Full-Time
Applied AI Engineer
Updated on 8/22/2026
Tulip Interfaces
201-500 employees
No-code platform for manufacturing operations
Compensation Overview
$130k - $180k/yr
Somerville, MA, USA
Hybrid
Three or more days on-site per week required.
Bachelor's
 AI & Machine Learning (1) |
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- At least 5 years of software experience with hands-on artificial intelligence and large language model work, delivering AI solutions inside a company or to clients in a consulting environment.
- Hands-on production experience with large language models, prompt engineering, agent frameworks, and retrieval-augmented generation.
- Strong full-stack proficiency, including TypeScript or a similar technology, with familiarity with application programming interface design and integration such as RESTful services.
- Experience building internal tools adopted by non-technical teams, earning trust with business leads, identifying operational problems, and making build-versus-buy decisions.
- A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent working experience.
- Partner with business teams to identify high-leverage AI opportunities across Tulip and co-design, build, and launch solutions.
- Build and ship AI agents that non-technical teams use to automate workflows and unlock new capabilities.
- Translate complex business problems into clear, return-on-investment-driven agentic solutions.
- Help architect and build Tulip's internal agentic AI platform, including foundational architecture, standards, and secure, scalable integrations across the technology stack.
- Track developments in agentic AI outside Tulip and use them to shape the company's internal AI strategy.
- Contribute to company-wide AI enablement through learning programs, coaching, and change management.
- Production experience with Amazon Web Services or Google Cloud Platform.
- Experience with modern continuous integration and continuous delivery practices.
- Working understanding of AI safety and security.
Tulip Interfaces builds a no‑code digital platform for manufacturers to run operations more smoothly. It lets teams create custom, media-rich interfaces that connect to sensors, devices, and existing systems without writing code. These interfaces guide work steps, capture data, and automate tasks to help with batch releases, compliance, and quality checks. Because the platform is designed specifically for manufacturing, it easily integrates with factory equipment and processes, and can be multilingual and adaptable to different workflows. This makes Tulip different from general software by focusing on manufacturing needs, offering easy integration, and giving teams the ability to build and modify apps quickly without developers. The company’s goal is to help manufacturers boost productivity, reduce defects, and stay agile by delivering scalable digital solutions that improve everyday operations.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
Series D
Total Funding
$290.9M
Headquarters
Somerville, Massachusetts
Founded
2012
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- January 2026's $120 million Series D lifted Tulip above a $1.3 billion valuation.
- Belden and CloudRail announced July 14, 2026 partnerships that monetize brownfield digitization.
- July 2026 workforce data showed 374 employees and 111 job postings, signaling continued expansion.
What critics are saying
- Tulip still depends on factories adopting a new system beside entrenched MES vendors.
- Closed-beta AI Agents and March 2026 Factory Playback face long enterprise validation cycles.
- Siemens, Rockwell, and SAP can bundle adjacent workflows and compress Tulip's standalone value.
What makes Tulip Interfaces unique
- Tulip's no-code frontline platform turns shop-floor data into configurable workflows, not static dashboards.
- Mitsubishi Electric invested in January 2026, validating Tulip's manufacturing DX architecture globally.
- Factory Playback and Composable AI Agents extend Tulip from execution software into operational AI.
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↓ -3%Tulip has launched a suite of AI capabilities designed to enhance rather than replace retail associates. Built into Tulip's clienteling platform, the tools provide customer summaries, preference tracking, AI-generated outreach, product recommendations, and next-best actions whilst keeping human associates in control of customer interactions. According to CEO Ian Rawlins, the focus addresses rising customer acquisition costs and declining loyalty by empowering associates to build stronger relationships. "The brands that outperform won't simply automate more work, they'll empower every associate to build stronger customer relationships," Rawlins said. The platform is used by retailers including Versace, Coach, Pandora, and Michael Kors. Tulip argues this represents a shift in retail AI from automation towards relationship enhancement.
