Hands-On Applications Engineering Manager for Robotics

Standard Bots; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Stock Options

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Standard Bots is seeking an Applications Engineering Manager to lead a field-based team of Applications Engineers. You will stay hands-on on the factory floor, manage workloads, and set the standard for engineering excellence across your territory.

You will coordinate pre-sales POC support through post-install customer success, serving as the senior escalation point and ensuring high-quality customer outcomes.

Qualifications

• Fluent across mechanical, electrical, and software domains: PLC, ladder logic, pneumatics, robot programming, Python, CAD.
• 5+ years hands-on applications engineering, systems integration, or automation.
• 2+ years people management or team lead experience.
• Strong customer-facing presence and senior-level representation.
• Experience managing a distributed team or territory.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% domestically.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent hands-on experience in Mech/Electrical/Mechatronics.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of Applications Engineers across your territory.
• Own capacity planning and workload distribution for your team.
• Set and uphold technical and cultural standards for the team.
• Conduct regular 1:1s, performance conversations, and growth planning.
• Oversee AS engineering from pre-sales to post-install customer success.
• Escalate and solve complex integrations and customer situations.
• Travel to customer sites up to 25% for escalations and key deployments.
• Review designs, POCs, and integration plans produced by your team.

Skills

PLC programming

Ladder logic

Pneumatics

DC power systems

Robot programming

Python scripting

CAD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, or related engineering

Tools

CAD

Job description

Standard Bots is seeking an Applications Engineering Manager to lead a field-based team of Applications Engineers. You will stay hands-on on the factory floor, manage workloads, and set the standard for engineering excellence across your territory.

You will coordinate pre-sales POC support through post-install customer success, serving as the senior escalation point and ensuring high-quality customer outcomes.