Principal Field Engineer

Cognite Cognite · Industrial · Seoul, South Korea · Global Revenue

This role is for a Principal Field Engineer at Cognite, a company focused on industrial digitalization and AI solutions. The engineer will act as a technical liaison to clients, developing and demonstrating solutions, educating clients on Cognite's offerings, and bridging the gap between client needs and the product organization. The role requires expertise in industrial data, OT/IT convergence, cloud platforms, and client-facing skills, with a focus on driving operational improvements and customer value through AI and data solutions.

What you'd actually do

  1. Act as a technical liaison to key clients, establishing trusted relationships and ensuring alignment on solutions, integration architectures, and technical roadmaps.
  2. Collaborate closely with Account Executives and Sales teams to identify and prioritize client opportunities that drive mutual business value.
  3. Develop scalable, repeatable solutions adapted to specific client requirements in collaboration with internal technical teams.
  4. Educate clients on Cognite Data Fusion® and related offerings to support successful adoption, solution integration, and value realization.
  5. Act as a bridge between clients and Cognite’s Product organization, translating client feedback and needs into clear, actionable product requirements.

Skills

Required

  • Python
  • solution architecture
  • field engineering
  • technical presales
  • enterprise SaaS
  • cloud platforms
  • industrial software
  • client-facing skills
  • data platforms
  • APIs
  • integration methods
  • data pipelines
  • storage
  • security
  • governance
  • cloud environments
  • hybrid environments
  • technical validations
  • solution accelerators
  • product and engineering teams
  • communication skills
  • presentation skills
  • influencing skills

Nice to have

  • industrial data
  • OT/IT convergence
  • data integration patterns
  • hyper scaler services (Azure, AWS, GCP)
  • energy space experience
  • petroleum engineering
  • chemical engineering
  • mechanical engineering
  • control system engineering

What the JD emphasized

  • solve the world’s hardest, highest-impact problems
  • accelerates the digital transformation to drive operational improvements
  • Unlock $100B in customer value by 2035
  • redefine how global industry works
  • AI and data meet ingenuity
  • forge the path to a smarter, more connected industrial future
  • Extensive experience (5+ years) in solution architecture, field engineering, or technical presales roles

Other signals

  • industrial digitalization
  • AI agents
  • operational improvements
  • customer value
  • data solutions