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To enable broadband service providers of all sizes to simplify, innovate and grow.
Senior Sales Engineer
Location
United States
Posted
142 days ago
Salary
$155K - $297K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior Sales Engineer
Calix
• Lead technical sales engagements: Understand customer needs, design solutions, and guide technical validation through labs and field trials. • Architect end-to-end solutions: Cover Access, Subscriber, and Cloud platforms to deliver integrated outcomes. • Present with confidence: Communicate complex technology in a way that resonates with executives and engineers alike. • Deliver technical sales-oriented presentations to customer's technical staff and senior management. • Deliver presentations at Industry Trade Shows within the assigned territory and Calix marketing events. • Collaborate across teams: Work with Sales, Services, and Specialists to accelerate deals and ensure successful deployments. • Respond to RFPs/RFIs: Deliver accurate, competitive proposals that showcase our platform advantages. • Stay ahead of the curve: Learn and apply emerging technologies like Agent AI to drive innovation and efficiency, Wi-Fi standards, cloud automation, and smart home solutions.
Job Requirements
- Strong technical background in networking, broadband, or cloud solutions.
- BS in Computer Science or Engineering preferred.
- Ability to simplify complexity and build trust with both technical and business stakeholders.
- Experience in pre-sales engineering, solution design, or technical consulting.
- Mastery of Wi-Fi Standards and Managed Wi-Fi Solutions.
- Experience implementing Wi-Fi solutions and subscriber-facing user applications.
- Strong technical familiarity with Layer 2 and Layer 3 Access & Aggregation network architecture.
- Familiarity with fiber and copper-based Access systems.
- Experience with WAN services, PON and Ethernet based architectures.
- Understanding of SaaS and SDN based technologies.
- Knowledge with various routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, IS-IS) and transport functions (L2/3 VPN).
- Comfort working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
- Must have a valid driver's license.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible work hours
- Paid time off
- Remote work options
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