Full-Time

Applications Engineering Manager

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Chef Robotics

Chef Robotics

51-200 employees

Robotic solutions for food production automation

Compensation Overview

$150k - $200kAnnually

Senior, Expert

San Francisco, CA, USA

This position is onsite in San Francisco.

Category
Engineering Management
Software Development Management
Requirements
  • Proven track record of leading a successful deployment group at scale.
  • Prior experience with at least one of the following areas: product engineering, applications engineering, solutions engineering, sales engineering, forward deployed engineering.
  • BS, MS, in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
  • Recognize, communicate, and properly document product issues, complaints, and improvements.
Responsibilities
  • Engagement with the customer’s engineers and manufacturing leaders to model how the Chef’s Robotics System would be built into the customer manufacturing line.
  • Using these models to build an ROI case by quantifying the manufacturing process improvements that the robots can achieve.
  • Work with Sales and Business Development to help close a customer addressing customer feature requests, questions, and technical risks, and overall get buy-in from a technology perspective.
  • Build a deployment process and manage the deployments for each new customer.
  • Lead the in-field deployment of Chef Systems at customer sites through Site Acceptance Test.
  • Once the system is deployed- help lead customer success for that stakeholder so that they have a wonderful experience and buy more robots.
  • Researching, developing, and modifying products to meet customers' technical requirements and needs.
  • Identifying areas for improvement and communicating these issues as well as possible solutions to upper management.
Desired Qualifications
  • Prefer experience in manufacturing automation or a similar industry.

Chef Robotics develops robotic solutions for the food industry, focusing on addressing labor shortages and high turnover rates faced by food companies. Their robots utilize machine learning to adapt to various tasks and environments, allowing for increased production volume and reduced waste. This flexibility sets Chef Robotics apart from traditional automation methods, which often lack adaptability. The company aims to help food businesses improve efficiency and cut costs, while also tackling the potential food shortage crisis in the United States by 2030.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$24.6M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2019

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Chef Robotics surpassed 10 million meals in production with AI-enabled robots.
  • The company raised $14.75M for expansion, indicating strong investor confidence.
  • Growing demand for flexible automation due to labor shortages benefits Chef Robotics.

What critics are saying

  • Emerging competitors like Miso Robotics threaten Chef Robotics' market share.
  • Rapid AI advancements may require costly updates to Chef Robotics' systems.
  • Supply chain vulnerabilities could impact component availability for Chef Robotics.

What makes Chef Robotics unique

  • Chef Robotics offers flexible robots adaptable to various food production tasks.
  • The company uses machine learning to enhance robot dexterity in complex environments.
  • Chef Robotics' solutions address labor shortages in the food industry effectively.

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