Focused Energy (focused-energy.co)

Software Engineer, AI CAD Workflow Automation

Austin, TX

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 27 days ago

PythonC++CI/CDSolidWorksAutoCADSystems EngineeringMechanical DesignTest AutomationResearchCollaboration

About the role

Focused Energy is looking for a Software Engineer II to join our team and build AI-assisted design workflows that help our mechanical and physical engineering teams turn complex requirements into design solutions and CAD drawings faster.
Today, the mechanical engineering team relies on manual CAD creation for complex parts, a process that slows down design exploration and delays experimental iteration as we scale toward commercial fusion power.
In this role, you will design, build, and deploy internal software tools and automated workflows that generate CAD and part drawings from complex physical and mechanical requirements. ver the next 6-18 months, you'll help establish the standards, runbooks, and training that allow mechanical engineers to safely and effectively use AI-generated CAD outputs, directly accelerating our design exploration speed as we move toward commercial-scale fusion.

Design and build scalable, maintainable internal software tools and workflows that automate the generation of CAD and part drawings from complex requirements.
Translate physical and mechanical requirements into clear software designs, parametric CAD scripts, and automated design workflows.
Teach mechanical and hardware engineers how to intake requirements and iterate on design solutions using AI-assisted CAD workflows.
Collaborate with mechanical engineering, software, and systems engineering teams to ensure generated CAD drawings meet strict physical and operational constraints.
Establish standards and runbooks to help mechanical engineers review and validate AI-generated CAD outputs before manufacturing.
Experience as an independent software engineer who can design, build, and deploy maintainable services, tools, or software components.
Experience writing scripts or software that interacts with CAD systems, mechanical design tools, or parametric design APIs.
Communicate clearly and collaborate effectively with mechanical engineers, software teams, and scientific partners.
This is an opportunity to join an early, growing company at the forefront of new technology, where you'll have the opportunity to develop and grow your career.
Ownership: Take ownership from day 1 and drive impact by making decisions, solving challenges and shaping the future of our company.

Hands-on experience implementing AI-assisted workflows, automation scripts, or agentic frameworks.

experience with advanced CAD scripting, geometric processing, or automated design generation APIs.
Preferred: experience with advanced CAD scripting, geometric processing, or automated design generation APIs.

Your Success is our Success: We offer a competitive salary and company ownership in the form of stock options, giving you a direct stake in our success and ownership in what we build together.

Your Success is our Success: We offer a competitive salary and company ownership in the form of stock options, giving you a direct stake in our success and ownership in what we build together.
Medical, Dental, Vision: Multiple great plans to pick from that are active come the 1st Day of employment for you and any enrolled dependents.
Vacation Days: We support your work-life-balance by granting you Unlimited PTO.
Retirement Plan: If you decide to enroll in our 401k plan, we will match up to 4% on top of the employee contribution.
Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, benefits.

Be part of a cutting-edge company working on groundbreaking research in clean energy and scientific discovery.
Work with great people in a dynamic, international environment with top-tier scientists, engineers and professionals passionate about solving global challenges.
Innovative Technology & Mission: Be part of a cutting-edge company working on groundbreaking research in clean energy and scientific discovery.
Equipment: We offer state-of-the-art Windows or Apple Laptops.

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