Onsite Site Automation Lead — Robotics & Equity

Fulfil; Gresham (OR); On-site; USD 55,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

Fulfil is hiring a Site Automation Lead for our on-site operation in Gresham, Oregon. You will bridge partner operations, maintenance, and Fulfil engineering to ensure safe, high-performance system operation of our automated high-speed grocery fulfillment system.

Open availability from mid-January through mid-June is preferred, with a production schedule in place by early 2027. The role includes salary plus equity, full benefits, and opportunities to influence live automation systems.

Qualifications

• Experience in robotics, automation, or industrial equipment.
• Strong mechanical/electrical aptitude and comfort with hands-on hardware.
• Safety-first mindset with OSHA guidance awareness.
• Clear communicator who can explain complex system behavior simply.
• Open availability and comfort with on-call rotations.
• Familiarity with dashboards, logs, and diagnostic tools.

Responsibilities

• Monitor daytime performance and health checks of Fulfil’s robotic automation systems.
• Perform Tier-1 troubleshooting; triage issues, minor interventions, and support investigations.
• Document issues clearly and hand off to maintenance for higher-complexity work.
• Act as on-call escalation point for partner teams; balance uptime, safety, and production needs.
• Track reliability metrics and contribute toward uptime goals; conduct routine audits.
• Collaborate with robotics, firmware, software, and product engineering teams; participate in testing and rollout of new features and hardware.
• Train partner operators on best practices for system interaction, recoveries, and safety.
• Provide second-level escalation and be prepared to step into Site Lead position if needed.
• Contribute to root-cause investigations and refine operating procedures for continuous improvement.

Skills

Robotics experience

Automation systems

Hands-on hardware

Safety compliance

Clear communication

Problem solving under pressure

On-call availability

Dashboard/diagnostic tools

Tools

Slack

Jira

Excel

Job description

Fulfil is hiring a Site Automation Lead for our on-site operation in Gresham, Oregon. You will bridge partner operations, maintenance, and Fulfil engineering to ensure safe, high-performance system operation of our automated high-speed grocery fulfillment system.

Open availability from mid-January through mid-June is preferred, with a production schedule in place by early 2027. The role includes salary plus equity, full benefits, and opportunities to influence live automation systems.