# Forward Deployed Engineer at Altara

- Company: Altara
- What the company does: Make better products with higher yield using specialized agents for mission critical R&D and manufacturing challenges. Backed by Greylock.
- Company website: https://www.altara.co/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-05
- Apply by: 2026-10-20
- Apply: https://jobs.gem.com/altara/am9icG9zdDrxzkFRhhDT-cwvjk2PFyir
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/altara-forward-deployed-engineer/

## About the role

Altara’s product can create significant value, but adoption requires someone to sit with scientists, understand how they work, earn their trust, identify the right workflow, and guide them toward a measurable outcome. We’re looking for someone that combines the technical skills to troubleshoot issues and build lightweight solutions for customers with the social stamina and patience to teach them how to use a brand new technology.

## What they're looking for

- Enough technical depth to understand data, troubleshoot integrations, configure the product, and prototype simple solutions
- Scientific fluency from engineering, physics, robotics, manufacturing, semiconductors, physics, chemistry, materials science, or a related field
- High social stamina and genuine energy from spending days with customers
- The patience to teach people who are unfamiliar with AI
- Strong discovery skills and the confidence to keep asking questions when others stop
- Product judgment to separate a one-off customer request from something Altara should build for everyone