Senior Reliability Engineer

Robco Inc.; München; Vor Ort; EUR 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

RobCo is seeking a Senior Reliability Engineer to ensure robustness and endurance across modular robotic platforms. You will translate real-world data into actionable design changes while collaborating with hardware design, testing, and field operations teams.

You will own the multi-year reliability roadmap, drive maintenance and spare-part strategies, and enforce strict reliability standards across product lines. Join us to advance autonomous industrial robotics at scale.

Qualifikationen

• Proven experience in reliability engineering for complex hardware systems.
• Ability to translate field data into design changes.
• Experience with cross-functional collaboration across hardware and software teams.

Aufgaben

• Direct the multi-year reliability and endurance test roadmap.
• Close the loop with field and service data to optimize maintenance intervals and spare parts.
• Own system-level reliability across core products and module families, building RBDs to aggregate data into targets.
• Set reliability requirements early and enforce them during design reviews.

Kenntnisse

Reliability engineering

Systems engineering

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical authority

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

RBDs

Hardware-in-the-loop testing

Reliability testing

Jobbeschreibung

At RobCo, we radically rethink how products are made. Manufacturing today is still largely defined by manual, repetitive work. We are here to change that.

Our modular, software defined robotic solutions bring automation to industrial companies, from mid sized champions to global enterprises. By making adaptable automation accessible, we are driving efficiency, resilience and long term competitiveness where it matters most.

We are building Physical AI for the real world. Technology that transforms entire industries through autonomy, modularity and deep software integration. But it is the people who make all of this possible. We are looking for curious minds, driven builders and bold thinkers who want to challenge how things have always been done.

If that's you, join us and help us;

“Automate the ordinary,
so humans can do the extraordinary.”

RobCo was born from curiosity, ingenuity, and a simple but bold idea: robotics should be accessible to every industrial company. In 2020, Roman Hölzl, Paul Marardt and Constantin Dresel came together at the Chair of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) with a shared vision. They wanted to rethink how automation is built and deployed on the factory floor.

Frustrated by the rigidity, complexity and high costs of traditional robotic systems, they set out to create something fundamentally different. Autonomous industrial robotics centered on software and AI that makes automation adaptive, scalable and easy to implement without specialist expertise. From this idea, RobCo emerged as a company focused on helping manufacturers increase productivity, tackle labor shortages and bring Physical AI into real industrial environments.

Today, we build our technology in Germany and the United States, with engineering teams in Munich, San Francisco and Austin. Our systems are deployed across Europe and the US. They combine modular hardware, no-code automation tools and AI‑powered capabilities to deliver robotics that just works—robust, flexible and scalable for real production environments.

Our mission is to build Physical AI for real factories, turning rigid industrial processes into systems that learn, adapt and scale. At RobCo, you are not just joining a company. You are joining a movement to automate the ordinary, so humans can do the extraordinary.

The RobCo Journey

2020

Founding RobCo GmbH

2021

First Deployments with Industrial Customers

2023

Product Scale-Up & Market Expansion

2024

2024

2024

RobVision Launch

2024

XL Series Launch

2025

Founding RobCo Inc & U.S. Launch (San Francisco & Texas)

2025

2026

RobCo announces a $100 million Series C financing round

2026

Play to win

We don’t settle for mediocrity. We dominate the category. We win the western world. We go routes nobody else goes. We set goals, overcome challenges and never give up. We work hard and play hard, experiment forward.

Listen and speak up

We collaborate to win. We show up with curiosity. We listen first, speak second. We amplify each other. We embrace diversity whilst unifying in commitment. We turn our differences into an advantage.

Prioritize harder

We make tough, uncomfortable calls. We focus and therewith win speed and impact. We experiment and cut down to what is working and scaling. We simplify to scale.

Serve the customer and the company

We sell the right products to the right customers. We take ownership for our customers and the company in our deliverables / commitments. We deliver true value. We empower customers, not just serve their needs.

Get it live

Focus on the outcome. Ship impact. Take care of handovers. We think and act end-to-end. We cover the full value chain. ‘Leaders-ship’ to role model.

Interview Process

01

First Conversation

Find out more about RobCo and your diverse career opportunities in a personal 30-minute video conversation with our HR team.

Remote

02

Meet your potential manager and delve into your future role. Be prepared to share your experiences and show how you can enrich the team.

Remote

03

On-site visit

Experience our office first hand. Get to know the team in person, see our robot in action and feel the unique working atmosphere at RobCo. For selected positions, we ask you to prepare a case study and share your findings during your visit with us.

Onsite

Life at RobCo

"Joining RobCo has been transformational for my career: Working next to highly driven, ambitious individuals at high speed is a very challenging and rewarding experience. If you want to know what you are truly capable of, join us in revolutionizing the industrial automation space."

