Hadrian
All Levels: Forward Deployed Engineer
$223K–$359K
Los Angeles, CA +1 · On-site · Full-time · Posted Jul 6, 2026
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
San Francisco Bay Area, CA - Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations under ITAR.
About the job
Build and deploy software, integrations, and platform capabilities for enterprise manufacturing customer programs, working directly with customers from discovery through production and feeding field learnings into Opus.
What you'll do
- Lead customer programs from discovery and solution design through build, deployment, and iteration.
- Configure and integrate Opus with customers’ systems, and build custom applications, workflows, and integrations.
- Translate customer needs into product requirements and share field learnings with Opus teams.
What they ask for
- Demonstrated ability to build and ship in ambiguous, high-ownership environments.
- Use AI to accelerate discovery, prototyping, and execution, with concrete examples of impact.
- Comfort across UI/UX and backend systems, selecting technologies to fit the problem.
- Experience working directly with customers or end users to turn ambiguous needs into shipped solutions.
Nice to have
- Founder or founding-engineer experience; prior forward-deployed, solutions engineering, or technical consulting experience.
- Background in aerospace, defense, manufacturing, or hardware-software environments; visible portfolio or shipped projects.
Pay
$223,000 - $359,000 USD base salary
Tools
Opus
AI focus
Use AI to accelerate discovery, prototyping, and execution; the posting seeks engineers who can demonstrate how AI increases their pace.
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