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# Forward Deployed Engineer (Design + Modeling) at Augrade Inc

- **Company:** Augrade Inc
- **Location:** Bengaluru, India
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-06-17
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/augrade/a5772a05-3579-4ae7-ae42-7476d64ed0f7/application

**Skills:** BIM modeling, Building Information Modeling, Architectural design, Structural design, MEP design, Building systems, Design rules and standards, Multifamily, Commercial buildings, Data centers, Airports, Hospitals, R&D/laboratory facilities, Engineering services, EPC firms, AI-enabled workflows, AI tools

> Join an early-stage AI startup to bridge design expertise and BIM modeling execution. You will create and review designs, build BIM models across multiple disciplines, and support project delivery in architectural, structural, and MEP contexts.

## Job description

We are empowering people to go from concepts to construction within hours, enhancing collaboration in the world of atoms & pushing the boundaries of what’s possible, for humanity over the next few decades. For phase 1, we're training foundational AI models that create building code-compliant BIM models, cost analysis & documentation from 2D building blueprints. We are a small team of 32+ and looking for people passionate about 3D generation/reconstruction. We’re targeting $100B+ opportunity in construction’s design, estimation, and planning software—ripe for disruption by AI-first platforms. If you're interested in joining an early stage AI startup building foundational models, geometric and physics engines from scratch to transform how the world designs and builds infrastructure, with real autonomy and the resources to solve hard problems, apply or reach out to us today.

## About the role

We’re hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer who can bridge design expertise and BIM modeling execution. This is not a pure modeling role. We’re looking for someone who can both design from scratch in at least one discipline and model across multiple disciplines. The goal of this role is to support a future state where one Forward Deployed Engineer can handle a project across disciplines with a high degree of autonomy. This person will bring real design judgment, strong modeling ability, and enough breadth to work across a range of complex building systems and project types.

## What you’ll do

- Create and review designs within at least one core discipline
- Build and manage BIM models across multiple disciplines
- Support project delivery across architectural, structural, and MEP contexts
- Use your design expertise to help improve design checks, generation logic, and system outputs
- Use modeling tools and internal platform workflows to execute modeling tasks efficiently
- Work on a variety of complex project types and contribute to high-quality deliverables
- Engage with clients when needed and communicate credibly in project-facing settings

## What we're looking for

- Architectural professionals capable of both building design and modeling beyond traditional architectural scope
- Demonstrated ability to design from inception in at least one discipline (e.g., Electrical, Structural, Architectural, MEP/building systems)
- BIM/modeling specialists with broad modeling capabilities and a focused design
- Expertise in at least one design area with broad modeling capabilities
- Comprehensive understanding of design rules, standards, and discipline-specific requirements
- Experience managing complex projects, ideally including multifamily, commercial, data centers, airports, hospitals, and R&D/laboratory facilities
- Strong client-facing and communication skills

## Nice to have

- Experience from engineering services, EPC firms, or design-heavy technical environments
- Exposure to varied and complex building types rather than a narrow project background
- Comfort learning and using new AI-enabled workflows and tools

## About Augrade Inc

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Augrade is an AI research lab building an agentic platform to automate pre-construction workflows—converting 2D blueprints into code-compliant 3D BIM models, cost estimates, and documentation in hours or days.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Pre-Seed round, July 2024)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States (with an office in Bangalore, India)
- **Founded**: 2023
- **Founders**: Keshav Sharma (CEO) and Rajith Shetty (Co-Founder & SVP Software)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Construction technology (AI-powered pre‑construction automation)
- **Target customers**: B2B – architects, real estate developers, construction firms, and industrial project owners (data centers, factories, hospitals, schools, residential complexes)
- **Mission**: “Enable Humans to build infrastructure on Earth & Beyond. Augmenting human capabilities for next few generations & build a better future.” ([augrade.com](https://www.augrade.com/))

## Products & Services
- **[Dreamspace](https://www.augrade.com/)**: AI tool that converts PDFs and 2D blueprints into 3D BIM models, material take‑offs, Bill of Quantities (BOQs), and Construction Documents (CDs). Supports parametric editing and real‑time collaboration across 10+ design tools. Available as browser or desktop application.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available
- **Key Metric**: Pre‑Seed funding round closed July 2024 (amount undisclosed)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly listed; mentioned in Qualcomm Design in India Challenge (YourStory, Jan 2024) ([linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/augrade))
- **Growth Signals**:
  - 14 employees (+18.8% YoY) as of mid‑2025
  - LinkedIn followers: 1,690 (+29.4% yearly)
  - 2 offices (San Francisco HQ + Bangalore)
  - Active hiring across engineering, sales, and AI roles

## Competitive Advantages
- **AI‑powered parametric editing** – users can edit designs and see effects in real time, with multiple AI‑generated options.
- **2‑way cross‑compatibility** with all major design tools – changes made in any tool are reflected instantly in Dreamspace.
- **Speed of execution** – core value “Speed” emphasizes delivering groundbreaking solutions faster than competitors.
- **End‑to‑end automation** – from 2D blueprints to code‑compliant 3D BIM models, BOQs, and CDs in hours/days, reducing manual effort and project timelines.

## Strategic Focus
- Automate the entire pre‑construction workflow: design, estimation, and vendor management.
- Phase‑based vision: first phase reinvents design/engineering so anyone can design homes or products and 3D print/construct them.
- Target high‑growth verticals: data centers, factories, warehouses, hospitals, and residential complexes.
- Continue building an “AI architect + engineer” agentic platform.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Core values – Transparency, Empower People, Speed, Privacy & Security, Outside the box. Emphasis on open communication, accountability, and helping each other excel.
- **Work policy**: Hybrid (San Francisco and Bangalore) – some roles are in‑office, others hybrid. Typical on‑site time varies by role.
- **Team size**: Small (~14 people), offering high ownership and impact. Growing fast (18.8% YoY).
- **Engineering culture**: Work on cutting‑edge AI problems (computer vision, 3D modeling, agentic systems) with a modern tech stack (JavaScript, Python, React, Three.js, Unity, WebAssembly).
- **Perks**: Not explicitly detailed, but career page states “no limitations” and “there’s a place for everyone.” Active hiring for roles like Founding AI Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineer, Data Engineer, and Enterprise Account Executive.

## Sources
1. [augrade.com](https://www.augrade.com/) – Company website (overview, products, mission)
2. [linkedin.com/company/augrade](https://www.linkedin.com/company/augrade) – LinkedIn profile (employees, funding, updates)
3. [builtin.com/company/augrade-inc](https://builtin.com/company/augrade-inc) – Built In company profile (jobs, offices, culture summary)
4. [augrade.com/OurStory](https://www.augrade.com/OurStory) – Team and core values
5. [augrade.com/Career](https://www.augrade.com/Career) – Careers page (culture, open roles)
6. [jobs.ashbyhq.com/augrade](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/augrade) – Current job listings (provided but not crawled; referenced for completeness)

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- [Enterprise Account Executive](https://feeny.ai/job/enterprise-account-executive-augrade-inc-san-francisco-hwgf7g4291da) — San Francisco, CA
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- [Associate Computer Vision / 3D Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/associate-computer-vision-3d-engineer-augrade-inc-bengaluru-sdt823jfwz3x) — Bengaluru, India
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- [Founding AI Engineer, Scan-to-BIM](https://feeny.ai/job/founding-ai-engineer-scan-to-bim-augrade-inc-san-francisco-xzyxe8c9rd6c) — San Francisco, CA