Forward Deployed Manufacturing Engineer

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New York City, NY, USA
In-Office
100K-140K Annually
Entry level
Artificial Intelligence • Software • Automation • Manufacturing
The Role
Translate customer manufacturing and assembly processes into structured BuildOS workflows. Create work instructions from CAD and engineering data, lead customer onboarding and adoption during pilots, advise manufacturing and engineering teams, identify workflow improvements, provide product feedback, and support demos and technical evaluations. The role requires manufacturing-process expertise, CAD familiarity, PLM/ERP knowledge, and strong customer communication skills.
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About the Company

Dirac is building the creative suite for manufacturing engineering. Manufacturing engineering has been underserved by fractured tooling. The work of defining how a product gets built is spread across process plans, MBOMs, routings, work instructions, spreadsheets, PLM configurations, ERP tables, and internal tools. Each artifact represents only part of the process, forcing engineers to rebuild context whenever a design changes.

BuildOS brings these workflows together in one environment. Manufacturing engineers author, version, review, and distribute the Build—the canonical definition of how a product is produced.

Role Overview

As a Forward Deployed Manufacturing Engineer, you will work directly with manufacturing teams to translate real-world build processes into structured, scalable workflows within BuildOS. You will act as a digital manufacturing engineer, helping customers move from legacy processes to a model-based, software-driven system. You will be deeply embedded during pilots and early deployments, ensuring customers not only understand the product—but successfully adopt it.

Responsibilities

● Translate customer assembly processes into BuildOS workflows
● Create and structure work instructions from CAD and engineering data
● Lead onboarding and drive adoption during pilots and early deployments
● Act as a trusted advisor to manufacturing, engineering, and operations teams
● Identify inefficiencies in customer workflows and propose improvements
● Partner with product and engineering to surface high-impact feedback
● Support demos, technical evaluations, and customer check-ins

Qualifications

● Background in mechanical, manufacturing, or industrial engineering
● Experience working in or closely with manufacturing environments
● Strong intuition for how things are built in the real world
● Ability to break down and structure complex assembly workflows
● Excellent communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences
● High ownership and comfort working directly with customers

Technical Background

● Experience with CAD tools (NX, SolidWorks, Creo, etc.)
● Familiarity with PLM / ERP systems and manufacturing workflows
● Understanding of EBOM / MBOM concepts and production processes
● Experience creating or managing work instructions


New York Pay Range
$100,000—$140,000 USD

Equal Opportunity Employer

Dirac is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Dirac is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Eligibility

Employment is restricted to U.S. Persons as defined by ITAR (22 CFR § 120.62)

Benefits:

- Health, Dental, Vision Insurance: Comprehensive coverage to ensure you and your family stay healthy.
- Generous Paid Time Off: Enjoy flexible, high-trust PTO and sick leave.
- Stock Options: Participate in our success with a generous stock option plan.
- Commuter Benefits (NYC): Save on transportation costs with our commuter benefits program.

Skills Required

  • Background in mechanical, manufacturing, or industrial engineering
  • Experience working in or closely with manufacturing environments
  • Ability to understand how products are built in real-world manufacturing environments
  • Ability to break down and structure complex assembly workflows
  • Excellent communication skills with technical and non-technical audiences
  • High ownership and comfort working directly with customers
  • Experience with CAD tools such as NX, SolidWorks, or Creo
  • Familiarity with PLM and ERP systems and manufacturing workflows
  • Understanding of EBOM and MBOM concepts and production processes
  • Experience creating or managing work instructions
  • Eligibility as a U.S. Person under ITAR 22 CFR § 120.62
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The Company
40 Employees
Year Founded: 2023

What We Do

Dirac builds BuildOS, an AI-powered, model-based manufacturing platform that turns CAD designs into production-ready work instructions, bills of materials, and process plans. It connects engineering and factory operations by automating repetitive planning and documentation, generating build sequences and animated instructions, and capturing practical shop-floor knowledge in a shared, versioned system. The platform serves complex manufacturers, including aerospace and defense, industrial equipment, automotive, and other precision-oriented sectors.

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