Forward Deployed Engineer

Salary Range: 143000 to 165000 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)

What You'll Do

Onsite Technical Delivery

• Embed with customer engineering teams to understand their workflows, data environments, and technical constraints

• Architect and build software solutions that integrate Istari's platform into existing digital engineering ecosystems (CAD, CFD, FEM, simulation pipelines, and related toolchains)

• Serve as the primary technical interface for the customer – not just answering questions, but proactively identifying where our software can drive more value

Software Development

• Develop, test, and maintain integrations and workflow solutions following modern software engineering practices

• Write clean, maintainable code that can be productized or reused across customer deployments

• Contribute to internal tooling and documentation that scales your knowledge across the team

Feedback Loop to Product

• Translate field experience into actionable product insights — you are one of Istari's clearest signals on what customers actually need

• Participate in internal engineering reviews, architecture discussions, and roadmap planning

• Help develop proposals and technical approaches for new customer opportunities

Qualifications

Required

Strong software engineering fundamentals — you write production-quality code and can defend your architectural decisions

Hands-on experience with digital engineering toolchains: CAD, CFD, FEM, or related simulation and modeling environments

Comfort operating in ambiguous, fast-moving environments without a lot of hand-holding

Ability to work on-site with customers in a U.S. defense or aerospace context (clearance eligibility required; active clearance a strong plus)

U.S. citizenship required

Preferred

Experience integrating engineering software into larger data or workflow platforms

Background in aerospace, defense, or other systems-engineering-heavy industries

Exposure to Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) or digital thread / digital twin concepts

Exposure to or direct experience with advanced CAD, CFD, or FEM tools

Why This Role

The engineers who do this job well become some of the most technically well-rounded people in the industry. You'll see how large, complex organizations actually work — not just the happy path. You'll build things that get used immediately. And because you're reporting into Istari's Customer Success org (not a sales or account team), your career trajectory stays technical.  You'll also have the Istari team behind you: regular syncs, access to internal engineering resources, and a clear path to influence the product you're deploying.

About Istari Digital

Istari is a digital engineering software company building open, scalable infrastructure for engineering data. Our platform lets customers simply and securely integrate engineering models across disciplines, organizations, and security levels — whether they're designing prototypes, performing virtual testing, or training AI and autonomy for complex systems.

Focus is rewarded.  Finish is remembered.

Facts are friendly.  Even when they are not fun.

Fellowship is fundamental.  Make others successful.