Forward Deployed Engineer (Robotics)

fde; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

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Job summary

Conduit is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer (Robotics) to deploy FactoryOS on real factory floors in collaboration with robotics, vision, and edge teams. This role is onsite in San Francisco, CA, requiring hands-on field work and rapid integration of hardware and software.

The compensation range is $160,000–$200,000 plus equity, reflecting the high-impact nature of deploying a production-grade automation platform in manufacturing environments. The posting date is July 15, 2026.

Job description

Deploy Conduit's FactoryOS — a platform coordinating every robot, machine, and system on one layer — inside manufacturers' plants, taking automation from pilot to production in days. Parallel FDE (Vision and ML) and Senior Platform Engineer (Edge Frameworks & FDE Tooling) postings are live on the same board, signaling a real forward-deployed org. Sourced from LinkedIn FDE listings; verified on Conduit's careers page.

A robotics-automation startup building its FDE bench three postings deep — Robotics, Vision & ML, and an Edge-Frameworks/FDE-tooling seat — at $160K–$200K + equity to deploy FactoryOS on real factory floors. This is the corner of the market where 'forward deployed' means a hard hat, not a Zoom call.

Forward Deployed Engineer (Robotics) at Conduit. Location: San Francisco, CA (onsite). Compensation: $160K–$200K + equity. Posted July 15, 2026.