Robotics Solutions Engineer - Pre-Sales & Demos

Roboticsconnected; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 155,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Health insurance

401k

Paid time off

Job summary

Agile Robots is seeking a hands-on Engineer to act as the technical reference for our US sales organization. You will partner with sales teams and account managers, serving as the front-facing technical expert for customers and contributing to public open-source repositories.

You will design, build, and demonstrate proofs of concept, perform simulation-driven solution design, and support hackathons and technical demos. This role requires travel across the US and strong C++ / ROS2 skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Robotics, Mechatronics, Computer Science, Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• 2+ years in applications engineering, solutions engineering, pre-sales, or robotics development.
• Strong programming in C++.
• Hands-on experience with ROS / ROS 2 and robot manipulators.
• Experience with 3D manufacturing/robotics simulation for layout, feasibility studies, and virtual commissioning.
• Proven ability to build demos or prototypes quickly and present them to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience with Git/GitHub and contributing to shared/open-source codebases.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills in English.
• Ability to travel regularly to customer sites, hackathons, and trade shows across the US.

Responsibilities

• Sales & account support: Act as technical expert throughout the sales cycle.
• Customer consulting: Visit customers on-site and remotely to scope and recommend hardware/software interfaces.
• Proof of concepts: Design and demonstrate proof-of-concept applications.
• Simulation-driven solution design: Build and present simulation models for layouts and cycle-time estimates.
• Hackathons & events: Plan and support events with on-site coaching and demos.
• Software development & open source: Develop customer-facing solutions and contribute to public repos (libfranka, franka_ros2).
• Feedback loop: Channel customer requirements back to Product Management and R&D.
• Enablement: Create demos, docs, tutorials, and training materials.

Skills

C++

ROS 2

English communication

Customer-facing

Demo/prototype

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Robotics/Mechatronics/CS/EE/ME

Tools

Git / GitHub

Robotics simulators

Job description

Agile Robots is seeking a hands-on Engineer to act as the technical reference for our US sales organization. You will partner with sales teams and account managers, serving as the front-facing technical expert for customers and contributing to public open-source repositories.

You will design, build, and demonstrate proofs of concept, perform simulation-driven solution design, and support hackathons and technical demos. This role requires travel across the US and strong C++ / ROS2 skills.