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We're on a mission to make every tedious and dangerous warehouse/factory job virtual, safe, and semi-autonomous.\r\nWith proven AI approaches and long distance teleoperation, you'll join a team that deploys a physical work solution that's scalable now, not later. We envision a world where millions of machines will make our goods and consumables more affordable and accessible than ever, while critical workers operate these robot fleets from the comfort of their homes.\r\nAt Avatar Robotics, you'll create the workforce of the future—in one of the largest markets ($1T+ manual labor market in the US alone).\r\nWe're a small but powerful team at the early innings of deploying thousands of units into facilities worldwide.\r\nWhat you'll do\r\nLead and execute on-site robot deployments, including installation, calibration, networking, and operator training, while ensuring the customer site has necessary infrastructure.\r\nPerform hardware maintenance, repairs, and troubleshoot real-time deployment issues (connectivity, sensors, software).\r\nDevelop and implement systems for tracking and escalating deployment issues to engineering teams.\r\nDesign and run validation tests on mock production lines in-house to catch issues pre-deployment.\r\nCreate scalable deployment runbooks, checklists, and standard operating procedures.\r\nGather customer feedback on robot performance and translate it into actionable engineering tickets, traveling frequently for deployments and ongoing support.\r\nWhat you bring\r\n3+ years in field service or deployment engineering for physical products (robotics, industrial equipment).\r\nStrong mechanical, electrical, and software troubleshooting skills (Linux, networking, debugging).\r\nExperience with robotics systems (manipulators, sensors) in production environments.\r\nExcellent communication and project management skills to handle multiple deployments and non-technical stakeholders.\r\nSelf-sufficient, resourceful, and capable of solving complex problems independently in the field.\r\nBonus: Background in warehouse operations or experience with ROS/robot calibration and ticketing systems (Jira, Linear).\r\nAdditional Notes\r\nExtensive travel required to customer sites across the US\r\nNeed to be based in or willing to relocate to San Francisco, CA\r\nPhysical work required: lifting robot components, working in warehouse environments, using hand tools\r\nCome join us in building a new global economy, where anyone can do manual work remotely and with robo-scale. 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