Tool Development Lead presso Forterra Careers

About the role

We are seeking a Tool Development Lead to design, build, and maintain the tools that empower our teams to work smarter, faster, and with greater consistency. This person will own the life-cycle of tools that support commissioning, calibration, and field service diagnostics. A critical part of this role is driving faster, more reliable system deliveries at scale—streamlining and automating the tooling to reduce delivery time, minimize errors, and support consistent performance across all deployments. 

What you'll do

Commissioning & Calibration Tools 

• Develop and maintain software and hardware tools that simplify system commissioning and calibration. 

• Automate repetitive tasks to reduce manual intervention and errors. 

Field Service Enablement 

• Build diagnostic and data-pulling tools that give field service representatives better visibility into system health and performance. 

• Translate complex technical processes into intuitive workflows usable by non-technical staff. 

Engineering Efficiency 

• Identify bottlenecks in engineering workflows and create tooling to offload tasks to operations or field teams. 

• Partner with engineers to codify best practices into repeatable, automated processes. 

Collaboration & Strategy 

• Work cross-functionally with Engineering, Field Service, and Product teams to define tooling needs and priorities. 

• Establish a roadmap for tool development aligned with company goals. 

• Provide documentation, training, and support to ensure adoption and success of tools. 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field. 7+ years of work experience in the software engineering field 

• Strong background in software/tool development (internal tools, automation, or DevOps experience a plus).  

• Experience working in scaled production environments.  

• Experience with diagnostics, calibration, or commissioning systems in a technical production environment. 

• Ability to bridge the gap between highly technical engineering tasks and user-friendly tools for nontechnical users. 

• Proven process engineering track record of identifying workflow inefficiencies and delivering impactful solutions.  

• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with hardware-software integration, especially for industrial or electromechanical systems.  

• Proficiency with scripting and automation languages.  

• Knowledge of cloud-based tool deployment or integration with internal systems (e.g., APIs, databases, authentication). 

• Strong documentation and training mindset. 
  Experience in field service tooling or supporting distributed teams.  

• Experience working in an Agile development environment. 

US Salary Range
 $150,000—$200,000
 

The salary range for this role is an estimate and is based on a wide variety of compensation factors. The salary offered to candidates will vary based on a variety of factors including (but not limited to) relevant work experience, education, specialized training, critical expertise, training, and more. Equity in Forterra is included in most of our full-time, high-demand roles and is therefore considered part of Forterra’s overall compensation package. In addition to base salary and equity, Forterra offers competitive benefits for full-time employees including:

• Premium Healthcare Benefits: Three plan options, including an HSA-eligible plan, with Forterra covering 80% of the plan premium for you and your dependents.  
• Basic Life/AD&D, short and long-term disability insurance plans 100% covered by Forterra, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
• Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a winter break in December.
• Competitive paid time off (PTO) offering 20 days accrued per year.
• A minimum of 7 weeks fully paid parental leave for birth/adoption. 
• A $9k annual tuition reimbursement or professional development stipend.
• Fully stocked beverage refrigerators with all the Celsius your little heart desires. 
• 401(k) retirement savings plan, including traditional, Roth 401(k), and after-tax deferral with company match up to 4%.

Your recruiter will be able to share more information about our salary and benefits offering during the hiring process.  

Forterra is an equal-opportunity employer, providing and promoting equal employment opportunity in accordance with local, state, and federal laws. Forterrans are unique, talented individuals who are united through a shared passion to deliver autonomous systems that enable national resilience and a robust supply chain. All qualified applications will receive equal consideration for employment.