Field Logistics & Dispatch Lead for Robotics Deployments

Figure; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Figure is an AI robotics company based in San Jose, CA, seeking a Field Logistics & Dispatch Coordinator to manage robot and equipment movement between HQ, warehouse, data collection sites, and customers. You will coordinate with logistics, data operations, and vendors, ensuring projects are fully equipped on schedule.

The role requires leadership, problem solving, and clear communication, with attention to asset tracking, scheduling, and documentation throughout the lifecycle of field assets.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in logistics, dispatch, fleet operations, asset management, or field equipment coordination.
• Proven track record of owning equipment through a full cycle from dispatch to return.
• Strong organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Receive and process equipment requests from offsite project teams.
• Schedule, track, and manage delivery and return of robots and equipment between warehouse and active sites, coordinating carriers, couriers, or personal-vehicle runs as needed.
• Maintain accurate, real-time status of equipment location, quantities, and availability across all active sites.
• Own the process for preparing, inspecting, and documenting equipment before dispatch and upon return, including condition and damage logging.
• Maintain internal vehicle fleet and coordinate/lease supplemental transport as required.
• Serve as the primary logistics point of contact between project teams and the equipment/inventory function, communicating proactively on ETAs, blockers, and status.
• Help build and maintain SOPs/checklists for kitting, dispatch, delivery, and returns as the program scales.
• Coordinate the pulling, inspection, and kitting of equipment against request manifests.
• Support contingency response when things go wrong in the field.

Skills

Logistics management

Dispatch coordination

Fleet operations

Asset management

Vendor coordination

Tools

Google Sheets

Jira

Confluence

Inventory systems

Job description

Figure is an AI robotics company based in San Jose, CA, seeking a Field Logistics & Dispatch Coordinator to manage robot and equipment movement between HQ, warehouse, data collection sites, and customers. You will coordinate with logistics, data operations, and vendors, ensuring projects are fully equipped on schedule.

The role requires leadership, problem solving, and clear communication, with attention to asset tracking, scheduling, and documentation throughout the lifecycle of field assets.