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Open Positions — 2026
Design Forge is building the AI copilot that RF and electromagnetic engineers have been waiting for. We control HFSS and the broader simulation stack through natural language, turning hours of manual setup into seconds of intelligent automation.
We are a small, fast, high-conviction team. Every person we hire will have a disproportionate impact on a product that is already live, already useful, and about to scale. We don’t need people who can “do the job.” We need people who will own their domain, move fast, and build something extraordinary.
A note on AI competency
It is 2026. AI fluency is not a “bonus” — it is a fundamental expectation for every role at Design Forge. We expect every team member to actively use AI tools in their daily work, think critically about AI’s capabilities and limitations, and contribute to a culture where human expertise and artificial intelligence amplify each other. If you’re not highly motivated to ingrain AI into your every day workflow, this isn’t the right fit.
"The person who dreams in S-parameters and wakes up debugging field solvers."
We need a hardcore HFSS expert who is equally excited about artificial intelligence. You will be the quality backbone of Design Forge — the person who knows whether our AI copilot is producing correct, useful, and elegant electromagnetic designs. If you’ve ever wished HFSS could read your mind, this is your chance to build that future.
You will own product quality, validate every release, and become the living encyclopedia of RF/EM best practices that powers our knowledge base.
What You'll Do
- Own end-to-end quality validation of Design Forge’s AI-generated HFSS outputs — geometry, materials, boundary conditions, mesh settings, and post-processing accuracy.
- Build and curate the Design Forge Knowledge Base: canonical design patterns, simulation templates, gotchas, and reference benchmarks that train our AI to think like a senior RF engineer.
- Test every major release (V8 and beyond), surface bugs, log detailed reproduction steps, and work directly with engineering to close the loop.
- Record high-quality demo content — walkthroughs, tutorials, and comparison studies — that showcases what Design Forge can do and educates our user community.
- Propose and evaluate new features by translating real-world RF design workflows into product requirements the engineering team can act on.
- Validate data correctness across simulation types (driven modal, eigenmode, transient) and flag discrepancies before they reach users.
Must-Haves
- Deep HFSS expertise (5+ years). You should have practical experience working with HFSS in any of our core end markets: Aerospace and Defense, Signal/Power Integrity, and Semiconductor/IC.
- AI-forward mindset. You actively use AI tools in your daily engineering work — prompt engineering, copilot-assisted scripting, AI-driven design exploration. As AI evolves and improves, you will as well.
- Excellent written and verbal communication — you’ll be producing demos, internal reports, and customer-facing content.
- Self-starter mentality. We are a small, fast team. You will own your domain from Day 1.
Nice-to-Haves
- Experience with other EDA Tools and solvers (AWR Microwave Office, ADS, CST, Virtuoso RF, etc).
- Familiarity with “vibe coding” and the evolving AI software development paradigm: building quick, deployable internal tools using AI-assisted development.
- Contributions to open-source RF/EM projects or published research.
Why Design Forge?
You will be the single most important voice shaping the accuracy and usability of an AI platform that thousands of RF engineers will rely on. This isn’t a support role — it’s a technical leadership position where your HFSS mastery directly determines product quality. If you want your expertise to have outsized impact, this is the seat. Career growth and opportunities will be available to those who create significant value.
"The strategist who turns user pain into a product roadmap — and then makes sure we ship it."
Design Forge is at the inflection point every startup dreams about: working product, early traction, and a massive market waiting to be captured. We need a Product Manager who can set the strategic direction, ruthlessly prioritize our pipeline, and ensure every feature we build moves us closer to product-market fit.
This role is critical. You will own the “what” and “why” of our product — managing the app team and the PM function and reporting to the CEO. You’ll be the bridge between our users, our engineers, and our business goals.
What You'll Do
- Define and own the product roadmap. Prioritize the pipeline across current features (Projects, Memory Pipeline, Forge Trail, Script Library) and future bets.
- Drive product-market. Build and engage with the early adopter user community. Engage in continuous user research, feedback loops, and data-driven decision-making. Talk to users weekly — not quarterly.
- Manage and structure the app/PM group, establishing clear processes, sprint cadences, and accountability so that execution is predictable and transparent.
- Generate and evaluate new feature ideas by synthesizing user requests, competitive intelligence, and technical feasibility.
- Own go-to-market coordination for new features — working with engineering on release plans and with marketing on positioning and launch.
Must-Haves
- Proven PM experience (4+ years) in a technical product, ideally B2B SaaS or developer tools. You understand the difference between shipping features and solving problems.
- AI-native product thinking. You use AI tools daily and can articulate how AI changes product strategy, UX paradigms, and competitive moats. AI competency is a baseline expectation for every role at Design Forge in 2026.
- Exceptional prioritization instincts. You can look at a list of 50 feature requests and identify the three that will move the needle.
- Strong communication skills — written strategy docs, verbal stakeholder alignment, and the ability to say “no” with clarity and empathy.
- Comfort with ambiguity and speed. We are pre-Series A. You will build the PM playbook as you go.
Nice-to-Haves
- Domain knowledge in engineering simulation, CAD/CAE tools, or the RF/EM ecosystem.
- Experience with AI-powered products or LLM-based applications.
- Technical background (CS, engineering) that lets you speak credibly with developers and our deep domain customers.
- Startup drive — especially at the 5–30 person stage where process meets chaos.
Why Design Forge?
You will shape the product strategy of a platform that is redefining how engineers interact with simulation software. This is a ground-floor opportunity with direct CEO partnership, high autonomy, and the rare chance to build a PM function from scratch at a company with real technology and real users.
- We celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive team
How to Apply
We read every application personally. Include a link to anything you’re proud of — a project, a paper, a repo, a demo, a post. We care about what you’ve built, not where you went to school.