Forward Deployed Engineer
Isembard
Forward Deployed Engineer
Isembard
AI-driven distributed metal-component manufacturing
Isembard is rebuilding industrial capacity through a connected network of factories. We bring skilled people, advanced machine tools and our own software, MasonOS, together to make precision components for aerospace, defense, energy and robotics.
This role sits where MasonOS meets the shop floor. Every new factory in our network adds training, adoption and support work. You will embed with factories and network sites, own their success with MasonOS end to end, ship production code, apply AI to their workflows and build the tools that make each new site easier than the last.
It is not a support role. It is a build role, deployed forward, defining a new function rather than filling a seat. You will be based at our Dallas factory, with roughly 30 to 50 percent of your time embedded at other sites. We are open to graduate and experienced engineers. The package includes equity.
Run onboarding, training and day-to-day adoption with machinists, engineers and site operators.
Turn repeated support questions into playbooks, training material or self-service tools. You are measured on the support burden falling, not on tickets closed.
Put agentic workflows into operational use: reporting, supplier follow-ups and order status.
Ship fixes and small features into MasonOS through the same review as every other engineer.
Turn patterns from the field into clear, written requirements for the roadmap.
The ability to ship production code with minimal supervision.
Full-stack fluency across backend, frontend and integrations.
Hands-on experience applying LLMs to real workflows.
Clear communication with operators and technical leaders, and the ability to build trust on site.
The judgment to decide what matters without waiting for a ticket queue.
Useful, not essential: forward-deployed or deployment engineering experience, exposure to manufacturing, CNC, aerospace or defense, or MES or ERP systems.
Isembard is an equal opportunity employer.
Isembard is a London-based software-first manufacturing network that runs AI-powered factories to produce high-precision metal parts for aerospace, defence, energy, and robotics. It uses modular factory builds and a franchise model with MasonOS—the AI-native operating layer that handles quoting, CAD/CAM, procurement, scheduling, quality assurance and logistics across 5-axis CNC and robotic cells. Factories hold ISO 9001, Cyber Essentials and JOSCAR certifications. The company has raised a $9M seed and a $50M Series A to grow to about 25 facilities by late 2026 in the UK, US, Germany, France and Ukraine, serving both defence/autonomy startups and established OEMs, and sometimes managing complete supply chains for customers.
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