Senior CAD Backend Engineer Mechanical CAD Automation

About the Role

Foundation EGI is an MIT-born, venture-backed Silicon Valley startup building a real-life 'Jarvis'—an AI Copilot for design and manufacturing. Our goal is to utilize advanced AI, physics simulation, and computer graphics to reduce costs and improve engineering productivity across all steps of the design and manufacturing process.

We're looking for a Senior CAD Backend Engineer with strong CATIA experience to build backend integrations and automation for our AI Engineering platform. You'll connect CAD systems to cloud-native services, streamline mechanical design workflows, and develop Python-based backend features.

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services and scripts using Python.
• Integrate our product with 3rd-Party design solutions, like Siemens NX, CATIA, or PTC.
• Design, develop, and maintain data models using Protobuf.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, engineers, and researchers.
• Write clean, well-documented, fast, and maintainable code.

• BS in Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience designing and implementing backend services.
• 3+ years of experience with Siemens NX, CATIA, or PTC APIs (CATIA background is a must).
• 3+ years of experience writing Python.
• Deep understanding of cloud-native applications and infrastructure.
• Experience working with Protobuf and 3D data.

• Experience writing C++ and implementing gRPC-based APIs.
• Experience working with Docker, Kubernetes, and Google Cloud.
• Experience setting up CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions.
• Experience with logging and monitoring systems.

Required Skills