Spire
Future Opportunities - Sales Engineer
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Sponsorship not specified$131k-$171kDetected 2 days ago
AlgorithmsSalesBusiness DevelopmentNegotiationExcelThermal AnalysisEMI/EMCSystems EngineeringRF EngineeringLeadershipCommunicationPublic SpeakingRemote Sensing
About the role
- While there is no active vacancy at this time, qualified applicants may be contacted as positions become available.
- Successful candidates will have a good balance of technical experience along with strong communications skills, leadership skills and the ability to thrive in a customer focused environment.
- Your leadership experience, combined with exceptional communication and presentation skills, allows you to effectively engage with executive-level stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- You will engage directly with the Spire Account Executives, Business Development Managers, and customer base to understand operational requirements, qualify opportunities, and design space-driven solutions.
- You will collaborate closely with the satellite architect and engineering colleagues to develop customer-driven solutions that leverage Spire's small satellite platforms, payloads, and global infrastructure.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and subject matter experts within the organization to assess feasibility of customer-driven solutions, refine scope and technical details of complex space mission programs, and generally represent the voice and requirements of the customer within the organization throughout the sales cycle.
- Lead the development of technical proposals and generating or sourcing technical content specific to the customer's application or problem set in a timely manner to ensure customer deadlines and sales objectives are met.
- Work closely with the sales team and product managers to identify gaps in current capabilities to drive the technology roadmap and enhance the product offering.
- Support initial Space Services program execution through the System Requirements Review, providing systems engineering support to document customer requirements and ensure a seamless transition from sales to execution.
- Spire Global is a space-to-cloud analytics company that owns and operates the largest multi-purpose constellation of satellites.
Requirements
- Extensive experience in a customer-facing technical role.
- Bachelor's degree in relevant Engineering (e.g. Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, Systems), Computer Science, Physics, or equivalent combination of technical and work experience.
- Experience leading a team.
- Experience presenting technical content to senior/ executive level management.
- Familiarity with the radio frequency (RF) spectrum, specifically related to RF payload receivers.
- Experience writing technical reports and proposals.
- To help maintain a safe and secure workplace for Spire employees, all candidates who receive a conditional offer will be required to complete a background check <span class="Norm
Compensation
- $130,500 - $171,000 USD
Benefits
- 🌴 Generous Time Off Policy
- 🎓 Education Assistance Program
- 📈 Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
- 👣 Family Leave
- 💪 Fitness Reimbursement
- In addition to its constellation, Spire's data infrastructure includes a global ground station network and 24/7 operations that provide real-time global coverage of every point on Earth.
Company info
- Work as lead within a team to support sales discussions with Space Services customers, assess requirements and design the best possible solutions.
- Lead the team's preparation and delivery technical presentations and reports explaining Spire's products and services to prospective customers.
This listing is sourced directly from Spire's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.