Forward Deployment Engineer
No salary listed
Mid
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
In PersonFrequent travel to customer locations is required.
Field ServiceEquipment Field Service
About the job
Requirements
- At least 3 years of experience in field engineering, robotics deployment, industrial automation, commissioning, service engineering, construction technology, or similar hands-on operations.
- Strong troubleshooting skills across electromechanical systems, sensors, compute, networks, and software interfaces.
- Ability to read technical documentation, use diagnostic tools, and communicate evidence clearly to remote engineering teams.
- Ability to work safely on active construction sites, lift and handle field equipment, and adapt to site schedules.
- Ability to work in the United States and travel frequently to customer locations.
Responsibilities
- Lead site readiness, mobilisation, commissioning, calibration, acceptance testing, and day-to-day technical operation of deployed robots.
- Diagnose mechanical, electrical, embedded, networking, perception, and software issues using logs, measurements, controlled tests, and structured escalation.
- Perform safe maintenance, component replacement, configuration changes, and recovery procedures in the field.
- Coordinate with customers, contractors, operators, safety teams, and Origin engineering to keep deployments productive.
- Train site users, document operating procedures, and maintain clear shift, issue, and maintenance records.
- Capture field data, recurring failure modes, workflow constraints, and customer feedback; drive closure with product owners.
- Track availability, utilisation, task completion, intervention rate, and service performance.
- Build repeatable deployment and support playbooks as Origin expands across deployment sites.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with autonomous robots, mobile robots, heavy equipment, industrial controls, Robot Operating System (ROS), Linux, Controller Area Network (CAN), or field-service systems.
- Construction-site safety training and experience working with contractors or skilled trades.
- Experience supporting pilot deployments and improving products from field data.
About the company
Origin builds a general-purpose construction robot that automates interior finishing trades such as drywall finishing and painting on real job sites. The AI-powered system can operate power tools and work alongside human crews across multiple trades. It is already deployed on live job sites in New York City with major contractor partners. Its goal is to enable scalable, high-quality, and cost-efficient construction by augmenting or replacing manual interior finishing work with intelligent robotics.
Company Size
N/A
Company Stage
Early VC
Total Funding
$20M
Headquarters
N/A
Founded
2025
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- March 2026 caps reached multiple global beverage brands, showing real customer validation.
- February 2026 Matrix partnership extends 2026 qualification trials and product runs.
- September 2025 Starlinger equipment financing supports PET sheet production through 2029 repayment.
What critics are saying
- Origin approved dissolution on August 12, 2026, making employer durability existentially weak.
- Management cut 59% of staff on May 1, 2026, and John Bissell stepped down.
- Cash lasts only into Q3 2026 without financing, forcing asset sales or shutdown.
What makes Origin unique
- Origin still owns PET cap technology with customer-requested designs and qualification data.
- Matrix Bottling partnership broadens commercialization through U.S. bottling and capping services.
- HP Embalagens distribution gives Origin access to Nestlé, Ferrero Rocher, and J&J networks.
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