Third Wave Automation
Sr. Robotics Field Engineer
Union City, Ca · Senior
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About the role
- Third Wave Automation is looking for a Sr.
- Our Robotics Deployment Operations team is responsible for the setup, integration, and maintenance of our autonomous forklifts at customer sites.
- Debug the on-site stack from first principles - Linux, networking, services, logs/telemetry, and integrations - and leave a root-cause write-up engineering can act on, not a workaround that fails when you leave.
Responsibilities
- Own the site as technical lead with the Field Engineering Manager: plan, risks, and the go / no-go call when the system is not ready for operations.
- Manage and maintain the site system configuration while also providing improvements for future system configurations.
Requirements
- Understanding and experience with change management processes.
- Experience working with and repairing industrial machinery.
- Experience with standard office productivity tools (Google suite, Slack, etc.).
- Ability to write tools and scripts to automate repetitive tasks.
- Experience working in a full-scale warehouse environment.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain forklift certification (company-provided training and certification available).
- Weekends and odd hours may be required.
- We are unable to sponsor H-1 visas subject to fees required by the 'Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers' Presidential Proclamation dated September 21, 2025.
- 6+ years of field experience coordinating with customers, being well-versed in various robotics expertise including hardware, software, and network.
- Industrial automation experience. Experience working with and repairing industrial machinery.
Nice to have
- Bachelor's Degree or higher in Robotics, Engineering, Computer Science or related technical field.
- Programming experience (Python, C++)
- Physical Requirements
- Bending & Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.
- Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and other devices using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.
- Body agility is emphasized.
- Crawling: Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.
- Moderate Carrying: Physically transporting items weighing 15 to 44 pounds.
Skills
- Company Description
- Outstanding customer relationship management skills.
- Linux experience (command-line tools, networking, administration).
- Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills.
Compensation
- The pay range for this position is $125,000 - $165,000/yr+ benefits+equity; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits.
- Health, Dental, Vision, and a 401k matching program, to boot!
- Flexible working schedule.
- We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
- The pay range for this position is $125,000 - $165,000/yr+ benefits+equity; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
Company info
- We are transparent and sincere in our actions.
- We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.
- Be the face of the company to our customers.
- The team works directly with customers at every stage of the process, serves as a first point of customer contact during deployment through product support, and works closely with the offsite TWA engineering team to ensure customer success.
Visa & Work Authorization
- We are unable to sponsor H-1 visas subject to fees required by the 'Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers' Presidential Proclamation dated September 21, 2025
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