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Applied AI Engineer, Manufacturing & Operational Execution

San Jose💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-24 → 2026-09-25

Core

Build and operate agentic AI systems to automate complex manufacturing, supply chain, and production planning decisions, connecting signal to execution for hardware ramp.

Role type

Senior Applied AI Engineer (Manufacturing & Operations)

Builds

Agentic systems for S&OP, material planning, build readiness, manufacturing partner execution, quality, logistics, and customer deployments.

Domain

Hardware manufacturing, supply chain, production planning, operations research

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Python, LLM-based agent development, context engineering, tool integration, orchestration, failure analysis, eval-driven system design, ambiguity navigation, cross-functional collaboration

Preferred skills

ERP/MRP/PLM/MES/QMS systems, BOMs/ECOs/NPI/ramp, constraint optimization, simulation, digital twins

Technologies

Python, frontier models, agentic coding tools

Responsibilities

Build operational models connecting demand, product configurations, BOMs, supply, inventory, cost, and capacity; Build agents that craft executable plans considering demand, supply, capacity, inventory, capital, schedules, and risk; Propagate design changes through material exposure, sourcing, cost, factory readiness, and production schedules; Build production and quality agents coordinating clear-to-build, WIP, bottlenecks, testing, and root-cause analysis; Design historical replays and live evals tied to operating outcomes; Continuously evaluate frontier models and system optimization methods.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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