

About 37% of field sales engineer openings are fully remote or hybrid as of September 2026, though most roles still require significant regional travel for customer visits, demos, and on-site evaluations. Software and SaaS-focused field sales engineer roles carry the highest share of remote-flexible arrangements compared to hardware or industrial segments.

How do you become a field sales engineer?

Most field sales engineers start with a technical degree in engineering, computer science, or a related field, then move into a customer-facing role such as technical support, solutions consulting, or applications engineering. From there, taking on joint sales calls with account executives, getting comfortable with demo delivery, and building familiarity with a CRM accelerates the transition into a dedicated field sales engineer position.

How do you break into field sales engineering with little experience?

Start by targeting smaller companies or startups that hire associate-level or junior field sales engineer roles, where the technical bar is high but the closed-deal history expectation is lower. Build a portfolio of demo recordings or proof-of-concept walkthroughs using publicly available products. Internal transfers from technical support or implementation roles are one of the most common paths into the field.

What does the field sales engineer interview process look like?

Field sales engineer interviews typically run through several stages: an initial recruiter screen, a hiring manager conversation focused on your sales and technical background, a live or recorded product demo, and a panel interview with members of the sales and engineering teams. Some companies add a written business case or territory plan as a final step before extending an offer.

Where can I find and apply to field sales engineer jobs?

You can find and apply to field sales engineer jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your background, industry focus, and location, then apply directly to each one that fits.

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