Field Deployment Manager

UnitX; Santa Clara (CA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and equity

Medical, Dental, Vision, + 401k

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

UnitX is hiring a Field Deployment Manager to lead factory deployments and manage project timelines. The role involves travel to various locations, coordinating teams, and ensuring successful integration of AI systems.

Ideal candidates will have 3-5 years of relevant experience, a passion for automation, and strong project management skills. UnitX offers competitive salary, equity, and benefits including unlimited PTO.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of relevant work experience.
• Experience in deploying robotics in factories.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage successful deployment timelines and customer resources.
• Coordinate with engineers for AI vision system training.
• Oversee the product cycle from requirements to deployment.

Skills

Project management

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Field technician experience

Job description

Field Deployment Manager

About Us

UnitX builds the world’s leading physical AI systems to automate repetitive visual tasks in factories. UnitX is a fast-moving startup with a team from Stanford, MIT, Google, and beyond. Since inception, UnitX has deployed 1,000+ mission-critical systems across 190+ of the world’s leading manufacturers' production lines. Every year, $15B worth of products go through UnitX’s AI inspection system to ensure quality.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Field Deployment Manager to join our team supporting us in the next phase following our Series B. You will report directly to the Senior Director of Customer Success.

What You’ll Do

• Ensure successful deployment by managing timeline and requesting customer resources
• Work on the factory floor of multiple locations (80% travel, including 40 - 60% overnight travel to on‑site locations)
• Coordinate Field Application Engineers, Production Operations Engineers, and Solution Architects to train AI vision systems and integration with production lines, PLCs
• Facilitate upsell of scale orders by articulating return on investment to customers
• Oversee end to end product cycle of requirement gathering, engineering development, and production deployment
• Drive deployments with engineering team by project management on risk management, problem management, cost management, and progress tracking
• Demonstrate UnitX products to customers

Who You Are

• 3-5 years of relevant work experience
• Passionate about deploying robotics in factories to automate repetitive tasks
• Background in factory deployments and/or field technician experience
• Proven working experience in project management
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Our Perks

• Competitive salary and equity
• Medical, Dental, Vision, + 401k
• Unlimited PTO