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Field Engineer

OpenAI
Posted a month ago

LOCATION

San Francisco · Onsite

EXPERIENCE

5+ Years

TYPE

FullTime

SKILLS REQUIRED

Robotics TroubleshootingTechnical DocumentationControls and AutomationElectromechanical Systems

Job description

Overview

Field Engineer to ensure day-to-day technical health of robotic workcells used for ongoing data acquisition operations in a live environment.

What you'll do

  • Own day-to-day technical health of a fleet of robotic workcells in daily operation.
  • Diagnose and resolve failures across mechanics, electronics, controls, and software interfaces.
  • Partner with technicians and operators to improve scalable fleet support processes.
  • Build lightweight monitoring, diagnostics, recovery, and handoff tools.
  • Create documentation, SOPs, and diagnostic playbooks for repeatable floor practice.
  • Manage and respond to inbound tickets with clear ownership and escalation paths.
  • Write scripts to identify fleet trends, recurring failures, and reliability improvements.

What you'll need

  • 5+ years of experience supporting electromechanical, robotic, automation, or human-in-the-loop systems in production, R&D, lab, field, or operational environments.
  • Ability to troubleshoot messy real-world failures under time pressure.
  • Comfort working across mechanical, electrical, controls, and software boundaries.
  • Strong organization habits around tickets, documentation, shift-to-shift communication, and follow-through.
  • Clear communication with operators, technicians, shift managers, and engineers.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics, Computer Engineering, or a related field.

Details

  • Based in San Francisco, CA; works 5 days per week.
  • Relocation assistance offered to new employees.

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Field Engineer