Formic
Robotics Field Service Technician
$72K–$92K
Detroit, MI +1 · Remote · Full-time · Posted Sep 3, 2026
- Location
- Detroit, MI
Remote US - Experience
- 2+ years
About the job
Maintains and repairs deployed robotic manufacturing systems at customer sites to support uptime, safety, and reliability.
What you'll do
- Perform scheduled preventive maintenance and directed corrective repairs on robotic manufacturing cells.
- Respond to on-site service calls, troubleshoot using established steps, and escalate unresolved issues to engineering.
- Document service activity, monitor fleet performance, and support customer operators while following safety procedures.
What they ask for
- 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 communication, safety commitment, and ability to follow detailed procedures.
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience with 6-axis robots such as FANUC, KUKA, Yaskawa, ABB, or Universal Robots, or familiarity with palletizing, case packing, pick-and-place, or conveyor systems.
- Experience in high-speed manufacturing or customer-facing field service; Spanish proficiency.
Pay
$25–$32 USD per hour (base salary); $71,500 - $91,520 USD total annualized earnings
Tools
PLC, CMMS, FANUC, KUKA, Yaskawa, ABB, Universal Robots
AI focus
The company uses AI-powered tools in some interviews to help evaluate candidate responses; final hiring decisions are made by humans.
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