Engineering Lead, Planning

Architecture and Build

Own the technical architecture for Planning services: data models, plan generation, scenario and what-if runs, plan versioning and reconciliation

Build the pipelines that bring orders, inventory, BOM, production schedule and shipment data from ERP, MES, PLM and TMS sources into the planning model

Productionize forecasting and optimization models built with our AI scientists, including solver integration, scheduling of plan runs and monitoring

Design for scale: large multi-level BOMs, many SKUs and sites, and plans that refresh in minutes, not overnight

Platform Integration

Model planning entities and their relationships in the Computational Knowledge Graph so a supply issue can be traced to the orders and production it affects

Work with the agent team to let AI agents explain plans, flag exceptions and recommend actions

Turn customer-specific planning work into reusable product components

Team Leadership

Lead and grow a team of engineers; set priorities, review designs and code, and mentor

Partner with the Planning product manager on roadmap, scope and release planning

Own quality, performance and reliability for Planning in production

Work with forward deployed teams on customer go-lives and escalations

8+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years leading engineers

Built planning, scheduling, forecasting or optimization software, ideally at a vendor such as Blue Yonder, o9 Solutions, Kinaxis, Oracle SCM, SAP IBP or Anaplan, or on planning systems at a large manufacturer

Strong backend skills in Python, Java or similar, with experience building data pipelines and APIs

Experience integrating optimization solvers (Gurobi, CPLEX, OR-Tools or similar) and ML models into production systems

Solid understanding of supply chain planning concepts: demand, supply, MRP, capacity and inventory

Experience with large-scale data processing and cloud platforms (GCP or AWS); graph data models are a plus

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Operations Research or a related field

Compensation

Pay Range: $160,000-$220,000 salary annually. Pay for this position is based on a number of factors including geographic location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Location: This role is not remote. Candidates must be based in the Bay Area, CA and are expected to report to our Pleasanton office 5 days a week.

Avathon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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