Systems Support Engineer

Chef Robotics, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Chef Robotics, Inc. is seeking a Systems Support Engineer to bridge customers and engineering teams. You will be in the field 50–75% of the time, performing on-site deployments, triage, fixes, and escalations.

You will collaborate with Applications and Engineering to resolve production issues and test new robot tasks for expansion at existing customers. This role requires hands-on hardware and software work, strong communication, and a passion for robotics in a fast-growing startup environment.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering; related field acceptable.
• Experience in customer-facing roles in applications engineering, deployment, or solutions engineering.
• Travel willingness with 75% on-site support
• Experience with API integrations for Support tooling development
• Proven track record of shipping products quickly and efficiently
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision

Responsibilities

• Act as the face of Chef Robotics in the field, leading in-field deployment and support at customer sites
• Investigate customer issues, triage tickets with data, determine fixes and deploy mitigations
• Collaborate with Applications and Engineering teams to resolve production-blocking issues
• Execute field break/fix hardware repairs and deploy/test new software
• Work with Customer Success to improve performance and develop new robot tasks at existing customers
• Be hands-on with system break/fix and perform on-site repairs as needed
• Prepare and develop technical presentations explaining products to customers

Skills

Customer-facing experience

Strong communication

Python

Linux/Unix familiarity

Project management

Willing to travel 75%

Flexible schedule / on-call

Education

BS or MS in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

ROS

Linux

Job description

About the Role

We're hiring a Systems Support Engineer to serve as a vital link between our customers and our engineering teams. In this role, you'll work in the office communicating with customers' operations teams to understand issues on site, triage incoming tickets with relevant data, investigate to determine a fix and deploy fixes or mitigations. When help is needed you will lead escalations to Engineering. Additionally, you'll be in the field to execute repairs, deploy fixes, ensure resolution and customer satisfaction. Further, you will partner with our sales team to improve existing performance and to develop and test new tasks for the robot leading to expansion at existing customers

This is an opportunity to use your deep technical expertise and passion for robotics while having a direct impact on Continuous Improvement and Chef's revenue stream. In this role, you'll be responsible for managing one of the core drivers of the company's success, our relationships with our customers. If you're excited about working in a customer-facing role on hard technical problems and you thrive in the fast-paced, dynamic environment of an early-stage startup, we'd love to hear from you. Please note that this is a customer facing role where you'll be deployed at our customers' facilities at least 50% and up to 75% of the time

What You'll Do

• Act as the face of Chef Robotics in the field, leading the in-field deployment and support of Chef's robotic systems at customer sites
• Investigate customer issues, triage incoming tickets with relevant data, investigate to determine a fix and deploy fixes or mitigations
• Collaborate with Chef's Applications and Engineering teams to prioritize to resolve production blocking issues
• Execute field break/fix hardware repairs and deploy and test new software.
• Work with Chef's Customer Success team to improve existing performance and to develop and test new tasks for the robotServe as a touchpoint for the customer to ensure they have a great experience with our team and our product
• Willingness to be hands-on with in system break/fix
• Prepare and develop technical presentations to explain our company's products or services to customers

Qualifications

• BS, MS, in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
• Minimum 3+ years' experience in a customer-facing role in applications engineering, deployment, solutions engineering, or similar roles
• Prior experience in two or more of the following areas: machine learning, motion planning, robotics, computer vision, or control
• Prior experience with at least one of the following areas: product engineering, applications engineering, solutions engineering, sales engineering, forward deployed engineering
• Prior experience in API integrations for Support tooling development
• Demonstrated track record of shipping products quickly and efficiently
• Able to work independently and with minimal supervision
• Ability to travel at least 75% of your time is required
• Must be available to work a flexible schedule to support customers, including some weekends, nights, and on-call hours
• Familiar with Linux/Unix and/or Robot Operating System (ROS); Python or Linux experience is a plus
• Strong communications and project management skills to recognize, communicate, and properly document product issues, complaints and improvements