CareerPlan

Founding Software Engineer, Physical Engineering

San FranciscoFull-time2026-10-26 → 2026-11-08

Core

Build full-stack AI products and integrations to help mechanical and electrical engineers design, simulate, and build physical products.

Role type

Founding Full Stack Software Engineer (Physical Engineering)

Builds

AI-powered design and simulation tools integrated with engineering software

Domain

AI + Mechanical/Electrical Engineering + CAD/CAE

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Full-stack software engineering, product judgment, UI/UX design, API development, system architecture, customer discovery, rapid prototyping

Preferred skills

Experience building CAD/CAE/simulation software, interactive tools for complex workflows, connecting engineering tools via plugins/extensions, applying frontier AI to physical product design

Technologies

OpenAI models, engineering software integrations, frontend frameworks, backend services

Responsibilities

Build and ship full-stack AI products for engineering workflows, own projects from discovery to production, create intuitive interfaces for complex outputs, develop backend services and integrations, work directly with customers to translate needs into products, partner with research and design teams, evaluate product quality and reliability, establish technical foundations and engineering practices