Forward Deployed Engineer - Design + Modeling

Augrade is an AI Native platform Accelerating construction workflows to help Owners, Real estate developers & GCs, predict project risk, prevent delays & protect their margins across every stage of the project, from concept to completion & beyond.

We’ve been around for 3 yrs but started active projects in the last 11 months, have since then completed 120+ projects worth $5.8B across 5 countries with a small highly technical team of 32 people. We have 2 main offices in SF & Blr with 2 more opening soon in Dubai & Saudi Arabia.

If you're interested in joining an early stage AI startup building foundational models, geometric and physics engines from scratch to transform how the world designs and builds infrastructure, with real autonomy and the resources to solve hard problems, apply or reach out to us today.

About the role

We’re hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer who can bridge design expertise and BIM modeling execution. This is not a pure modeling role. We’re looking for someone who can both design from scratch in at least one discipline and model across multiple disciplines.

The goal of this role is to support a future state where one Forward Deployed Engineer can handle a project across disciplines with a high degree of autonomy. This person will bring real design judgment, strong modeling ability, and enough breadth to work across a range of complex building systems and project types.

What you’ll do

• Create and review designs within at least one core discipline

• Build and manage BIM models across multiple disciplines

• Support project delivery across architectural, structural, and MEP contexts

• Use your design expertise to help improve design checks, generation logic, and system outputs

• Use modeling tools and internal platform workflows to execute modeling tasks efficiently

• Work on a variety of complex project types and contribute to high-quality deliverables

• Engage with clients when needed and communicate credibly in project-facing settings

What we're looking for

• Architectural professionals capable of both building design and modeling beyond traditional architectural scope

• Demonstrated ability to design from inception in at least one discipline (e.g., Electrical, Structural, Architectural, MEP/building systems)

• BIM/modeling specialists with broad modeling capabilities and a focused design

• Expertise in at least one design area with broad modeling capabilities

• Comprehensive understanding of design rules, standards, and discipline-specific requirements

• Experience managing complex projects, ideally including multifamily, commercial, data centers, airports, hospitals, and R&D/laboratory facilities

• Strong client-facing and communication skills

Nice to have

• Experience from engineering services, EPC firms, or design-heavy technical environments

• Exposure to varied and complex building types rather than a narrow project background

• Comfort learning and using new AI-enabled workflows and tools