Rhoda AI
Solution Engineer
$175K–$250K
Mountain View · Full-time · Posted Oct 19, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience designing and deploying automation or robotic systems in manufacturing or logistics environments.
- Education
- BS or MS in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Industrial, or Robotics Engineering, or a related field.
About the job
Owns systems engineering for converting customer POCs into production deployments of Rhoda’s robots and AI, from requirements and work-cell design through integration, testing, and commissioning.
What you'll do
- Define customer production requirements and design workflows and work cells, including safety, material flow, and operator interaction.
- Plan integration of robots and AI with customer systems such as sensors, conveyors, PLCs, and MES; lead FAT, commissioning, and SAT.
- Develop solution strategy and operating SOPs, report performance, and share production learnings with product and engineering.
What they ask for
- BS or MS in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Industrial, or Robotics Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience designing and deploying automation or robotic systems in manufacturing or logistics environments.
- Hands-on experience with industrial controls and integration, including PLCs, industrial networking and protocols, sensors, and conveyors; experience integrating with MES or other plant-level systems.
- Strong understanding of work-cell design, machine safety standards, and risk assessment; track record of taking systems through FAT, commissioning, and SAT.
Nice to have
- Experience at a systems integrator or robotics OEM.
- Experience with simulation tools for work cell design and throughput analysis; exposure to AI- or vision-based robotic systems; or familiarity with US and European safety and compliance requirements.
Pay
$175K – $250K USD base salary
Tools
PLCs, OPC UA, Profinet, EtherNet/IP, sensors, conveyors, MES
AI focus
Integrate Rhoda's AI model with task-related tooling and customer production systems; partner on task engineering and strategy.
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