Belden and Tulip help manufacturers act on data from legacy equipment for measurable OEE gains. Operations and quality teams can now act on real-time production data without replacing equipment or disrupting lines. Belden | 07.14.2026 St. Louis, Missouri - July 14, 2026 - Belden Inc. (NYSE: BDC), a leading global provider of complete connection solutions, is proud to announce a partnership between its connected brand, CloudRail, and Tulip, a provider of frontline operations platforms for manufacturing. Together, Belden and Tulip are helping life sciences and consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers accelerate brownfield digitization by connecting legacy equipment to modern frontline operations applications without disrupting production. Most legacy equipment was never designed to be connected, making it difficult to capture reliable, real-time data to inform performance monitoring, quality control, process management and traceability. As manufacturers attempt to digitize production lines, their efforts to modernize remain fragmented and hindered by inconsistent data and partial visibility. Addressing these obstacles requires a different approach to how production data is collected and used. Belden's secure, vendor-agnostic OT data acquisition and edge contextualization solution lets customers connect and structure data from thousands of sensors across diverse industrial protocols. Then, Tulip's Frontline Operations Platform enables manufacturers to transform this production data into connected frontline artifacts that guide operators, digitize workflows, capture traceability records and drive continuous improvement. Performance monitoring, quality optimization, autonomous process management and track-and-trace compliance come together within a single frontline operations environment. By unlocking production data trapped in equipment, operations teams can deliver measurable improvements in operational performance, visibility and real-time OEE (overall equipment effectiveness) in weeks. Leaders achieve rapid time to value without large-scale overhauls, optimizing performance of existing systems by extending equipment lifecycles and ensuring return on investment. So far, early deployments of Belden's CloudRail and Tulip demonstrate significant gains, including: * OEE improvements of between 5% and 15% * Defect reductions of between 15% and 20% * Throughput gains of between 10% and 15% "Whether they're running a pharma line or a high-volume CPG operation, most modernization efforts across manufacturing struggle to bridge legacy equipment with digital applications in a fast, scalable and practical way," says Randy Romanaux, Technology Partner Manager for Belden. "By working with Tulip, we're fixing that problem: giving teams a holistic view of performance and empowering those closest to operations to solve problems based on accurate, real-time data without the burden of complex integration." "Manufacturers can't afford gaps between their machines, people and processes," says Tulip Head of Partnerships Roey Mechrez, PhD. "Belden's CloudRail unlocks valuable production data from existing equipment, while Tulip turns that data into connected frontline applications that guide operators, capture traceability records, improve quality and provide real-time visibility into operations. Together, we're helping manufacturers modernize without replacing the systems they already rely on." Available through Belden's technology ecosystem, manufacturers and integrators can source, configure and deploy these integrated solutions through the same trusted providers they already use for critical infrastructure. About Belden. Belden Inc. delivers complete connection solutions that unlock untold possibilities for its customers, their customers and the world. Belden advance ideas and technologies that enable a safer, smarter and more prosperous future. Throughout its 120+ year history Belden has evolved as a company, but its purpose remains - making connections. By connecting people, information and ideas, Belden make it possible. Belden is headquartered in St. Louis and have manufacturing capabilities in North America, Europe, Asia and Africa. For more information, visit Belden at www.belden.com; follow Belden on Facebook, LinkedIn and X/Twitter. Scott Todd Manager, Public Relations and Thought Leadership 1.317.316.6473 [email protected] Belden and the Belden logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Belden Inc. or its affiliated companies in the United States and other jurisdictions. Belden and other parties may also have trademark rights in other terms used herein.
