Software Engineer - Defense / Manufacturing Tech

Open Select; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

Open Select is a seed-stage startup building an autonomous manufacturing operating system for CNC factories supplying the US defense supply chain. You will join as one of the first engineers, owning end-to-end software from scratch and delivering production-ready code daily on the shop floor.

You should have a CS degree or equivalent with a 3.75+ GPA and 2+ years shipping real software used by customers. Strong Python experience; Django is a plus.

Qualifications

• CS degree or equivalent required, GPA 3.75 or higher.
• 2+ years shipping real software products used by customers.
• Strong Python experience; Django knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Build a factory ERP from scratch including inventory, materials, and part flow.
• Develop machine monitoring software with low-latency data from CNC machines.
• Push instructions back to machines and support real-time bidirectional communication.
• Create quality management systems tracking part accuracy at micron-level precision.
• Gather feedback from machinists and iterate production software rapidly.
• Architect scalable systems usable across multiple factory sites nationwide.
• Own entire product areas with minimal direction from day one.

Skills

Python

Education

CS degree or equivalent

GPA 3.75+

Tools

Django

Job description

Salary: $130K - $175K + up to 4% equity!

Industry: Defense / Manufacturing Tech

Must be a US Citizen and eligible to work in an ITAR-regulated environment under US export control law

You will be one of the first engineers at a seed-stage autonomous manufacturing startup building the operating system that runs CNC factories supplying America's defense supply chain. Backed by $12M from Khosla Ventures, the founding team met at MIT and has direct experience inside the defense programs this software will support. You will build everything from scratch, own it end to end, and see your work used daily on the shop floor.

What you'll do:

• Build a factory ERP from scratch covering inventory, materials, and part flow.
• Develop machine monitoring software that pulls low-latency data from CNC machines.
• Push instructions back to machines and handle real-time bidirectional communication.
• Build quality management systems tracking part accuracy at micron-level precision.
• Gather feedback directly from machinists and iterate rapidly on production software.
• Architect systems designed to replicate cleanly across multiple factory sites nationwide.
• Own entire product areas with minimal direction from day one.

Who you are:

• Hold a CS degree or equivalent, with a GPA of 3.75 or above.
• Bring 2 or more years shipping real software products that real users depend on.
• Have strong Python experience. Django knowledge is a plus.
• Come from a VC-backed startup, a hardware company, or a high-output engineering environment.
• Take feedback from non-technical users and turn it into working software fast.
• Are a US citizen, lawful permanent resident, or otherwise eligible to work in an ITAR-regulated environment under US export control law.
• Bonus: Have experience with factory software, CNC systems, or low-latency data pipelines.

Why you'll thrive:

• Build a factory operating system from zero, with no legacy code to inherit.
• Work directly with machinists, seeing your software used in production every day.
• Join a founding engineering team of two, with direct access to the CTO and CEO.
• Earn competitive equity in a company solving a real gap in US defence production capacity.
• Solve a problem with direct national importance, backed by a top-tier institutional investor.