Product Engineering Business Lead
Core
Lead early discovery and advise Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) and account teams on factory context, opportunity fit, and potential impact for frontier AI applications in manufacturing.
Role type
Senior IC manufacturing expert (customer-facing)
Builds
Frontier AI applications for product engineering and factory floor operations
Domain
Manufacturing + AI deployment
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
factory operations expertise, commercial judgment, problem-framing, executive engagement, partnership strategy, operational risk identification, cross-functional collaboration
Preferred skills
product development workflows, supply-chain processes, engineering/physics degree
Technologies
frontier AI systems, production systems
Responsibilities
Lead early customer conversations and workshops to surface high-value manufacturing problems; advise FDE on fit, impact, and constraints; partner with delivery teams to keep solutions grounded in operational reality; shape account strategy and executive narratives to win partnerships; establish operating cadence for priority pursuits; translate factory-floor lessons into reusable discovery methods and product feedback loops.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
