[Hiring] Forward Deployed Engineer – MEP Design @DLB Associates

Role Description

The Forward Deployed Engineer – MEP Design is a hands-on, execution-focused role within AI2IO, embedded with the MEP Design department of DLB Associates and its family of affiliate companies. This individual is employed by AI2IO but works with and for the design teams day to day, turning the department’s priorities into working AI tools, workflows, and processes that engineers and designers use on real projects.

This is a builder’s role, not a strategy role. The Forward Deployed Engineer takes the roadmap identified by design leadership and makes it real, using AI platforms available across the organization to design, build, test, deploy, and support solutions.

• Build & Deploy AI Solutions
• Design Department Partnership
• Quality & Responsible Use
• Adoption, Training & Measurement
• Completion of Assigned Tasks and Deliverables on Time and on Budget

Qualifications

• Strong working knowledge of MEP consulting engineering, including design phases, construction document production, specifications, calculations, coordination, and QA/QC processes.
• Understanding of the professional responsibility carried by the Engineer of Record.
• Demonstrated, hands-on experience building AI-enabled tools or workflows using LLM platforms.
• Experience evaluating, selecting, and configuring commercially available software and AI tools.
• Scripting proficiency in Python or a comparable language.
• Working knowledge of Revit and Bluebeam Revu; experience with the Revit API, Dynamo, or pyRevit is strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with the Microsoft ecosystem, including SharePoint, Teams, Power Automate, Copilot Studio, and Azure AI Foundry, is preferred.
• Experience building retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) solutions over document libraries is a plus.
• Clear communicator with engineers, designers, and IT professionals alike.
• Comfort working independently within a dual-reporting structure.
• Data center or mission critical design experience is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools to enhance personal productivity and quality of work output.
• Demonstrated commitment to continuous learning.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in MEP consulting engineering or design.
• At least 2 years of hands-on experience building automation, scripting, or AI-enabled tools.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Architectural Engineering, or a related discipline.
• EIT or PE licensure is a plus but not required.

Benefits

• Choice of comprehensive medical plans (including two PPO-style plans and a HDHP w/ HSA option).
• Flex spending accounts (FSA).
• Dental and vision plans.
• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits extended to spouse/domestic partner and dependent children up to age 26.
• 401k with company match and self-directed brokerage account option.
• PTO including additional paid time off during the last week of the year.
• Company paid life insurance coverage for employees and their eligible dependents.
• Short and long-term disability, AD&D coverage.
• Professional development opportunities, tuition reimbursement and professional licensing assistance.
• Paid parental leave after one year of employment.