Forward Deployed AI Engineer - Equity & Impact Delivery

Location

New York, NY

Employment Type

Full time

Department

Delivery & Enterprise Solutions

Compensation

• $135K – $175K
  • Offers Equity
  • Offers Commission

Axion Ray strives to be fair and competitive. We leverage market data from Pave to inform our compensation packages.

Founded in 2021, Axion is at the forefront of transforming product quality and customer satisfaction in manufacturing. Our cutting-edge AI-powered platform empowers manufacturers to swiftly identify, thoroughly investigate, and effectively resolve quality issues while simultaneously elevating customer experiences and outcomes.

As trailblazers in end-to-end quality intelligence, we're setting new industry standards. Our innovative approach enables industrial, aerospace, consumer, and medtech manufacturers to harness the power of quality and post-market data, driving down costs and boosting business performance.

Our vision extends beyond mere problem-solving; we're committed to reshaping the future of manufacturing. By seamlessly integrating advanced AI technology with deep industry expertise, Axion Ray is paving the way for smarter, safer, and more efficient production processes across diverse sectors.

Backed by leading investors, including Bessemer Venture Partners, Amplo, Boeing, and RTX Ventures, Axion is poised to lead the quality revolution in manufacturing.

Axion Ray is looking for a Forward Deployed Engineer to join our Solutions team and help drive high-impact delivery, adoption, and customer outcomes across every engagement. This is an exciting opportunity to be deeply embedded in the customer journey, owning the work streams that support AI implementations and ensuring continued success from deployment through scale. The ideal candidate is a hands-on, technical, and client-facing engineer who can effectively communicate across business, product, and engineering stakeholders.

• Own technical work streams and use case execution across multiple accounts simultaneously.

• Drive activation — proving value fast at each customer site.

• Lead user sessions and client-facing technical presentations with confidence and clarity.

• Build solutions that can scale and be handed off cleanly to other teammates and accounts.

• 2+ years of experience in enterprise software implementation, technical consulting, or customer success.

• Proven ability to own technical work streams and manage client-facing projects independently.

• Strong technical acumen — comfortable building solutions, leading demos, and running user sessions.

• Experience working across multiple customer accounts simultaneously.

• Excellent collaboration skills; able to partner closely with ASD and SSD teammates.

• Organized and detail-oriented, with a track record of producing scalable, hand-off-ready deliverables.

• Thrives in fast-moving, ambiguous environments where ownership is expected.

You’re a builder and operator who thrives in fast-moving, high-accountability environments. You take pride in getting things done — thoughtfully, efficiently, and without drama. You’re energized by ambiguity, skilled at bringing clarity, and comfortable flexing between strategy and execution. You value feedback — giving it, receiving it, and acting on it — and you see collaboration as a competitive advantage, not a burden.

You’re low-ego but high-agency: you care about winning as a team more than being right individually. You move quickly, communicate directly, and make decisions grounded in impact and data.

You don’t need constant direction — you create momentum. You take ownership for outcomes, and you expect the same from those around you.

We work with focus and intention, holding ourselves to a high bar while respecting the need for balance. Axion Ray isn’t a traditional 9 to 5 job, but it’s also not a place that glorifies overwork. We take pride in the work, support each other through hard problems, and make space to recharge.

We’re a highly collaborative team that stays connected throughout the day, often over Slack. We share feedback freely, communicate clearly, and make decisions quickly so we can keep momentum without…