Formic
Robotics Field Service Engineer - Future Openings
$72K–$92K
United States +1 · Remote · Full-time · Posted Sep 3, 2026
- Location
- United States
Remote US - Experience
- 3+ years of hands-on field service experience.
About the job
Maintains and troubleshoots Formic’s deployed robotic manufacturing cells in customer facilities, restoring production and improving system reliability.
What you'll do
- Perform preventive, corrective, and predictive maintenance; diagnose issues and restore systems to production.
- Support customers on-site and remotely, monitor fleet performance, and document service work and root-cause findings.
- Coordinate field service activities and follow safety standards, including LOTO, while contributing to reliability improvements.
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.
- Comfort with local travel up to 80% and overnight travel up to 50%; able to work hands-on at manufacturing facilities.
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; relevant manufacturing or customer-facing field experience, or Spanish proficiency.
Pay
$25–$32 USD per hour (base hourly rate); $71,500 - $91,520 USD (total annualized earnings); $29 — $44 USD per hour (base hourly rate)
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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