- Robot type
- Robot AI and Software
- Location
- IrvineCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Customer Success
- Posted
- Sep 25, 2026
- Salary
- $80,000–$130,000 a year
Automation Engineer (Forward Deployment)
Job description
As an Automation Engineer at FieldAI , you will work closely with our deployed robot fleet to improve reliability and performance across real-world sites. You’ll sit at the intersection of robotics, machine learning, and field operations , owning the triage and resolution of issues across autonomy.A key part of the role is helping run our ML flywheel : identifying and prioritizing failure modes, curating and labeling data, working with modeling teams to improve models, and partnering with deployment teams to validate and ship those improvements.
Job requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Robotics, AI, or a related field.
- Strong Python and experience with modern ML frameworks such as PyTorch.
- Experience training, fine-tuning, and evaluating machine learning models.
- Strong debugging and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work across ML and robotics systems.
- Experience with C++ and production ML/robotics systems.
- Understanding of ML data pipelines, labeling, evaluation, and model deployment.
- Interest or experience in robotics, autonomous systems, perception, prediction, or planning.
- Ability to work effectively across modeling, data/labeling, and deployment teams.
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