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Salary: USD 90,000 - 120,000 / annual
Dirac is building BuildOS, a creative suite for manufacturing engineering that consolidates fragmented workflows (process plans, MBOMs, routings, work instructions, PLM, ERP) into a single environment. The company is pioneering Model-Based Manufacturing, where context-aware production planning informs design in real-time.
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 transition from legacy processes to a model-based, software-driven system. You will be deeply embedded during pilots and early deployments, ensuring customers successfully adopt the platform.
Key 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 teams to surface high-impact feedback
- Support demos, technical evaluations, and customer check-ins
This is a hybrid role based in New York City with frequent travel to customer sites. You will work in a mission-driven culture emphasizing high trust, high agency, and high autonomy.
Requirements:
- 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
- Experience with CAD tools (NX, SolidWorks, Creo, or similar)
- Familiarity with PLM/ERP systems and manufacturing workflows
- Understanding of EBOM/MBOM concepts and production processes
- Experience creating or managing work instructions
- U.S. Person status required (ITAR compliance)
