Field Service Engineer

Apptronik Apptronik · Robotics · Mountain View, CA · Customer Support

Field Service Engineer for a human-centered robotics company developing AI-powered humanoid robots. Responsible for the health and resolution of the entire robotic platform, diagnosing complex system integrations, networking, and software bugs. Acts as a technical diplomat for global customers and partners with Engineering/Product to drive design for serviceability.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead high-level Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for systemic issues that impact fleet uptime, moving beyond hardware to solve networking, software, and integration faults.
  2. Act as the primary technical point of contact for customer leadership. You provide "calm in the storm," explaining complex technical resolutions to stakeholders and ensuring high customer satisfaction.
  3. Certify that all repairs and deployments meet Apptronik’s rigorous standards before the solution is handed back to the customer.
  4. Partner with Engineering, Product, and the internal team to drive "Design for Serviceability". You translate field data into actionable product improvements.
  5. Help to monitor and report on fleet reliability metrics and compliance with Service Level Agreements (SLAs).

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline (Robotics, ME, EE, or CS) or equivalent seasoned work experience in complex systems.
  • Proven Experience (2+ years) in servicing and maintaining complex electro-mechanical systems (robotics and automation a plus)
  • Deep experience with Linux systems, ROS (Robot Operating System), and networking protocols.
  • Demonstrated proficiency with standard electrical diagnostic tools, including DMM, Oscilloscope, and isolation meter
  • Exceptional communication skills with the ability to present technical data to non-technical executive audiences.
  • The ability to see the "big picture" of how a robot interacts with a customer's WMS, WES, and local infrastructure.
  • Valid Passport for frequent international travel.

Nice to have

  • robotics and automation

What the JD emphasized

  • complex electro-mechanical systems
  • complex systems
  • complex technical resolutions
  • complex challenges