Greater transparency on the shop floor. At HANNOVER MESSE 2026, Tulip Interfaces will showcase a no-code platform for AI-enabled, flexible production systems, focusing on real-time data, increased efficiency, and the gradual digitalization of the shop floor. 6 Apr 2026 Tulip Interfaces, based in Somerville, United States, will present itself at HANNOVER MESSE 2026 as a provider of solutions for the digital transformation of manufacturing. The centerpiece of the company's exhibition in Hall 15 (Booth G71) is AI-powered, "composable" production systems designed to replace traditional, rigid IT structures in industry with flexible and adaptable applications. At the core of the concept is an approach that digitizes, augments, and optimizes production processes step by step ("Compose -> Augment -> Optimize"). In doing so, the company combines human expertise with real-time data from manufacturing to make workflows more transparent and continuously improve them. The goal is to break down data silos and make production decisions in a more data-driven and forward-looking manner. Technologically, Tulip relies on a no-code platform that enables companies to create applications for the shop floor without significant development effort. This provides real-time insights into machines, processes, and employee activities, thereby supporting increased productivity, quality, and efficiency. Another focus of the trade show presentation is the use of artificial intelligence in manufacturing. Among other things, the company will showcase AI-powered decision support, agent-based analytics, and edge AI approaches for improved data analysis directly on the production floor. In addition, the company is participating in the conference program with workshops and technical presentations, such as on the role of the "manufacturing engineer of the future" and the practical application of AI in industrial processes. With its exhibition, Tulip addresses key themes of industrial transformation that are also the focus of HANNOVER MESSE 2026 - in particular, the use of AI to increase efficiency and competitiveness. The company positions itself as a provider of modern frontline operations platforms that support the transition to flexible, data-driven production systems.
Tulip announces Factory Playback, bringing replayable operations to ai-driven manufacturing powered by NVIDIA. SAN JOSE, CA - 17 March 2026 - Tulip Interfaces, the leader in frontline operations, today announced Factory Playback, a new capability that enables manufacturers to reconstruct and replay factory operations as they truly occurred. Powered by NVIDIA AI and accelerated computing, Factory Playback creates a synchronized, time-aligned record of production by combining machine telemetry, operator workflows, material flow, quality events, and video into a unified operational timeline. The solution transforms fragmented operational data into a coherent, replayable history of the factory floor and is built using the NVIDIA Metropolis Blueprint for video search and summarization (VSS) and Cosmos Reason VLM. Modern manufacturers generate enormous volumes of data across machines, enterprise systems, and frontline workflows. Yet when performance declines, defects increase, or downtime occurs, teams are often forced to piece together disconnected logs and reports to understand what happened. Traditional dashboards summarize outcomes but rarely preserve the sequence and context required to reveal causality. Factory Playback addresses this gap by reconstructing what actually happened on the factory floor. By synchronizing video with operational events captured by Tulip apps and connected machines, it creates a time-aligned record of production that teams can rewind and replay to understand exactly how issues unfolded. Engineers can jump to a specific moment, review the sequence of events, and observe how machines, materials, and human actions interacted. This synchronized playback accelerates root cause analysis, strengthens continuous improvement efforts, and provides the structured operational history needed for advanced AI and simulation. "Manufacturers don't lack data. They lack context," said Rony Kubat, CIO and Co-Founder of Tulip. "Factory Playback transforms operational data into something navigable and actionable. By collaborating with NVIDIA, we're combining Tulip with accelerated computing to give manufacturers the ability to truly understand what happened and use that understanding to power the next generation of AI-driven manufacturing." Factory Playback is purpose-built for the era of industrial AI. As manufacturers adopt digital twins, predictive models, and autonomous optimization systems, the quality and structure of operational history becomes critical. AI models require synchronized, contextualized data that reflects how processes behave in the real world. Through its collaboration with NVIDIA, Factory Playback leverages accelerated computing to process large-scale operational event streams and transform them into structured, AI-ready sequences that preserve timing, interaction, and causality. In addition to accelerating investigations and improvement cycles, Factory Playback strengthens digital twin and simulation initiatives by grounding models in real operational behavior. Instead of relying solely on theoretical or aggregate data, manufacturers can validate assumptions and train systems using replayable sequences that reflect actual factory conditions. Factory Playback will be showcased at NVIDIA GTC 2026, where Tulip and NVIDIA will demonstrate how replayable operations unlock deeper insight, faster iteration, and AI systems trained on real-world production history. About Tulip Tulip, the leader in frontline operations, is helping companies of all sizes and industries equip their workforces with connected, composable, and intelligent tools. With Tulip's no-code platform, manufacturers can digitize processes, collect real-time data, and drive continuous improvement - by using AI and without writing a line of code. Tulip is headquartered in Somerville, MA, with offices in Munich, Budapest, Singapore, Tel Aviv, and Tokyo. Press Contact: [email protected]
Tulip, the leading frontline operations platform, announced today that Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) has invested in and signed a strategic a...