Regional Field Robotics Technician – NY

Roboticsconnected; United States; On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Chef Robotics is seeking a Field Engineering Technician to keep robotic food‑portioning modules performing at customer sites. This role is hands‑on, involves on‑site work across your region, and requires diagnosing root causes, repairs, and tuning module configurations via HMIs.

You will travel to new deployments and support engineering with field learnings. You will work in a food manufacturing environment, often wash‑down and cold, with PPE, and spend longer hours in customer facilities.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years hands-on experience maintaining automated equipment.
• Electrical and mechanical troubleshooting: schematics, sensors, motors, drives, pneumatics.
• Experience with HMIs, PLCs, or equipment parameter configuration; Linux a plus.
• A systematic problem solver who documents findings for reproducibility.
• Strong written and verbal communication with engineering teams.
• Willing to travel regionally and work in food production environments with PPE.

Responsibilities

• Perform field repairs and diagnostics on Chef modules across mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, sensor, and controls systems.
• Tune and validate module configurations via HMI to improve throughput and uptime.
• Use logs and on-site data to identify root causes and elevate to Systems Reliability Engineers.
• Provide actionable feedback to Engineering on recurring failures and design issues.
• Execute preventative maintenance and document wear trends.
• Run tests for new meals and ingredients; record results and settings.
• Coordinate with third-party technicians and guide customer operators.
• Follow safety, food safety, and lockout/tagout requirements.

Skills

Field diagnostics

Robotics maintenance

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Communication

Data/logs analysis

Education

Associate degree in mechatronics or related field

Tools

HMIs

PLCs

Multimeter

Linux basics

Job description

Chef Robotics is seeking a Field Engineering Technician to keep robotic food‑portioning modules performing at customer sites. This role is hands‑on, involves on‑site work across your region, and requires diagnosing root causes, repairs, and tuning module configurations via HMIs.

You will travel to new deployments and support engineering with field learnings. You will work in a food manufacturing environment, often wash‑down and cold, with PPE, and spend longer hours in customer facilities.