Full-Time

Robotics Field Engineer

Posted on 7/31/2026

Nimble Robotics

Nimble Robotics

201-500 employees

AI-powered robotic fulfillment for eCommerce logistics

Compensation Overview

$100k - $130k/yr

+ Equity

Burlington, NJ, USA

In Person

Warehouse work includes variable temperatures, including cold, heat, and humidity.

Category
Mechanical Engineering (1)
Required Skills
SQL
Observability
Robotics
Data Analysis

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Requirements
  • 0-5 years of experience in a production environment supporting and improving complex robotics systems, or at least 2 years of experience combined with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Robotics.
  • Strong technical curiosity and debugging skills, including the ability to read technical logs and interpret data.
  • Proficiency in using SQL to analyze production data.
  • Demonstrated excellence in communication and documentation.
  • Ability to work autonomously with minimal supervision.
  • Ability to work on-call or standby, including weekends and holidays as needed.
  • Ability to work in a warehouse environment with variable temperatures, including cold, heat, and humidity.
Responsibilities
  • Diagnose and resolve issues within Nimble's fleet of order-fulfilling robots.
  • Alleviate operational issues by debugging Nimble's robotics and fulfillment software.
  • Develop new observability tools to facilitate faster and easier mitigation of production issues.
  • Create and maintain detailed documentation in collaboration with support and engineering teams, building a comprehensive guide for system operation and issue resolution.
  • Use a data-driven approach to help prioritize system improvements.
  • Provide timely support to operations teams to enhance system and robot metrics.
Desired Qualifications
  • Hands-on experience with robotics fleet management and autonomous logistics.

Nimble Robotics uses AI to optimize eCommerce logistics, coordinating fulfillment, inventory planning, and delivery speed with robotic systems that handle bin-sized items; larger items are handled manually. It offers a pay-as-you-go model with no upfront capital, plus pilot programs and plug-and-play integrations with Shopify, Netsuite, and Skubana. Its edge comes from combining AI-driven optimization, robotic fulfillment, flexible pilots, and seamless platform integrations to speed deliveries and improve order accuracy and customer satisfaction. The goal is to help eCommerce brands—from startups to Fortune 500s—scale fulfillment efficiently without upfront investment while achieving faster deliveries.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Series C

Total Funding

$221M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2017

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • $106 million Series C funding supports manufacturing and expansion.
  • Fortune 500 live-web monitoring targets high-ACV enterprise contracts.
  • Existing fulfillment operations enable cross-selling into logistics-heavy customers.

What critics are saying

  • Warehouse automation rivals like Symbotic offer more proven deployment scale.
  • Autonomous fulfillment depends on high site utilization and dense order volume.
  • Manual handling for non-bin-fit items limits full automation and margins.

What makes Nimble Robotics unique

  • Nimble combines autonomous fulfillment centers with a cloud logistics platform.
  • Its general-purpose robot handles storage, picking, packing, sorting, and kitting.
  • FedEx uses Nimble technology in a commercial fulfillment agreement.

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Benefits

Paid Time Off

Health Insurance

Paid Parental Leave

Commuter Benefits

Referral Bonus

401(k) Retirement Plan

Company Equity

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

17%

1 year growth

17%

2 year growth

0%
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