Member of Technical Staff, Software Engineer

Ironstead • New York City, NY

12h • Onsite

About The Position

Ironstead Industrial Inc. acquires precision machine shops and manufacturing businesses in aerospace/defense, maritime, and commercial sectors and rebuilds them into modern, data-driven operations. Its purpose-built IronsteadOS platform connects customer design through final inspection and logistics and supports the transformation of its acquired businesses.

The Member of Technical Staff will own and contribute across a large software system spanning hardware and edge software, backend systems, models, and user interfaces. IronsteadOS includes edge data-collection hardware interfacing with CNC machine tools, CMM inspection devices, cameras, microphones, and sensors; manufacturing execution systems and physical user interfaces for shop-floor teams; front-office scheduling, routing, quoting, monitoring, and invoicing systems; a customer-facing ordering and tracking application; and AI solutions for design-for-manufacturability analysis, quoting, manufacturing-plan creation, CAM toolpath generation, predictive maintenance, and operator training.

The role works alongside manufacturing engineers and machine-shop staff to develop and deploy software and AI systems that accelerate manufacturing. The engineer owns substantial parts of the product development lifecycle, from requirements capture through implementation, testing, and deployment, and builds software around new digital, physical, and human systems. The team is based in New York City, with frequent presence at Ironstead shops. The company is a lean team of generalists building its software engineering organization. Its technology stack includes Python, TypeScript/React, Postgres, and OpenTofu in a monorepo, deployed on AWS.

Requirements

• Strong software engineering fundamentals and professional experience writing and deploying complex systems.
• Ability to operate with a high degree of autonomy and drive projects through delivery to end users.
• Fast learner with a growth mindset and openness to learning manufacturing terminology and adapting to changes in software engineering.
• A bias toward shipping and learning from real-world interactions rather than relying primarily on theory or analysis.
• Willingness to work in the Manhattan office five or more days per week.
• Willingness to spend up to 20% of time onsite at Ironstead factories across the United States.
• Ability to pass background and export-compliance screening required for defense-related client sites.
• U.S. citizenship, required due to ITAR/export-control considerations.

Nice To Haves

• Personal or professional projects in manufacturing, CNC, robotics, or other physical domains.
• Experience training or fine-tuning models for computer vision or language tasks.
• Familiarity with CAD/CAM tools, GD&T/metrology, 3D printers, or CNC machines.
• UX design or product management experience in addition to software engineering.
• Active Secret or TS/SCI clearance.
• Experience implementing compliance controls for CMMC Level 2, ITAR/EAR export control, AS9100, ISO 9001, or other frameworks required for defense manufacturing.
• Desire to spend more than 20% of time onsite at factories.

Responsibilities

• Own and contribute to multiple facets of IronsteadOS, including hardware and edge software, backend systems, models, and user interfaces.
• Work with manufacturing engineers and machine-shop staff to develop and deploy software and AI systems that accelerate manufacturing.
• Own substantial parts of the product development lifecycle, from requirements capture through implementation, testing, and deployment.
• Build software around unfamiliar digital, physical, and human systems.
• Maintain frequent in-person presence with the team in New York City and visit Ironstead factories as needed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed