Droyd Robotics
Test Forward Deployed Engineer
$110K–$150K
San Francisco, CA · On-site · Full-time · Posted Jun 9, 2026
About the job
Build, operate, and support test and demo environments, integrate hardware and software systems, and prepare robotic systems for pilots and real-world deployment.
What you'll do
- Build and maintain realistic test and demo environments and support system setup, integration, and readiness.
- Support demos, competitive bakeoffs, and pilot preparation, including hardware, infrastructure, and operational tooling.
- Bridge engineering development and deployment needs by troubleshooting and integrating real-world systems.
What they ask for
- Practical comfort working across hardware and software systems.
- Ability to troubleshoot and integrate messy real-world systems quickly.
- Ability to work in ambiguous, fast-moving environments and own technical and operational problems end-to-end.
- Comfort working close to hardware and deployment-style operations.
Nice to have
- Experience in forward deployed engineering, field engineering, solutions engineering, or technical operations.
- Experience with robotics, infrastructure, hardware-adjacent systems, demos, pilots, or customer deployments.
Pay
$110K – $150K (base salary)
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