Robotics Field Service Technician - Equity & Travel
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Job summary
Formic in San Francisco, CA is seeking a Robotics Field Service Technician to perform on-site preventive maintenance and repairs on robotic manufacturing cells, documenting work to ensure uptime and reliability.
You will travel locally (SF/Oakland) up to 80% with occasional overnight stays, collaborate with engineering, and follow safety procedures and structured field instructions to support fleet performance and customer satisfaction.
Qualifications
- 2+ years hands-on field service or maintenance experience with robotic or industrial automation systems.
- Strong troubleshooting across electrical, mechanical, PLC, or robotic control systems.
- Ability to read electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and pneumatic drawings.
- Experience using CMMS platforms to log and report maintenance activity.
Responsibilities
- Execute scheduled preventive maintenance on robotic manufacturing cells following checklists.
- Perform directed corrective maintenance and repairs as directed by engineering or senior staff.
- Respond to on-site service calls, troubleshoot, and escalate complex issues to engineering.
- Log service activity and spare part requirements in CMMS; document follow-up actions clearly.
- Coordinate day-to-day logistics with customers and internal stakeholders; maintain fleet reliability.
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Job description
Formic in San Francisco, CA is seeking a Robotics Field Service Technician to perform on-site preventive maintenance and repairs on robotic manufacturing cells, documenting work to ensure uptime and reliability.
You will travel locally (SF/Oakland) up to 80% with occasional overnight stays, collaborate with engineering, and follow safety procedures and structured field instructions to support fleet performance and customer satisfaction.
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