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Field Engineer

San Francisco💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-04 → 2026-09-25

Core

Own the day-to-day technical health of robotic workcells used in ongoing data acquisition operations, diagnosing and resolving failures across hardware and software to keep a fleet online.

Role type

Field Engineer (Robotics Operations)

Builds

Robotic workcells for real-world data acquisition

Domain

Robotics, Automation, Hardware-Software Integration

Deliverable

physical/clinical work

Required skills

electromechanical systems troubleshooting, hardware diagnostics, software debugging, fleet operations support, documentation creation, incident triage, analysis scripting

Preferred skills

robot middleware, motion-control stacks, Linux-based systems, real-time debugging, CAD for small components, workflow automation, incident response

Technologies

Linux, robot middleware, motion-control stacks, real-time debugging tools

Responsibilities

Diagnose and fix issues spanning mechanics, electronics, controls, and software; build lightweight hardware and software tools for monitoring and recovery; create documentation and SOPs; manage and triage inbound tickets; write analysis scripts to identify fleet trends; provide failure reports to improve system design.

Seniority

Mid-Senior, hands-on IC

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