Forward Deployed Engineer

MeltPlan | Planning Engine for the Built Environment

MeltPlan is building the “planning engine” for the $14 Tn construction industry, an AI system designed specifically to optimize decisions before construction begins. While design software optimizes use and aesthetics and construction software optimizes execution and control, MeltPlan is building the missing layer - software that optimizes decisions and tradeoffs upstream, before scope is locked, procurement begins, and change orders become inevitable. MeltPlan’s long-term goal is to help teams make construction “boring” by making planning more intense: surfacing constraints and tradeoffs early, aligning stakeholders before plans are frozen, and reducing the need for late-stage redlines, rework, and change orders.

MeltPlan is founded by operators who have built at scale. Kanav previously co-founded Innovaccer, a $3Bn healthtech company focused on making US healthcare more affordable and accessible. He’s now applying that systems-level thinking to construction.He’s joined by Tanmaya Kala, former Project Executive at DPR Construction, who led large commercial, healthcare, and life sciences projects. We combine deep tech scale with real construction execution.

What This Role Really Is

This is not a support engineer role.

This is not a solutions engineer who just runs demos.

This is a frontline product-builder role.

You will sit at the intersection of customer chaos and product clarity.
You’ll work directly with construction teams, understand how they actually operate, and translate that into shipped products.

You are the bridge between real-world job sites and our engineering team.

You don’t escalate problems.
You solve them.

What You’ll Do

• Deploy MeltPlan with customers on live projects
• Work on-site or closely with project teams to understand workflows
• Configure, adapt, and extend the product to fit real-world needs
• Build lightweight tools, scripts, or workflows to unblock customers
• Identify product gaps and feed them back into core engineering
• Turn messy field problems into structured system improvements
• Ensure successful adoption and expansion within accounts

You are responsible for making MeltPlan work in the real world.

What We’re Looking For

• Strong technical foundation (engineering background preferred)
• Ability to work directly with customers and operators
• Comfort in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
• Bias toward action — you fix problems in real time
• Strong communication across technical and non-technical stakeholders

Bonus if you:

• Have worked in construction or on project sites
• Have startup experience
• Can write code to prototype or patch solutions
• Enjoy being close to the field, not just behind a desk

We’re not looking for someone who waits for clean requirements.
We’re looking for someone who thrives in the mess and turns it into systems.

Why MeltPlan

• Massive industry, real-world impact
• High ownership from day one
• Small team, zero bureaucracy
• Competitive comp + meaningful equity