Forward Deployed Robotics Engineer - ON-SITE

Forward Deployed Robotics Engineer

Location: New York (on-site, local travel to deployment sites) ·

Type: Full-time ·

Openings: 1 ·

Salary: US$120K – $180K + equity

The role

Be the person physically on site for robot deployments, data capture and teleoperation. You'll make sure robots are set up correctly, running smoothly and capturing data to spec. You'll work closely with customers, remote engineering teams and teleoperators to keep deployments moving and resolve issues in real time.

What you'll do

• Go on site for deployments, pilots and tests; set up, calibrate and troubleshoot robots across hardware, software and networking
• Act as the on-site technical owner during deployments
• Lead data capture: monitor sensors, cameras, telemetry and logs, and fix anything that threatens data quality
• Support teleoperation setup, testing and monitoring, coordinating with remote operators and engineers
• Serve as the local point of contact; document issues, fixes and lessons learned, and improve deployment processes

What you bring

• Prior experience as a field technician, field engineer or on-site support at a robotics company
• Hands-on support of real robot deployments
• Experience leading or supporting data capture operations
• Familiarity with teleoperation or remote robot operation
• Comfort with Linux systems, cameras, sensors and networking
• Calm, real-time troubleshooting and clear communication between the field and remote engineering