or apply directly on Shift5's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 79 days Shift5's roles stay open a median of 80 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 100% of Shift5's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Shift5
- high 6 stale, 0 reposted of 8 open
- Hiring momentum
- 14 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-25
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Shift5's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Shift5.
About this role
The Solutions Engineer at Shift5 will engage with customers to identify mission needs and translate these into technical solutions and proposals. This role involves collaborating with various teams to develop preliminary architectures, create technical documentation, and support technology demonstrations. The engineer will also maintain reusable solution assets and ensure a smooth transition from proposal to execution.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Shift5 as an employer.
What you need
- 5+ years of experience in solutions, systems, integration, field, mission, or customer-facing engineering in a complex hardware/software environment
- Ability to translate ambiguous mission needs into system context, preliminary architecture, interfaces, assumptions, risks, and actionable technical questions
- Strong technical writing, visual communication, and presentation skills tailored to customers, operators, executives, evaluators, and engineers
- Hands-on aptitude with integrated systems and disciplined troubleshooting; Linux, networking, APIs, embedded systems, operational technology, data flows, or platform-interface experience
- Sound customer judgment: distinguish validated capability from assumptions, protect commitment boundaries, and escalate uncertainty early
- Ability to manage dynamic priorities, collaborate without formal authority, travel for customer and event needs
Nice to have
- Experience in defense, aerospace, rail, mission operations, proposal, systems engineering
What you get
- Base Salary: $135,000 - $170,000
- Bonus program and equity in a fast-growing startup
- Competitive salary and stock options in a fast-growing startup
- Employer-paid medical, dental and vision coverage
- Health Savings Account with annual employer contributions
- Life Insurance
Worth weighing
- Expected travel: 20–35%
- Role involves significant customer interaction and requires strong communication skills
- The position may require managing dynamic priorities and collaborating without formal authority
Summarised from Shift5's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Shift5 on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-25. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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