Robotics Deployment Engineer: Field Data Collection Lead

Figure; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Figure, an AI robotics company in San Jose, is seeking a hands-on Deployment Engineer to join the Data Collection team. You will act as the on-site lead across data collection sites, troubleshooting blockers, and coordinating with engineering to drive scalable workflows.

Travel is required across the Bay Area and nationwide (~25%), with responsibilities spanning robot commissioning, troubleshooting, and documenting site health trends for continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years in automotive or industrial automation/robotics deployment.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot high-pressure field deployments.
• Hands-on experience with electro-mechanical systems.
• Experience coordinating with engineers, customers and field teams.
• Experience moving products from design to pilot to commercialization.
• Familiar with Confluence and Jira for project tracking.
• Willingness to travel frequently to data collection sites.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and support robotic systems on customer sites as the on-site lead.
• Troubleshoot hardware and software blockers; document learnings and drive fixes.
• Commission and test robots at customer sites and analyze data collections.
• Coordinate logistics for deploying early-stage robotics to homes and commercial sites.
• Provide coaching and updates to engineers and leadership on site health and trends.
• Ensure tools, spares, and equipment are ready and available.

Skills

Robotics deployment

Stakeholder management

Hands-on electro-mechanical

Deployment process improvement

Tools

Confluence

Jira

Linux

Python

Job description

Figure, an AI robotics company in San Jose, is seeking a hands-on Deployment Engineer to join the Data Collection team. You will act as the on-site lead across data collection sites, troubleshooting blockers, and coordinating with engineering to drive scalable workflows.

Travel is required across the Bay Area and nationwide (~25%), with responsibilities spanning robot commissioning, troubleshooting, and documenting site health trends for continuous improvement.