Industrial AI Delivery Engineer

Sight Machine, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Sight Machine, Inc. seeks a Forward Deployed Engineer to lead end-to-end technical delivery for the Manufacturing Data Platform, collaborating with account leads, a Forward Deployed Strategist, and contractors to translate business context into engineering reality.

The role emphasizes cross-functional coordination, quality assurance, documentation, and proactive risk management, with travel up to 40% to client sites worldwide.

Qualifications

• Strong technical background coordinating complex technical delivery across multiple workstreams.
• Ability to assess technical deliverables and identify quality issues or gaps.
• Pragmatic, resourceful problem-solving with comfort managing ambiguity.
• Experience with modern data technologies and understanding of data engineering principles.
• Clear communication with technical teams and non-technical stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ownership mentality and ability to elevate early when things go off track.
• Capability to execute quick technical changes to maintain momentum.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end technical delivery outcomes, serving as the single point of accountability for technical execution.
• Coordinate work across data architects, data engineering teams, and contractors to ensure seamless integration.
• Set design criteria and parameters for what needs to be built, ensuring alignment with customer requirements and Sight Machine platform capabilities.
• Define detailed data modeling specifications, including KPI formulas, field requirements, and data model structures.
• Work with data architects to create clear specifications for cleansing rules, derivations, and edge cases.
• Evaluate deliverables from contractors and internal teams against requirements, ensuring quality and completeness.
• Validate that data architecture is delivering what the client needs and meeting business objectives.
• Raise red flags early when projects are off track, communicating risks and mitigation strategies.
• Ensure everyone building anything understands what needs to be built and why, maintaining clarity across all contributors.
• Outline technical requirements and specifications with clarity and precision.
• Document decisions and rationale to maintain institutional knowledge.
• Divide work appropriately and create evaluation criteria for contractors to follow.
• Maintain technical documentation that enables efficient knowledge transfer and onboarding.
• Brief contractors on what needs to be built, providing clear technical specifications.
• Review contractor work for completeness and accuracy against defined criteria.
• Coordinate multiple contractors working on different aspects of the solution.
• Escalate when contractors drop off or deliverables are at risk.

Skills

Technical delivery coordination

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication with stakeholders

Problem solving under ambiguity

Data engineering understanding

Tools

Azure data platforms

Job description

Sight Machine, Inc. seeks a Forward Deployed Engineer to lead end-to-end technical delivery for the Manufacturing Data Platform, collaborating with account leads, a Forward Deployed Strategist, and contractors to translate business context into engineering reality.

The role emphasizes cross-functional coordination, quality assurance, documentation, and proactive risk management, with travel up to 40% to client sites worldwide.