Forward Deployed Engineer

About The CompanyAnnora AI is a venture-backed company expanding the capacity and profitability of America's industrial base. We turn manufacturers into software-defined factories by building an AI-native OS powered by manufacturing-specific knowledge and agents.We work with manufacturers on product, quoting, and the operational systems that sit on top of their ERP. Our customers build configurable industrial equipment sold into factories, fabs, and production operations. We need a forward deployed engineer to own how the product lands in the plant — from first conversation to software that is actually used.What you'll doOwn customer delivery from first site visit to productionSit with estimators, ops, and engineering and learn how quoting and orders actually moveMake complex manufacturing and quoting workflows work in software, not slidesBuild and ship against the systems they already run — ERP, CRM, spreadsheets, tribal knowledgeTurn plant-specific work into reusable product so the next deployment is fasterWork directly with the team and shipWhat we're looking for4+ years of professional software engineering. Production work on backends, integrations, or agent systems counts.Background in manufacturing, mechanical engineering, or an ERP company that served manufacturing sitesYou've shipped real production systems, not just prototypes or intern projectsYou can own an engagement end-to-endYou're strong at making complex B2B operations feel simpleYou can communicate with operators and executives in plain language, not just write codeComfortable traveling to U.S. customer plants as neededMust be authorized to work in the U.S.Ownership and shipped work matter more than titleWhat this isHigh ownership. Early equity. A chance to define how the product gets deployed.