Manufacturing, E-commerce, Technology

Field Deployed Engineer, Strategic Programs

RemoteRemoteFull Time$101,000–$150,000 /yrPosted 1 month ago

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Required skills

Mechanical Engineering
Manufacturing Engineering
technical customer-facing
CNC machining
sheet metal fabrication
injection molding
casting
additive manufacturing
DFM
CAD

Nice to have

aerospace
defense
automotive
industrial
medical device supply chains
field applications engineer

Role summary

Xometry is seeking a Field Solutions Engineer, Strategic Programs to drive business growth within existing strategic accounts. This hybrid role combines solutions engineering, account growth, and program execution, requiring technical credibility with engineers and commercial acumen with procurement. You will act as an embedded technical advisor, identifying and developing new production programs by mapping customer needs to Xometry's capabilities. Responsibilities include conducting discovery sessions, building technical business cases, and partnering with sales. You will also enable manufacturing partners by translating requirements, assessing capabilities, and coaching through production issues. The role involves owning technical execution from award to steady-state supply, resolving manufacturability and quality challenges, and escalating risks. Field learnings will inform product and operations improvements. The position requires a Bachelor's degree in a technical field, 5+ years of relevant experience, expertise in multiple manufacturing processes, CAD proficiency, and knowledge of DFM, GD&T, and QA practices. Approximately 50% travel is expected.

Xometry (NASDAQ: XMTR) powers the industries of today and tomorrow by connecting the people with big ideas to the manufacturers who can bring them to life. Xometry’s digital marketplace gives manufacturers the critical resources they need to grow their business while also making it easy for buyers at Fortune 1000 companies to tap into global manufacturing capacity.

The Field Solutions Engineer, Strategic Programs is a field-deployed technical role that lives close to the customer and close to the shop floor. This person is responsible for growing business at existing strategic accounts by identifying, qualifying, and standing up new production programs, and for enabling Xometry's manufacturing partners to execute those programs successfully once they are won.

This is a hybrid of solutions engineering, account growth, and program execution. Success requires someone who is technically credible with engineers and machinists, commercially minded with procurement and program leadership, and comfortable operating independently in the field with minimal oversight.

This role reports into the Strategic Program Enablement team.

How You'll Contribute:

Grow Business Within Existing Strategic Accounts

Serve as the embedded technical advisor at a portfolio of assigned strategic customer sites

Identify, qualify, and develop new production program opportunities within existing accounts by mapping customer part families, spend, and sourcing pain points to Xometry capabilities

Conduct discovery sessions with customer engineering, procurement, quality, and program teams to uncover business and technical requirements

Build the technical business case for conversion, including DFx recommendations, process selection, cost reduction, and lead time improvement

Partner with Sales and Account Management to anticipate and overcome technical objections and accelerate opportunities to award

Own a defined growth target across the assigned account portfolio

Enable Partners to Execute and Scale

Translate customer requirements into clear, executable technical packages for Xometry's manufacturing partners

Support partner identification and qualification for new programs, including capability assessment, capacity review, and production readiness

Conduct on-site partner visits to validate process capability, first article readiness, and inspection methods

Coach partners through ramp-up, troubleshooting production issues, resolving quality escapes, and driving corrective action

Identify partner capability gaps within a region or process and work with the Partner Network team to close them

Drive partner performance against on-time delivery, quality, and cost objectives on assigned programs

Drive Program Execution in the Field

Own technical execution from program award through production launch and into steady-state supply

Lead resolution of manufacturability, quality, capacity, and scheduling issues that put program commitments at risk

Escalate risk early and coordinate mitigation across customer, partner, and internal teams

Support production ramps, program transfers, and new product introductions at assigned accounts

Track and report program health against cost, quality, delivery, and growth objectives

Strengthen the Broader Organization

Feed field learnings back into Product, Engineering, and Operations to improve tools, quoting accuracy, and workflows

Contribute case studies, technical content, and marketing collateral based on program wins

Represent Xometry as a technical voice at customer events, industry events, and webinars

Help codify repeatable playbooks for program identification, partner enablement, and launch as the Strategic Program Enablement function scales

What You'll Bring To Xometry:

Core Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical field

5+ years of experience in an engineering, manufacturing, or technical customer-facing role

Demonstrated expertise across multiple manufacturing processes, such as CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication, injection molding, casting, or additive manufacturing

Ability to identify design for manufacturing (DFM) issues from CAD models and drawings; working CAD proficiency (SolidWorks preferred)

Working knowledge of GD&T, engineering drawing requirements, and inspection and QA practices

Experience working directly with suppliers or contract manufacturers on production execution

Track record of growing or expanding business within existing customer accounts

How You Work

Mechanically intuitive and equally comfortable in a deep technical discussion with a machinist and in a business review with a director of procurement

Consultative by instinct, asking questions to understand the why before proposing a solution

Driven and self-motivated, able to manage several long-running programs with minimal oversight in a fast-paced environment

Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, including mastery in English

Comfortable with ambiguity and building the process while running it

Location and Travel

Remote, based within reasonable driving distance of the assigned strategic customer sites

Approximately 50% travel to customer and partner facilities

Must be a citizen or legal resident of the United States, or hold a visa that allows you to work in the United States without sponsorship

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in aerospace, defense, automotive, industrial, or medical device supply chains

Prior experience in a field applications engineer, solutions engineer, supplier development, or customer program engineering role

Experience supporting production programs from RFQ through ramp and steady-state supply

Familiarity with ERP systems, quoting platforms, and supply chain analytics tools

The estimated base salary range for new hires into this role is $101,000- $150,000 annually + commission depending on factors such as job-related skills, relevant experience, and location. We also offer a competitive benefits package, including 401(k) match, medical, dental and vision insurance; life and disability insurance; generous paid time off including vacation, sick leave, floating and fixed holidays, maternity and bonding leave; EAP, other wellbeing resources; and much more.

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Xometry is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

For US based roles: Xometry participates in E-Verify and after a job offer is accepted, will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

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