Normal Computing · 21 hours ago
Forward-Deployed Product Manager (Deployment Strategist)
Buffalo-Niagara Area
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior LevelNormal Computing builds foundational software and hardware to advance technology in the semiconductor industry and AI infrastructure. The Forward-Deployed Product Manager will work closely with clients to address their silicon design and verification challenges, ensuring successful deployment of Normal EDA systems.
AI InfrastructureArtificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AISemiconductor
Responsibilities
Understand customer verification workflows, technical constraints, and objectives in depth, and design and execute deployment plans that are tailored to their needs and goals
Lead technical engagements and customer enablement sessions that deepen customer understanding of Normal and accelerate effective use in production settings, including training and workshop style interactions
Troubleshoot and resolve issues spanning software, infrastructure, workflows, and configurations
Partner with Forward Deployed Engineers, Product, Engineering, and GTM teams to refine deployment processes and technical integration
Turn early pilots and evaluations into stable, sustained production deployments with demonstrable value
Collaborate with Product and Engineering to create scalable, low friction patterns and tools for future customer deployments
Act as a source of real deployment experience for internal teams, surfacing gaps, edge cases, and workflow feedback that informs product decisions
Own deployments end to end, from initial planning through sustained usage
Qualification
Required
A degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent work experience
Experience in customer facing technical roles such as Deployment Strategist, solutions engineering, consulting, or product management
Strong systems thinking across software, infrastructure, workflows, and complex toolchains
Ability to understand and map customer workflows and constraints into executable deployment steps
Comfort working in ambiguous environments and making progress with incomplete information
Strong communicator, capable of working effectively with engineering teams and technical leaders
Technical fluency and confidence working with production systems, toolchains, and infrastructure
Ownership mindset with bias toward delivering measurable customer outcomes
Experience turning bespoke technical engagements into repeatable deployment patterns
Preferred
Background in semiconductor design, verification workflows, EDA tooling, or adjacent domains
Familiarity with verification concepts such as UVM, SystemVerilog, stimulus generation, and coverage metrics
Prior experience deploying AI or ML systems into production environments
Experience feeding real deployment insights into product planning and roadmap discussions
Built deployment frameworks, automation, or playbooks that increased throughput across customer engagements
Company
Normal Computing
AI for our most pressing crises in silicon.
Founded in 2022
11-50 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$34.02MKey Investors
ARIAIntel Ignite
2024-10-31Grant
2024-10-01Series Unknown· $25.5M
2023-01-09Seed· $8.52M
Leadership Team
Faris Sbahi
Co-Founder, CEO
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