Deployment Support Technician - Robotics

Rockwell Automation; Indiana (PA); Hybrid; USD 51,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance including Medical,...

401k

Paid Time off

Parental and Caregiver Leave

Flexible Work Schedule

Job summary

Rockwell Automation seeks a Deployment Support Technician to partner with Project Management, Systems Engineering, and Operations to ensure high uptime for AMR deployments. The role supports go-lives, troubleshooting, and post-deployment optimization in customer production environments, with remote-based duties near key deployment sites and travel across the U.S.

and Canada. The position requires a high school diploma or GED, legal work authorization in the US, and no visa sponsorship.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Legal authorization to work in US is required.
• We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.
• Ability to travel across the U.S. and Canada (60-70% of the time).
• Valid, unrestricted driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Support on-site commissioning and integration of systems, including hardware verification, network setup, software configuration, and safety checks.
• Complete acceptance testing, document results, and help resolve readiness gaps before go-live.
• Respond to real-time issues during deployment and go-live periods through hands-on troubleshooting, log review, triage, and escalation to engineering when needed.
• Conduct preventative maintenance audits, minor repairs, retrofits, and recalls on deployed AMRs.
• Deliver training to customer personnel on system operations, maintenance, and best practices.
• Coordinate with Technical Support, Field Services, and Systems Engineering team members to resolve customer issues and convey field feedback.
• Manage AMR fleet status, help track repairs, and support documentation updates.
• Communicate with customer teams, ensuring visibility into deployment status and issue resolution.
• Support after-hours or on-call coverage as required during the project.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Networking basics

Linux basics

Customer training

Education

Associate's degree in Electrical Engineering Technology

High school diploma or GED

Tools

AMR/AGV integration

Job description

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better. We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!

Job Description

As the Deployment Support Technician, you will partner closely with Project Management, Systems Engineering, and Operations teams to deliver exceptional outcomes for end-users, channel partners, and OTTO. You play a critical role in supporting system deployments, go-live activities, post-deployment optimization, and long‑term operational stability for complex AMR solutions. You will work directly within customer production environments, performing troubleshooting, system validation, issue resolution, and user support to ensure reliable and efficient operation of deployed systems. Your success requires a strong technical aptitude, a customer‑first mindset, and the flexibility to support varying shifts, extended hours, nights, and weekends when customer operations demand it. We offer a unique opportunity to become a trusted advisor to some of OTTO's most strategic customers, working alongside industry‑leading manufacturing and automation organizations. Your primary objective will be to create customer confidence by maximizing system uptime, resolving technical challenges, and helping customers realize the full value of their automation investment. While this is a remote‑based position, you will be intentionally located near key customer and strategic deployment sites to enable rapid on‑site support when needed. You are expected to regularly engage at customer facilities for deployments, go‑lives, troubleshooting, and operational support activities. Travel to customer locations is considered part of the role, while routine support within your local area is expected as needed to meet customer and business requirements. You will report to Lead, Systems Engineering.

Primary Responsibilities

• Support on‑site commissioning and integration of systems, including hardware verification, network setup, software configuration, and safety checks.
• Complete acceptance testing, document results, and help resolve readiness gaps before go‑live.
• Respond to real‑time issues during deployment and go‑live periods through hands‑on troubleshooting, log review, triage, and escalation to engineering when needed.
• Conduct preventative maintenance audits, minor repairs, retrofits, and recalls on deployed AMRs.
• Deliver training to customer personnel on system operations, maintenance, and best practices.
• Coordinate with Technical Support, Field Services, and Systems Engineering team members to resolve customer issues and convey field feedback.
• Manage AMR fleet status, help track repairs, and support documentation updates.
• Communicate with customer teams, ensuring visibility into deployment status and issue resolution.
• Support after‑hours or on‑call coverage as required during the project.

The Essential

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Legal authorization to work in US is required.
• We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.
• Ability to travel across the U.S. and Canada (60-70% of the time).
• Valid, unrestricted driver's license.

The Preferred - You Might Also Have

• Typically requires a minimum of 1 yearof related experience.
• Associate's degree in electrical engineering technology, Industrial Automation, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Robotics, Computer Engineering Technology, or related field.
• 2+ years of experience in technical field service, industrial automation, IT/OT support, robotics, or related discipline.
• Hands‑on mechanical and electrical troubleshooting skills.
• Basic familiarity with Linux (Ubuntu).
• Working knowledge of networking concepts, including Ethernet, Wi‑Fi, IP addressing, and general connectivity troubleshooting.
• Experience with AMR/AGV systems integration.
• Experience working directly with clients and end‑users in operational environments.
• Experience training users on automated equipment or software.

What We Offer

• Health Insurance including Medical, Dental and Vision
• 401k
• Paid Time off
• Parental and Caregiver Leave
• Flexible Work Schedule where you will work with your manager to enjoy a work schedule that can be flexible with your personal life.

To learn more about our benefits package, please visit at www.raquickfind.com.

For this role, the Base Salary Compensation is from $50,960.00 - 76,440.00 USD with an annual target bonus of 4% of base salary.

Our benefits for the US can be found here.

Actual pay will be based on factors such as skills, knowledge, education, and experience.

At Rockwell Automation we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this or other roles.

This position is part of a job family. Experience will be the determining factor for position level and compensation.

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Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), is a global leader in industrial automation and digital transformation.

We connect the imaginations of people with the potential of technology to expand what is humanly possible, making the world more productive and more sustainable.

Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Rockwell Automation employs approximately 28,000 problem solvers dedicated to our customers in more than 100 countries.

To learn more about how we are bringing the Connected Enterprise to life across industrial enterprises, visit www.rockwellautomation.com.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!