Autonomous Robotics Field Technician — Travel-Heavy

Actalent; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 44,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid time off

Travel opportunities

Job summary

Actalent in Pittsburgh, PA is seeking a Field Service Technician to support deployment, operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and sustainment of advanced robotic and autonomous vehicle systems. This hands-on role requires strong mechanical and electrical skills and the ability to work independently on customer sites.

The position involves extensive travel (80-90%), a contract-to-hire path, and collaboration with customers, operators, and engineering teams to ensure system readiness and

Qualifications

• Strong mechanical and electrical troubleshooting ability.
• Experience troubleshooting complex electromechanical equipment, robotics, autonomous systems, industrial machinery, vehicles, or similar technologies.
• Understanding of wiring, connectors, electrical systems, and electrical diagnostics.
• Basic networking and IP communication knowledge.
• Familiarity with Linux operating systems and command-line tools.
• Ability to read and interpret schematics, wiring diagrams, service manuals, and technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, operate, maintain, and support robotic vehicles and associated equipment.
• Perform system setup, configuration, calibration, commissioning, and operational readiness checks.
• Conduct pre-operation inspections, post-operation inspections, and system health assessments.
• Support field testing, customer demonstrations, training exercises, evaluations, and deployments.
• Assist with transportation, staging, recovery, and accountability of field equipment.
• Troubleshoot and repair mechanical, electrical, software, networking, sensor, and vehicle-system issues.
• Diagnose equipment failures and perform root-cause analysis in field environments.
• Execute preventative and corrective maintenance activities to maximize system availability.
• Utilize diagnostic software, system logs, Linux-based tools, and test equipment to identify issues.
• Escalate complex technical problems to engineering teams when required.

Skills

Mechanical troubleshooting

Electrical troubleshooting

Robotics/Autonomous systems

Field service

Customer facing

Linux basics

Education

Associate degree in Electronics/Robotics/Mechatronics

Tools

Linux

Diagnostic software

Networking basics

Schematics reading

Job description

Actalent in Pittsburgh, PA is seeking a Field Service Technician to support deployment, operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and sustainment of advanced robotic and autonomous vehicle systems. This hands-on role requires strong mechanical and electrical skills and the ability to work independently on customer sites.

The position involves extensive travel (80-90%), a contract-to-hire path, and collaboration with customers, operators, and engineering teams to ensure system readiness and