Deployment Engineer (Intern or Recent Graduate)

Flink; Zürich; On-site; CHF 22,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

Flink Robotics in Zurich is seeking a hands-on Deployment Engineer Intern to join our field team, installing and testing autonomous robots at customer sites. From day one you’ll help with assembly, configuration and on-site commissioning, tuning perception and motion modules, and training operators.

Travel 50-100% to partner sites, collaborating across engineering and operations, with a focus on robust field testing and rapid feedback for product roadmap.

Qualifications

• Degree (completed or in progress) in mechatronics or electrical/mechanical engineering
• Experience commissioning electromechanical robotics in the field
• Strong hardware and software troubleshooting across stakeholders
• Willing to travel 50-100% and communicate across teams

Responsibilities

• Support assembly, configuration and tests of robots in lab and on-site
• Plan and execute on-site installations for smooth handover
• Tune perception and motion modules in production
• Train operators and support ramp-up, gather product insights
• Diagnose and fix hardware/software issues remotely and on-site
• Represent Flink Robotics at customer demos and pilots
• Provide field data back to engineering for product roadmap

Skills

Field deployments

Troubleshooting

Robotics concepts

Communication

Education

Mechatronics / Electrical Engineering

Tools

CAD (SolidWorks/Fusion 360)

Linux basics

Job description

Flink Robotics is a fast-paced startup, out of ETH Zurich's Computational Robotics Lab, building autonomous robots that can handle any item - including ones they've never seen before. We're revolutionising material handling, from stacking boxes to sorting parcels and unloading goods.

We’re looking for a hands-on Deployment Engineer Intern who loves debugging and stress-testing, ready to help install robots that move the world’s parcels. From day one, you'll be out with our field team at customer sites, ensuring every system is rigorously tested, commissioned and continuously improved.

Who you are

• Eager to join a VC-backed startup and take on real responsibility from the start

• Passionate about robotics: from mechanics and electronics to computer vision and control

• Proactive, curious and a clear communicator (fluent English, German is a strong plus)

• Ready to travel 50-100% to customer sites and adapt to different teams and fast-changing environments on the shop floor

• Swiss or EU/ citizen / at a Swiss university / valid work permit

What you bring

• A degree (completed or in progress) in mechatronics, mechanical engineering (design / manufacturing focus) or electrical / electronics engineering

• First experiences in commissioning complex electromechanical or robotic systems in the field

• Strong hardware / software troubleshooting skills and stakeholder experience across technical and operational levels

• Bonus: prior robot deployments, personal/academic robotics projects, CAD exposure (SolidWorks/Inventor/Fusion 360) and basic GD&T, extra languages, driver's license, familiarity with Linux

What you'll do

• Support assembly, configuration and tests of our robots in the lab and on-site

• Help plan and execute on-site installations for a smooth customer handover

• Tune perception and motion modules in production

• Train operators and provide hands-on support during ramp-up, gather insights for our product roadmap

• Diagnose and fix hardware/software issues remotely and on-site

• Represent Flink at customer demos, pilots and trade shows

• Feed field data back to engineering to unlock new use cases

Why join

• An ambitious team building a product with huge potential

• Cutting-edge robotics problems

• Competitive salary and top-tier gear

• Based in Zurich, with travel to partners worldwide