Field Robotics Deployment Engineer | 50–75% Travel

Hashlist; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Hashlist is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer, Robotics / Physical AI to deploy robotics and automation solutions directly at customer sites and debug complex hardware/software integrations in the real world.

This hybrid, full-time role involves field deployments across factory and logistics settings, working with perception hardware and Vision-Language-Action (VLA) systems, and frequent travel to US customers. You will interface with international teams and adapt to variable field hours.

Qualifications

• 2-3+ years deploying robotics or automation solutions in factory or logistics settings.
• Startup experience with a scrappy, proactive approach to debugging complex hardware and software integrations.
• Working knowledge and practical debugging experience with perception hardware (hi-fi optical cameras, depth perception sensors, pressure/tactile sensors).
• Basic modeling understanding and practical exposure to Vision-Language-Action (VLA) architectures (academic or lab experience is fully valid).
• Willingness to travel 50%-75% to customer sites across the US.
• Functional or professional proficiency in Korean (required for 1-2 roles on this team to interface with international teams)

Responsibilities

• Deploy robotics and automation solutions at customer sites across factory and logistics settings.
• Debug complex hardware and software integrations hands-on in the field.
• Work with and troubleshoot the perception stack - hi-fi optical cameras, depth sensors, and pressure/tactile sensors.
• Support and iterate on Vision-Language-Action (VLA) systems in real-world deployments.
• Adapt to unpredictable field deployment hours and keep customer installations on track.
• Interface with international teams to align on deployment goals.

Skills

Field deployment

Hardware debugging

Perception systems

VLA architectures

Tools

GPU compute stacks

Edge deployment environments

Job description

Hashlist is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer, Robotics / Physical AI to deploy robotics and automation solutions directly at customer sites and debug complex hardware/software integrations in the real world.

This hybrid, full-time role involves field deployments across factory and logistics settings, working with perception hardware and Vision-Language-Action (VLA) systems, and frequent travel to US customers. You will interface with international teams and adapt to variable field hours.