Sales Engineer (TX)
Job Location:
San Francisco, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Posted:
29 September 2026 (13 hours ago)
Application Deadline:
27 December 2026
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Department:
Job Summary
About Civ Robotics
Civ Robotics is revolutionizing the $3 trillion infrastructure construction industry by automating repetitive labor-intensive tasks. Our mission is to bridge the workforce gap and accelerate the development of critical infrastructure projects with cutting-edge robotics and autonomous navigation technology.
With over 100 robots deployed and actively transforming construction sites worldwide were redefining efficiency safety and precision in the field. Backed by top-tier investors Civ Robotics is a fast-growing startup headquartered in San Francisco founded by industry experts with deep construction experience.
Join us in building the future of construction automation and be part of a team thats shaping the next generation of robotics.
About the Role
Were hiring a Sales Engineer to join our Sales team and serve as a technical leader across the customer lifecycle from pre-sales demos and technical discovery through deployments training adoption and expansion support.
Youll partner closely with Sales Customer Success Operations and Engineering to help customers successfully adopt Civ Robotics in real-world construction environments. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving hands-on technical challenges building trust with customers and driving outcomes that directly impact revenue and retention.
This role is for someone based in Texas and requires regular travel to customer job sites.
What Youll Do
Pre-Sales / Technical Selling
- Lead technical discovery to understand customer workflows constraints and success criteria.
- Run compelling product demos (office on-site) and communicate value in a practical customer-specific way.
- Partner with Sales on evaluations pilots proposals and technical validation to support closing and expansion.
- Serve as a trusted technical advisor to stakeholders across operations site leadership technical teams and executives.
Deployment Training and Customer Success Enablement
- Support deployments and onboarding: train customer teams on robot operation best practices and basic maintenance.
- Provide hands-on troubleshooting for robotic/electrical systems and hardware/software integration issues.
- Document customer interactions common issues and repeatable solutions; contribute to playbooks and training materials.
- Monitor adoption signals (usage friction points operator feedback) and proactively address risks.
Expansion & Strategic Support
- Partner with Sales / Customer Success on renewals upsells and long-term account health.
- Join QBRs and customer check-ins as the technical voice: outcomes ROI roadmap alignment and next steps.
- Gather field feedback and share insights with Product/Engineering to drive continuous improvement.
- Help drive customer advocacy: references case studies and site visits.
What Were Looking For
Minimum Qualifications / Must-Haves
- 3 years in a Sales Engineer / Solutions Engineer / Field Engineer / Technical Account / Robotics Field Ops type role (or similar customer-facing technical role).
- Hands-on experience with hardware software systems (robotics IoT industrial automation construction tech etc.).
- Strong troubleshooting instincts and comfort working on-site in messy real-world environments.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills able to translate technical details into business outcomes.
- Ability to work cross-functionally (Sales CS Product Engineering) and thrive in a fast-moving startup.
- Willingness to travel to project sites as needed (typically 3035%).
Preferred / Nice-to-Haves
- Experience in construction solar civil engineering surveying or adjacent infrastructure workflows.
- Familiarity with GNSS/GPS RTK total stations or construction layout processes.
- Experience running pilots / evaluations and supporting procurement or vendor selection processes.
- Comfort working with metrics and customer health signals (adoption retention risk ROI).
What Youll Get
- A high-impact role in a fast-growing robotics startup.
- Opportunity to shape customer experience and influence product roadmap through field feedback.
- Competitive salary performance-based incentives.
- Equity / stock options.
- Health dental and vision benefits.
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
Civ Robotics delivers a range of construction layout tools and GPS layout tools for faster, safer layout on solar farms & earthwork.