ToProd for manufacturing

AI on the plant floor, to prod.

Manufacturers are now hiring forward deployed engineers to work inside plants. A ToProd crew works on site with quality, maintenance and supply-chain teams and connects AI to the systems they already use: ERP, MES, CMMS and the shared drive full of work instructions.

Where crews start

Workflows we take to production

Nonconformance and CAPA

Drafts 8D and root-cause reports from NCR data, inspection results and past CAPAs, for the quality engineer to review.

Measured: days to close a CAPA, repeat defects

Maintenance copilot

Technicians ask questions in plain language and get answers from OEM manuals, work-order history and sensor alarms.

Measured: mean time to repair, wrench time

Supplier and PO follow-up

An agent that chases late confirmations and ASNs, updates the ERP and flags shortages before they stop the line.

Measured: buyer hours, expedite costs

Engineering change checks

Compares ECOs against BOMs, drawings and routings so every affected document gets updated.

Measured: change cycle time, escapes

What we're seeing

Manufacturers are building forward deployed teams that sit in the plant instead of at headquarters. They're hiring site by site, which is slow.

How we work in manufacturing

  • Works on site, on shift schedules
  • Integrates read-only first, writes to ERP/MES only after sign-off
  • Respects ITAR and export-control boundaries where they apply

How to start

  • Recon: 2 weeks to rank your workflows and prototype the top pick
  • Sortie: 6–8 weeks to put one workflow into production
  • Bridge: cover your open FDE seat until your hire is ramped
All engagements

Send us your FDE req

Paste the job post. Get a crew plan.

Send the Forward Deployed Engineer job description you're hiring for, or describe the workflow you need in production. Within two business days we'll reply with how a crew would cover it, a timeline and a fixed price.

Prefer email? arajabi@meeberio.com