Forward Deployed AI Engineer-Enterprise Solutions

Department: Commercial

Location: Elizabeth, NJ

Employment Type: FullTime

Who we are at Osmo:

Osmo is a digital olfaction company, on a mission to give computers a sense of smell to improve the health and wellbeing of human life. Why? Our sense of smell both enriches and saves lives, and has a deep and direct connection to our emotions and memory.

Olfactory Intelligence has applications across industries including fragrance, manufacturing, security, medicine, and more. We believe in the power of automation and thoughtfully applied AI/ML to solve problems beyond the reach of human intuition alone. Osmo is headquartered in New York, NY, with a new facility in New Jersey, and offices in Somerville, MA.

The Role
We are hiring a Forward Deployed AI Engineer to help build Osmo’s enterprise solutions business.
You will work directly with leading consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies to solve complex fragrance challenges using AI. This role sits at the intersection of engineering, product, and commercial teams.
You will translate customer problems into technical solutions, build rapid prototypes, and deploy systems that deliver measurable value.

What You’ll Do
Work directly with customers

• Partner with leading CPG companies to understand product and fragrance challenges

• Translate business problems into technical solutions

Build prototypes and solutions

• Develop AI-driven prototypes that demonstrate value and unlock deals

• Collaborate with internal engineering teams to turn prototypes into deployable systems

Support enterprise engagements

• Provide technical leadership during customer discussions and negotiations

• Help design scalable solutions for enterprise deployments

Own implementation

• Serve as the technical lead during pilots and deployments

• Ensure successful delivery and adoption of Osmo solutions

Help build a new business
Identify repeatable solutions across customers

• Contribute to building a $100M enterprise solutions business

Who You Are
Strong software engineering and systems design skills
Comfortable building rapid prototypes and production systems

• Experience working at an AI, data platform, or enterprise software company

• Curious, analytical, and comfortable with ambiguity

• Strong communicator who enjoys working directly with customers

• Collaborative and able to work across engineering, research, and commercial teams

Preferred

• 5+ years in data/AI infrastructure firms

• Computer science or equivalent technical degree

Salary Range: $130k-$150k

If this role inspires you we’d encourage you to apply. We are committed to recruiting, developing, and retaining an incredible team optimized for a diversity of thought, background, and approaches.

For all Full-Time Employees, compensation is just one component of Osmo’s total rewards approach, which is designed to support the well-being, growth, and long-term success of our team members. Depending on the role, this may include base salary or contract-based pay, along with access to health, dental, and vision coverage; a 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match; flexible paid time off and company holidays; and equity or incentive compensation for eligible roles. Actual compensation will vary based on factors such as experience, skills, location, internal equity, and other relevant business considerations. Osmo regularly reviews pay ranges and compensation structures to ensure they remain competitive, equitable, and aligned with current market data.

All employment decisions and responsibilities are determined based on current ability and your ability to grow, without regard to race, color, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion, age, marital status, physical, mental, or sensory disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Recruitment & Staffing Agencies: Osmo does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than candidates. The submission of unsolicited resumes by recruitment or staffing agencies to Osmo or its employees is strictly prohibited unless contacted directly by the Osmo Talent Acquisition team. Any resume submitted by an agency in the absence of a signed agreement will automatically become the property of Osmo and Osmo will not owe any referral or other fees with respect thereto.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire