Orchard Robotics
Forward Deployed Robotics Engineer
$135K–$175K
San Francisco +1 · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted May 27, 2025
- Location
- San Francisco
Seattle - Experience
- 1–3 years of relevant experience in industry or academia.
About the job
Deploys, develops, and supports tractor-mounted AI camera systems at farms, working with customers and engineering teams to solve field problems and improve the product.
What you'll do
- Deploy, debug, and develop camera systems at customer sites; prototype solutions to field problems.
- Gather farmers’ operational needs and feedback, and translate them into product improvements.
- Partner with sales on customer demonstrations and support software and hardware as needed.
What they ask for
- Strong technical skills in robotics, such as Python, C++, embedded hardware, computer vision, localization, sensor fusion, or robotics hardware.
- Willingness to travel frequently, work in fields, and spend time outdoors.
- Self-motivated problem-solving in unstructured environments; strong interpersonal skills and interest in customer engagement.
- Must not have allergies to common agricultural products (nuts, apples, grapes, strawberries, blueberries).
Nice to have
- Experience optimizing robotics algorithms for embedded platforms (e.g., NVIDIA Jetson); familiarity with agriculture or outdoor equipment.
- Previous startup, outdoor adventure, or field deployment experience.
Pay
$135K – $175K (base salary)
Tools
Python, C++, NVIDIA Jetson
AI focus
Deploys AI-powered camera systems and works on computer vision for agricultural crop monitoring.
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