Pre Sales Engineer

at  Inmarsat

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One team. Global challenges. Infinite opportunities. At Viasat, we’re on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. For more than 35 years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the globe communicate. We’re looking for people who think big, act fearlessly, and create an inclusive environment that drives positive impact to join our team.
Job Description

EEO STATEMENT

Viasat is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, genetics, age, or veteran status or any other applicable legally protected status or characteristic

Reporting directly to the Pre-Sales Engineering Director residing within the International Government Sales organisation, the Aero Pre-Sales Engineer is a field-based role working alongside and in collaboration with the Account Managers and Business Development Managers to identify customer problems and to then propose competitively advantageous solutions utilising components from Viasat and our Partner Eco-system. Experience and knowledge within our growing portfolio of products and services including, hosted leasing, aircraft installations, ground segment compatibility and new hardware introduction with a focus on Government Aviation ISR (manned and unmanned) use-cases.
The Aero Pre-Sales Engineer will work closely with the salesperson to ensure new customer demonstrations align to market trends and market drivers as well as meeting the system and safety requirements. The focus of the role is to influence and understand the client/partner technical requirements and use the current product and service portfolio to propose solutions that meet these requirements.
The emphasis of this role is to support sales and business development across the European, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region and will require local, regional and occasional global travel.