Forward Deployed Manufacturing Engineer

Dirac, Inc.; Costa Mesa (CA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision Insurance

Generous PTO & sick leave

Stock options

Commuter benefits (NYC)

Job summary

Dirac, Inc. seeks a Forward Deployed Manufacturing Engineer to translate real-world build processes into scalable BuildOS workflows.

You will embed with customers during pilots, turning CAD data into structured instructions and guiding adoption of a model-based manufacturing platform. Based in New York City with a hybrid work model and frequent travel to customer sites, you will collaborate with manufacturing, engineering and operations teams, and act as a trusted advisor while owning

Qualifications

• Background in mechanical, manufacturing, or industrial engineering.
• Experience in or with manufacturing environments.
• Ability to translate real-world processes into structured workflows.

Responsibilities

• Translate customer assembly processes into BuildOS workflows.
• Create and structure work instructions from CAD data.
• Lead onboarding and drive adoption during pilots and deployments.
• Act as a trusted advisor to manufacturing, engineering, and operations teams.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Customer-facing ownership

Process structuring

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Background in mechanical, manufacturing, or industrial engineering

Tools

NX

SolidWorks

Creo

PLM/ERP systems

Job description

Role Overview

As a Forward Deployed Manufacturing Engineer, you will work directly with manufacturing teams to translate real-world build processes into structured, scalable workflows within BuildOS. You will act as a digital manufacturing engineer, helping customers move from legacy processes to a model-based, software-driven system. You will be deeply embedded during pilots and early deployments, ensuring customers not only understand the product—but successfully adopt it.

Responsibilities

• Translate customer assembly processes into BuildOS workflows
• Create and structure work instructions from CAD and engineering data
• Lead onboarding and drive adoption during pilots and early deployments
• Act as a trusted advisor to manufacturing, engineering, and operations teams
• Identify inefficiencies in customer workflows and propose improvements
• Partner with product and engineering to surface high-impact feedback
• Support demos, technical evaluations, and customer check-ins

Qualifications

• Background in mechanical, manufacturing, or industrial engineering
• Experience working in or closely with manufacturing environments
• Strong intuition for how things are built in the real world
• Ability to break down and structure complex assembly workflows
• Excellent communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences
• High ownership and comfort working directly with customers

Technical Background

• Experience with CAD tools (NX, SolidWorks, Creo, etc.)
• Familiarity with PLM / ERP systems and manufacturing workflows
• Understanding of EBOM / MBOM concepts and production processes
• Experience creating or managing work instructions

Compensation

Base: $90,000 - $110,000 + Equity

Location & Travel

This is a hybrid role with frequent travel to customer sites. Candidates should be based out of New York City.

Employment is restricted to U.S. Persons as defined by ITAR (22 CFR §120.15)

• Health, Dental, Vision Insurance: Comprehensive coverage to ensure you and your family stay healthy.
• Generous Paid Time Off: Enjoy flexible, high-trust PTO and sick leave.
• Stock Options: Participate in our success with a generous stock option plan.
• Commuter Benefits (NYC): Save on transportation costs with our commuter benefits program.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Dirac is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Dirac is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.