Formic
Robotics Field Service Technician
$72K–$92K
San Francisco, CA +2 · Full-time · Posted Aug 28, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
Oakland, CA
Oakland / San Francisco - Experience
- 2+ years of hands-on field service or maintenance experience supporting robotic or industrial automation systems.
About the job
Performs preventive maintenance, directed repairs, troubleshooting, and customer support for deployed robotic manufacturing systems at customer facilities.
What you'll do
- Complete scheduled preventive maintenance and assigned corrective repairs; respond to service calls and escalate unresolved issues.
- Document service activity, asset updates, and parts needs in CMMS; monitor system performance and report anomalies or recurring issues.
- Support customer operators and maintenance teams while following field schedules and industrial safety procedures, including LOTO.
What they ask for
- 2+ years of hands-on field service or maintenance 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.
- Able to travel locally up to 80% and overnight up to 50%; clear communicator with a commitment to safety and checklist-driven execution.
Nice to have
- Hands-on 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
$25–$32 USD per hour (base pay); $71,500 - $91,520 USD total annualized earnings
Tools
PLC, CMMS, FANUC, KUKA, Yaskawa, ABB, Universal Robots, LOTO
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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