Robot Deployment Technician

Roboticsconnected; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Roboticsconnected seeks a Robot Deployment Technician to lead field operations deploying Cosmic-1 solar installation robots on utility-scale sites across the United States. You will train customer crews, run the robot on some projects, and provide in-field feedback to engineering.

On others, you’ll support teams running fleets of robots, ensuring safe, productive operations. The role emphasizes staying on-site for project duration, learning customer workflows, and delivering value daily while

Qualifications

• Strong mechanical and electrical skills with hand and power tools, wiring, and diagnostics.
• Clear communicator capable of working with customer crews and teaching others.
• Detail-oriented with a safety-first approach and resourcefulness.

Responsibilities

• Operate Cosmic-1 safely and productively on customer jobsites
• Train customer crews to operate the robot and support their operations
• Perform daily inspections, preventive maintenance, and field repairs on mechanical, electrical, and sensor systems
• Send daily reports on production, uptime, issues, and safety
• Serve as Cosmic's on-site safety representative
• Find, reproduce, and document bugs with engineering, and help test new features in the field and at our facility
• Install, swap, and calibrate sensors and other components
• Help build best practices for field ops, maintenance, and customer training
• Learn solar construction in depth, and complete trip and expense reports

Skills

Mechanical skills

Electrical skills

Clear communicator

Safety-first

Detail-oriented

Education

OSHA 30 Construction training

Job description

Robot Deployment Technician

Location: Field (jobsites across the US; Cosmic HQ in SF optional)

Full time, in person. Up to 100% travel.

Company Overview

Our mission is to accelerate the construction of critical infrastructure on Earth while pioneering technologies to enable humanity to build beyond. Starting with Cosmic-1 – a system that installs solar panels 10x faster than today's methods, helping us transition to a clean energy future and laying the groundwork for the future of autonomous construction.

The Role

You'll be Cosmic's leader in the field, deploying and running Cosmic-1, our solar module installation robot, on utility-scale solar sites across the US. On some projects you'll run the robot yourself full-time. On others, you'll train and support our customer crews running a fleet of robots.

You'll stay on site for the full length of each project, learn how our customers build, and make sure the robots deliver value every day. You'll be the main link between the field and engineering: reproducing bugs, supporting hardware testing, and bringing back critical feedback from the field.

Responsibilities

• Operate Cosmic-1 safely and productively on customer jobsites
• Train customer crews to operate the robot and support their operations
• Perform daily inspections, preventive maintenance, and field repairs on mechanical, electrical, and sensor systems
• Send daily reports on production, uptime, issues, and safety
• Serve as Cosmic's on-site safety representative
• Find, reproduce, and document bugs with engineering, and help test new features in the field and at our facility
• Install, swap, and calibrate sensors and other components
• Help build best practices for field ops, maintenance, and customer training
• Learn solar construction in depth, and complete trip and expense reports

Schedule & Travel

• Up to 100% travel, based on a jobsite for the full length of a project (typically weeks to months)
• Onsite hours match our customer's site schedule. Typically 5 days per week, but could extend to weekend work during peak times
• Travel and lodging covered

Requirements

• Strong mechanical and electrical skills: hand and power tools, wiring, multimeter diagnostics
• Clear communicator who can work with customer construction teams and an ability to teach others
• Detail-oriented, safety-first, and resourceful
• Valid US driver's license and clean driving record; able to drive trucks and operate heavy equipment
• OSHA 30 Construction training required. Cosmic will provide the training if you don't have it.
• Must pass a background check, drug screen, and meet any other customer screening requirements

Bonus

• 2+ years of hands-on experience operating, maintaining, or repairing heavy equipment, industrial machinery, robotics, or field-deployed electromechanical systems
• Utility‑scale solar construction experience, especially module installation or trackers
• Experience training crews or leading a small field team
• Construction, oil and gas, mining, agriculture, or military background
• Working fluency in Spanish (enough to talk through tasks and safety on a jobsite)

Work Environment & Physical Requirements

The work happens outdoors on active solar sites around heavy equipment, often in remote areas in the elements.

• Lift and carry up to 45 lb repeatedly, including over uneven ground
• Stand and walk for 10 hours a day; bend, kneel, and climb onto equipment
• Wear required PPE (hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, high-vis, steel-toe boots)