Formic
Robotics Field Service Engineer
$82K–$126K
San Francisco, CA +2 · Full-time · Posted Sep 1, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
Oakland, CA
Oakland / San Francisco - Experience
- 3+ years of hands-on field service experience supporting robotic or industrial automation systems.
About the job
Maintains Formic’s deployed robotic manufacturing cells, troubleshooting failures and restoring production at customer sites and remotely.
What you'll do
- Perform preventative, corrective, and predictive maintenance; diagnose root causes and restore systems.
- Support customer operators, monitor system performance, and coordinate field service with customers, vendors, and internal teams.
- Record service work and asset updates, identify recurring failures, and follow safety and continuous-improvement practices.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of hands-on field service experience supporting robotic or industrial automation systems.
- 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.
- Available for local travel up to 80% and overnight travel up to 50%; clear communication and demonstrated 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 hourly pay); $82,500 - $126,000 USD (total annualized earnings)
Tools
PLC, CMMS, 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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