# Forward Deployed Engineer

**Company:** [Lumafield](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/lumafield)
**Location:** Boston, MA, San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Solutions Architecture
**Experience:** 3+ years
**Skills:** Industrial Ct, Cmm, GD&T, Lean, Six Sigma, Spc, Pfmea, Voyager, Ml Model Implementation, Dimensional Metrology, Ndt
**Posted:** 2026-06-30

> Forward Deployed Engineer deploys to customer manufacturing sites for weeks at a time to operate Lumafield CT scanners, perform Voyager analysis, support ML model integration, deliver training, and drive adoption of inspection workflows. Requires BS in Engineering, 3+ years in manufacturing/process/industrial engineering or solution engineering, strong customer-facing skills, and comfort with extended travel.

## Job Description

## What you'll do
- Deploy to customer sites for engagements, executing the agreed scope of work per the SOW, and serve as Lumafield's primary on-site technical representative.
- Operate Lumafield scanners on the customer floor, including planning and running scans across a wide range of parts, materials, and inspection objectives.
- Perform analysis in Voyager, including defect detection, dimensional measurement, assembly verification, and other workflows aligned to the customer's use case.
- Support ML model implementation at the customer site, including data collection, validation, and integration into the customer's production workflow, in partnership with Lumafield's ML and product teams.
- Support customer training and adoption to build capability on the customer's team.
- Partner with Project Managers to track scope, timeline, and deliverables, and surface risks early when on-site reality diverges from the plan.
- Collaborate with other Application Engineers and Lumafield teams to resolve technical issues encountered on-site and bring back what you learn for continuous improvement.
- Document scans, analyses, model deployments, and training sessions so that customers can build on the work after you leave.

## About you
- B.S. in engineering
- 3+ years of professional experience in solution engineering, or in manufacturing, process, or industrial engineering in a production environment.
- Familiarity with manufacturing processes, which may range from machining, casting, injection molding, additive manufacturing, stamping, or assembly
- Have direct experience with continuous improvement and process control methodologies such as Lean, Six Sigma, SPC, or PFMEA, and how they intersect with inspection and quality work.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to lead technical conversations, run trainings, and represent Lumafield independently on a customer site for extended periods.
- Comfortable with an extended-deployment travel pattern, including engagements of multiple weeks at customer locations, supported by Lumafield's travel-home policy.

## Bonus points
- Hands-on experience with industrial CT, CMM, or other dimensional metrology or NDT workflows.
- Familiarity with GD&T, first-article inspection (FAI), or other inspection processes.
- Manufacturing, Process, or Industrial Engineering experience in a production manufacturing environment

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