Field Robotics Deployment Engineer

Noble Machines; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Noble Machines is seeking a Project Engineer in Sunnyvale, CA to manage end-to-end deployments of rugged robotics solutions. You will coordinate across hardware, software, safety, and field ops, ensuring customer success from lab capability to on-site performance.

You will own test plans, risk assessments, and field trials, delivering hands-on training and scalable deployment playbooks while traveling to customer sites as needed.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Mechanical, Electrical, Computer, or Robotics Engineering or equivalent hands-on experience.
• 3+ years leading technical projects or programs, ideally customer-facing with robot or hardware deployments.
• Schedule ownership with integrated schedule, critical path, gates, KPIs, and data-backed reporting.
• Proficiency in Python and/or C++ on Linux; ability to read, debug, and modify code across stack.
• Comfort with physical systems (wiring, sensors, mechanical troubleshooting) as well as software.
• AI-native mindset; able to build and automate agents/workflows.
• Clear written communication with customers under pressure.
• Willingness to travel (>=15%) to industrial and remote sites, domestic and international.

Responsibilities

• Deployments: site readiness surveys, integration tests, and evidence packs.
• Special projects: executive demos, international shipments, customer training, new test setups.
• Schedule and cross-functional leadership across engineering, operations, and safety.
• Lead field support, triage faults, and coordinate spares/RMAs with operations.
• Turn field learnings into product requirements and scalable deployment processes.

Skills

Project leadership

Field deployments

Cross-functional collaboration

Documentation

Safety training

Scheduling/critical path

Education

BS/MS in Mechanical/Electrical/CS/Robotics

Tools

Python

C++

Linux

ROS 2

Job description

Noble Machines is seeking a Project Engineer in Sunnyvale, CA to manage end-to-end deployments of rugged robotics solutions. You will coordinate across hardware, software, safety, and field ops, ensuring customer success from lab capability to on-site performance.

You will own test plans, risk assessments, and field trials, delivering hands-on training and scalable deployment playbooks while traveling to customer sites as needed.