Senior Deployment Specialist

Agility Robotics; Salem (OR); On-site; USD 83,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Stock options

Premium health insurance

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

Agility Robotics is seeking a Senior Deployment Specialist to support on-site robot operations, troubleshooting, and deployment across customer sites and media events. You’ll collaborate with engineering, service, and production teams to maintain high-performance deployments.

The role requires a degree or equivalent technical experience, strong hands-on skills, and willingness to travel 75–100%. This is an onsite role in Salem (and Pittsburgh) with a competitive salary and benefits package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent technical degree or experience.
• Mechatronics troubleshooting, root causing, maintenance and repair.
• Excellent hand tool skills.
• Providing clear direction and detailed updates to management.
• Operating in a fast-moving environment with tight deadlines.
• Working both independently and collaboratively in a remote workforce environment.
• Excellent analytical, verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to follow cross departmental standard operating procedures.
• Experience traveling independently.
• Excellent customer communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the day-to-day robot operations and service delivery for all robots including troubleshooting and repair.
• Lead all robot activities for media events and customer demonstrations.
• Support cross-functional teams to perform root cause analyses.
• Gather metrics and KPIs for key elements to assess the quality of products and assist in operational process improvements.
• Assist in the creation, implementation, and maintenance of cross-functional training, work instructions, best practices, and procedures to ensure consistency with customer needs, company goals, and industry best practices.
• Identify and communicate resource needs and gaps for successful deployments.
• Continually assess service performance levels and take timely action to remove performance barriers and reinforce procedures, policies, and guidelines.
• Work with the engineering, service, and production teams to develop and manage preventative and predictive maintenance schedules including part consumption and order tracking along with long term forecasting.
• Engage in cross-department communication to address emergent issues and service needs.
• Support engineering and operations with testing and performance management.
• Other activities as defined by manager to ensure successful deployments/events.
• This remotely-based role requires extensive travel (75-100%).

Skills

Mechatronics troubleshooting

Excellent hand tool skills

Analytical communication

SOP adherence

Travel readiness

Customer communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent technical degree or experience

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Google Suite

Linux Operating System

Job description

Agility's commercially deployed humanoids operate alongside teams in warehouses, manufacturing facilities, and distribution centers—tackling physically demanding and repetitive tasks while enabling workers to focus on higher-value work. With industry-leading safety standards and years of proven deployment data, we're pioneering a new era of automation that enhances human potential.

About The Role:

The Senior Deployment Specialist will be responsible for supporting the execution of Agility's deployment strategy as well as performing robot operation onsite, general repair, troubleshooting, and support roles. This includes all technical services (at both Agility and customer sites), facilitating success in the following areas: Deployment, Break-Fix Support, Help Desk services, and all areas that will be needed to achieve the objectives of the business, achieving year-on-year growth. The candidate is responsible for helping to define, implement, and monitor processes and procedures required for successful service delivery and fleet management. The ideal candidate thrives under pressure and excels in high-stakes environments where plans may shift once onsite. They remain calm, adaptable, and solution-oriented when facing unexpected changes. This individual is confident working in the presence of executive leadership, media representatives, customers, and other high-profile stakeholders, maintaining professionalism and poise throughout. This position has great potential for advancement in a rapidly growing company.

About The Work:

• Support the day-to-day robot operations and service delivery for all robots including troubleshooting and repair
• Lead all robot activities for media events and customer demonstrations
• Support cross-functional teams to perform root cause analyses
• Gather metrics and KPI's for key elements to assess the quality of products and assist in operational process improvements
• Assist in the creation, implementation, and maintenance of cross-functional training, work instructions, best practices, and procedures to ensure consistency with customer needs, company goals, and industry best practices
• Identify and communicate resource needs and gaps for successful deployments
• Continually assess service performance levels and take timely action to remove performance barriers and reinforce procedures, policies, and guidelines
• Work with the engineering, service, and production teams to develop and manage preventative and predictive maintenance schedules including part consumption and order tracking along with long term forecasting
• Engage in cross-department communication to address emergent issues and service needs
• Support engineering and operations with testing and performance management
• Other activities as defined by manager to ensure successful deployments/events
• This remotely-based role requires extensive travel (75-100%).

About You:

• Bachelors degree or equivalent technical degree or experience
• Mechatronics troubleshooting, root causing, maintenance and repair
• Excellent hand tool skills
• Providing clear direction and detailed updates to management
• Operating in a fast-moving environment with tight deadlines
• Working both independently and collaboratively in a remote workforce environment
• Excellent analytical, verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to follow cross departmental standard operating procedures
• Experience traveling independently
• Excellent customer communication skills

Bonus Points:

• Providing technical services to autonomous systems
• Experience with Jira and Confluence
• Experience with project improvement methodologies
• Proficiency in using Google Suite and the Linux Operating System
• Experience supporting high uptime (24/7), high-reliability systems in customer facilities

This is an onsite position at our Salem or Pittsburgh office.

The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to: market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. This range may change based on geographical location and may be modified in the future.

Anticipated Base Salary Range

$83,000—$108,000 USD

Anticipated Base Salary Range

$83,000—$108,000 USD

In addition to base pay, our competitive total rewards package consists of the following for full-time employees:

• 401(k) Plan: Includes a 6% company match.
• Equity: Company stock options.
• Insurance Coverage: 100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, and short/long-term disability insurance for employees.
• Benefit Start Date: Eligible for benefits on your first day of employment.
• Well-Being Support: Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Time Off:
  • Exempt Employees: Flexible, unlimited PTO and 12 company holidays, including a winter shutdown.
  • Non-Exempt Employees: 10 vacation days, paid sick leave, and 12 company holidays, including a winter shutdown, annually.
• On-Site Perks: Catered lunches four times a week and a variety of healthy snacks and refreshments at our Salem and Pittsburgh locations.
• Parental Leave: Generous paid parental leave programs.
• Work Environment: A culture that supports flexible work arrangements.
• Growth Opportunities: Professional development and tuition reimbursement programs.
• Relocation Assistance: Provided for eligible roles.
• Annual Discretionary Bonus: Provided for eligible roles.

All of our roles are U.S.-based. Applicants must have current authorization to work in the United States.

Agility Robotics is committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. Each individual has the right to work in a professional atmosphere that promotes equal employment opportunities and prohibits unlawful discriminatory practices, including harassment. Therefore, it is the policy of Agility Robotics to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, citizenship, national origin, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Agility Robotics prohibits any such discrimination or harassment.

Agility Robotics does not accept unsolicited referrals from third-party recruiting agencies. We prioritize direct applicants and encourage all qualified candidates to apply directly through our careers page. If you are represented by a third party, your application may not be considered. To ensure full consideration, please apply directly.