Forward Deployed Engineer
Core
Technical bridge between customers and product teams, deploying and integrating software in complex operational technology (OT) environments for heavy industry.
Role type
Senior IC Forward Deployed Engineer (OT/Industrial Automation)
Builds
Custom integrations, data flows, state machine logic, and working systems for site-specific control environments
Domain
Heavy industry / Energy sector / Operational Technology (OT)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Field commissioning, software deployment in mission-critical environments, scripting/programming (Python, PowerShell), Windows Server administration, network administration, SQL/time series databases, industrial communication protocols (OPC-UA, MQTT, Modbus), SCADA systems, hydraulic modeling/simulation
Preferred skills
AI-assisted development tools, pipeline operations knowledge, hydraulic modeling simulators
Responsibilities
Deploy, integrate, and operate software in live process control environments; write and ship integrations and workflow logic; commission, test, and validate solutions; diagnose issues at software/data/control-system boundaries; coordinate third-party commissioning personnel; define success metrics and capture evidence of adoption
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
