Member of the Technical Staff - Forward Deployed Engineer
Core
Embed with scientists in active lab environments to capture real-world experimental workflows, analyze multimodal data, and prototype software solutions that turn messy scientific data into structured insights.
Role type
Forward Deployed Engineer (Software/Application Customization)
Builds
Lightweight product workflows, data analysis tools, and structured representations of scientific execution
Domain
Physical AI, Frontier Science, Machine Learning, Robotics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Scientific workflow fluency (wet lab), Python prototyping, API integration, data pipeline construction, product discovery, multimodal data reasoning, cross-functional systems thinking, project ownership
Preferred skills
Hardware tinkering, networking troubleshooting, field deployment experience
Technologies
Python, APIs, data pipelines, analysis tools
Responsibilities
Map protocols and interview experts to understand tacit knowledge, write code and analyze sensor data to make science legible, prototype lightweight workflows to solve immediate user problems, support technical transfer between sites and operators, translate field observations into product requirements, deliver customer value by ensuring deployments produce scientific outcomes, build reusable deployment playbooks, lay groundwork for automation agents and training systems
Seniority
Early-career IC, high agency