Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
manager
via Ashby
About this role
About the Job
This is a field-leading engineering role for someone who likes hard deadlines, partial information, and high ownership. You will lead a small, mission-critical team responsible for making new operational systems work in the real world, then turning those wins into repeatable playbooks.
What You'll Do
- Lead cross-functional deployments for new operational or manufacturing capabilities
- Coordinate software, controls, test, and integration work under real timeline pressure
- Support line launches across internal sites, partner settings, and select international efforts
- Unblock critical-path issues and drive convergence across technical teams
- Turn one-off deployments into scalable methods, tooling, and operating practices
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