Forward Deployed Engineer

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About the role

  • Forward Deployed Engineer deploying advanced AI systems in manufacturing environments. Acting as the primary technical contact for clients in a remote role.

Responsibilities

  • Own the end-to-end lifecycle of AI deployment for manufacturing clients, from scoping and integration to production hardening and handover.
  • Embed with customer operations and IT teams, serving as the main technical advisor and point of contact.
  • Integrate AI vision systems with OT/IT/cloud stacks, including OPC-UA/Modbus/PLCs, NVIDIA Jetson edge inference, ERP, and customer cloud platforms.
  • Build and iterate data pipelines and customer-side data flywheels, covering edge-to-cloud capture, model deployment, monitoring, and feedback loops.
  • Troubleshoot software, networking, and integration issues in live production environments.
  • Document architectures and configurations, producing formal handover artifacts for long-term support.
  • Train customer operators and engineers in both French and English to ensure successful adoption and operation of deployed systems.
  • Participate in pre-sales scoping calls and contribute field learnings to the product and engineering roadmap, helping shape reusable deployment patterns and internal tooling.
  • Support on-site data collection and annotation as needed.

Requirements

  • 6+ years of experience combining production software engineering with industrial automation and/or applied AI
  • Proven experience shipping and supporting production software systems deployed into customer infrastructure
  • Production Python development experience with hands-on use of Linux, Docker, and Git in production environments
  • Cloud deployment and operations experience with at least one major platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
  • Hands-on experience with at least one of: OPC-UA/Modbus/PLC integration, NVIDIA Jetson (or equivalent) edge platforms, or GenICam/industrial vision systems
  • Networking fundamentals for industrial deployments, including TCP/IP, VLANs, and firewalls
  • Experience in a customer-facing engineering role as the primary technical contact for external stakeholders
  • Professional working proficiency in both French and English
  • Preferred Qualifications:
  • Professional experience working in industrial automation or manufacturing environments involving OT/IT integration

Benefits

  • Competitive salary of CAD 100,000–140,000.
  • Be part of a fast-growing team creating transformative solutions for manufacturing.
  • Work on cutting-edge AI and MLOps tools with real-world impact.
  • Enjoy a collaborative and supportive work environment.
  • Opportunities for professional growth and career advancement.

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

CA$100,000 - CA$140,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

AWSAzureCloudDockerERPFirewallsGoogle Cloud PlatformLinuxPythonTCP/IP

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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