Formic
Robotics Field Service Engineer
$82K–$126K
San Antonio, TX +1 · Remote · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Location
- San Antonio, TX
Remote US - Experience
- 3+ years of hands-on field service experience.
About the job
Maintains and troubleshoots deployed robotic manufacturing cells at customer sites to restore production and improve system reliability.
What you'll do
- Perform preventative, corrective, and predictive maintenance; diagnose failures and restore systems remotely or on-site.
- Support customer operators and maintenance teams, monitor fleet performance, and record service work and parts in CMMS.
- Coordinate field service and document root causes, follow-up actions, and recurring risks while adhering to safety standards.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of hands-on field service experience supporting robotic or industrial automation systems.
- Strong troubleshooting skills across electrical, mechanical, PLC, or robotic control systems; ability to read electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and pneumatic drawings.
- Experience using CMMS platforms to track and report maintenance activity.
- Able to travel locally up to 80% and overnight up to 50%; clear communicator with a commitment to safety.
Nice to have
- Experience with 6-axis robot brands such as FANUC, KUKA, Yaskawa, ABB, or Universal Robots.
- Familiarity with palletizing, case packing, pick-and-place, or conveyor systems; high-speed manufacturing, customer-facing field experience, or Spanish proficiency.
Pay
$29–$44 USD per hour (base salary); $82,500 - $126,000 USD total annualized earnings (total pay)
Tools
CMMS, PLC, FANUC, KUKA, Yaskawa, ABB, Universal Robots
AI focus
Formic uses AI-powered tools in some interviews to help evaluate candidate responses; final hiring decisions are made by humans.
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