VP Marketing

"What I enjoy most about RobCo is building with a great Marketing and SDR team and shaping real growth moments. You get to build things from the ground up and contribute to establish a strong brand in the market."

Key Account Manager

"As the first team member in the US, I’ve had the chance to help build our presence from the ground up. We’re tackling interesting, complex problems with customers who are serious about automation, and that creates a lot of room to learn and grow. With the momentum we have right now, the opportunity in front of us feels significant. It’s an exciting time to be part of the team."

Zachary McIlvoy

Technical Program Manager

"As a TPM, I sit at the center of everything—bridging the gap between our engineering teams and the real-world needs of our customers. There aren’t unnecessary hurdles standing in the way; instead, you’re given the trust and ownership to make decisions that actually move the needle. It’s incredibly rewarding to take a project from a whiteboard discussion to a factory floor and see our robots solve a real problem."

Regional Vice President Central Europe

"My goal is not only to achieve targets, but also to create sustainable value for our customers, partners, and employees. To do this, I rely on a strong, diverse team in which openness, performance, and development are not just values on paper, but are lived out every day. For me, leadership means creating opportunities, taking responsibility, and working with our team to make a real impact—in a company that is shaping the future of the industry and encouraging each individual to excel."

"Working at RobCo provides an environment that is both professionally and personally inspiring. It is particularly valuable to experience firsthand how an innovative robotic solution evolves from a technological concept into a functioning reality. The team operates at a high professional level and in close collaboration, creating space for development and personal growth. In this environment, I am able to create real added value while continuously learning and developing."

"For more than four years, I’ve had the opportunity to help RobCo grow - and just as importantly, it has helped me grow as well, challenging me to develop not only as an engineer, but also as a leader."

Technical Program Manager

“As Technical Program Manager, I work closely with all areas of the company - from solutions, production, and procurement to product engineering, sales, and our customers. The combination of responsibility, quick decisions, and a young team that really pulls together makes every day exciting and truly impactful.”

Field Marketing Specialist

“In my two years at RobCo, I’ve experienced firsthand how powerful it is to work in an environment where curiosity is welcomed and growth is truly supported. Starting as an intern and growing into my full-time role showed me how much you can achieve when a team trusts you, challenges you, and pushes you forward - all while contributing to a mission I’m proud of: automating the ordinary so humans can do the extraordinary.”

Regional Director – Commercial

“Having been at RobCo since the beginning as employee #3, I’ve had the chance to witness and be part of almost the entire company journey. What’s been most meaningful is growing alongside the company myself and now contributing to the growth and success of our Revenue team.”

"From day one at RobCo, I’ve been challenged, supported, and trusted to grow. You really feel that everyone pulls together to ‘get it done’ – and that energy hasn’t slowed down for a second."

Commercial Account Executive

“In my two years at RobCo, I’ve had the opportunity to grow into a new professional role and develop personally through direct exchange with highly skilled colleagues and leaders. The environment is demanding but equally rewarding — and RobCo’s game‑changing technology, combined with the team’s drive and ambition, truly sets the company apart.”

Senior Production Engineer

“At RobCo I get real ownership to improve Production and have an impact on the success of cross‑team work, learning something new every day — thanks to the brilliant, supportive people I work with.”

Commercial Account Executive

“Coming to RobCo from pure Software Sales, I immediately felt the excitement from the mix of Software, Hardware and AI that our product blends together. Seeing our robots in action, learning at high speed, and taking ownership early all contributed to the high energy. From first customer meetings in week two to closing my first real deal after just three months, the growth here is real.”

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Senior Reliability Engineer

Employment Type

Full time

Location Type

On-site

Department

About the Role at RobCo

RobCo is building the category of Autonomous Industrial Robotics and we're doing it fast. We believe that automating the ordinary frees humans to do the extraordinary, and we're building the end-to-end robotics infrastructure to make that possible - hardware, software, and AI in one stack that just works.

As our Senior Reliability Engineer (m/f/d), you are the technical authority ensuring system-level robustness and long-term endurance across our modular robotic platforms. If something is broken, you fix it. If something can be automated, you build it. Working cross-functionally across hardware design, physical testing, and field operations, you will translate messy real-world data into actionable design changes and world-class reliability standards.

Your Responsibilities

• Direct the multi-year reliability and endurance test roadmap, serving as the technical authority for the physical test team executing it.
• Close the loop against field and service data, translating operational insights into optimized maintenance intervals, spare‑part strategies, and concrete design changes.
• Own system-level reliability across our core products and module families, building Reliability Block Diagrams (RBDs) to aggregate component data into module-, arm-, and system-level reliability targets at defined confidence levels.
• Set reliability requirements early and rigorously enforce them during design reviews to actively shape and refine the product architecture.