Full-Time
Deployment Operations Specialist
Confirmed live in the last 24 hours
Figure
201-500 employees
Develops versatile humanoid robots for industries
Compensation Overview
$95k - $145k/yr
Mid, Senior
San Jose, CA, USA
Requires 5 days/week in-office collaboration.
- 3-5+ years of work experience in industrial automation/robotics integration and deployment and/or technical program management
- Great communicator
- Excellent judgment and execution in high-pressure situations
- Experience transitioning products from design to pilot to commercialization
- Willingness to travel frequently to customer sites
- Responsible for end-to-end operational deployment: transporting humanoids, teleoperation equipment, setting up independent networks onsite, and more at customer sites
- Responsible for planning and hands-on setup/tear down
- Success means our deployments improve every time: each deployment should have measurable metrics that decrease setup time, increase uptime, and generally make this a seamless operation
- Ensure that the necessary testing goals are achieved while maintaining and exceeding customer performance expectations and safety requirements
- Work in partnership with the Deployment Engineer to collect and analyze testing data to improve our software and hardware performance
- Mechanical/electrical repair experience
Figure.ai develops humanoid robots designed for various tasks across multiple industries. Their main product, Figure 01, is a 5'6" tall, 60kg robot that can carry up to 20kg, run for 5 hours, and move at a speed of 1.2 meters per second. It operates in human-designed environments like manufacturing plants and warehouses. Unlike many competitors that focus on single-function robots, Figure 01 is versatile and can perform multiple tasks, making it a cost-effective solution for industrial clients. The company's goal is to enhance operational efficiency and reduce labor costs through automation, exemplified by their partnership with BMW Manufacturing to integrate their robots into production lines.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
Series B
Total Funding
$854M
Headquarters
Sunnyvale, California
Founded
2022
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Increased demand for humanoid robots in logistics and warehousing boosts Figure's market potential.
- Reinforcement learning enhances the agility and efficiency of Figure's humanoid robots.
- Figure's robots can enter new consumer markets by performing household chores.
What critics are saying
- Chinese robotics companies pose a competitive threat to Figure's market share.
- New AI hubs may increase competition for talent and resources in AI and robotics.
- Figure's break with OpenAI could limit access to advanced AI research resources.
What makes Figure unique
- Figure's humanoid robots can perform multiple tasks, unlike single-function robots.
- The Helix VLA model allows robots to understand and manipulate unseen objects.
- Figure's partnership with BMW showcases real-world industrial applications of their robots.
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Growth & Insights and Company News
6 month growth
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↓ -10%Figure has released footage of their humanoid robots hard at work assembling BMWs in the US; showcasing one of the many potential real-world applications of the machines:
figure.ai is excited to introduce its end-to-end neural network, trained with reinforcement learning (RL), for humanoid locomotion.
Data cloud company Snowflake says it is opening a new Silicon Valley “AI hub.”The new Menlo Park location, announced Thursday (Feb. 27), is designed to give developers, startups and business leaders a place to work on artificial intelligence (AI) efforts.“Our technology is already at the heart of customers’ data and AI strategies, and now, we are taking it a step further by creating a physical space for people shaping the future of AI to connect, learn, and work,” Snowflake CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy said in a news release.“Whether you’re a developer looking for hands-on experience, a startup founder looking for a place to collaborate, or an executive looking to explore the art of the possible, the Silicon Valley AI Hub will serve as the epicenter of AI development and collaboration.”Set to open this summer, the hub will feature spaces designed for people “across the AI ecosystem,” per the release. Executives can collaborate and create partnerships, AI engineers can experiment with new technology, and early-stage startups gain a homebase for their work.Meanwhile, the company, its startup accelerator and its venture capital partner are planning to invest up to $200 million in early stage startups, offering funding as well as technical assistance.Amazon Web Services (AWS), the company said, “has also committed to provide up to $1 million in free Snowflake credits on AWS over four years to support startups building and offering applications on Snowflake’s platform.”Snowflake’s announcement comes on the heels of a report earlier this week that Perplexity AI was creating a $50 million venture fund focused on U.S.-based pre-seed and seed AI startups.The company, itself an AI startup, will invest in the fund, but outside limited partners will provide most of the capital, CNBC reported, citing unnamed sources. Perplexity last year closed a $500 million funding round that tripled its valuation to $9 billion.AI startups have been raising significant amounts of funding lately, with three companies taking in — or preparing to take in — a combined $2.3 billion in the last week.Together.ai, which is building an AI cloud for AI applications using open source models, recently raised $305 million in a Series B round. Cloud AI startup Lambda announced last week that it has raised $480 million to build a hyperscaler cloud for AI developers and end users.And robotics company Figure, backed by OpenAI, Nvidia and Microsoft, is in reportedly talks to raise $1.5 billion in a Series C round.For all PYMNTS AI coverage, subscribe to the daily AI Newsletter
Perplexity AI is reportedly creating a $50 million venture fund focused on U.S.-based pre-seed and seed artificial intelligence (AI) startups. The company, which is an AI startup itself, will be an anchor investor in the fund, but outside limited partners will provide most of the capital, CNBC reported Tuesday (Feb. 25), citing unnamed sources. Reached by PYMNTS, Perplexity declined to comment on the report
Today, figure.ai is introducing a new real-world application for Figure robots: logistics package manipulation and triaging.