Formic
Robotics Field Service Engineer
$82K–$126K
Chicago, IL +2 · Full-time · Posted Sep 1, 2026
- Location
- Chicago, IL
Bolingbrook, IL
Bolingbrook / Chicago - Experience
- 3+ years of hands-on field service experience.
About the job
Maintains and troubleshoots deployed robotic manufacturing cells in customer facilities, restoring production and improving system reliability.
What you'll do
- Perform preventative, corrective, and predictive maintenance; diagnose root causes and restore systems.
- Support customer operators and maintenance teams, coordinate field service, and monitor system performance remotely.
- Document service work and asset updates, identify recurring failures, and follow safety standards including LOTO.
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.
- Comfortable with local travel up to 80% and overnight travel 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 or customer-facing field experience; Spanish proficiency.
Pay
$29–$44 USD per hour (base salary); $82,500 - $126,000 USD total annualized earnings (total pay)
Tools
CMMS, FANUC, KUKA, Yaskawa, ABB, Universal Robots, PLC
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