Full-Time

Robotics Field Service Engineer

Posted on 7/19/2023

Formic

Formic

11-50 employees

On demand robotic automation company

Robotics & Automation
Industrial & Manufacturing

Compensation Overview

$70,000 - $125,000

Mid

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Requirements
  • 4+ years field service experience with robotics automation
  • Availability to work alternative schedules to support production outages, including some weekends and nights and on-call hours
  • Experience with CMMS programs (preferred)
  • Fearless Optimism: You share our ambitious vision of what we can accomplish. You're aware of the challenges we will face as a startup doing new things in an old space, but you're energized by the incredible opportunity we have to drive change for our customers, and for the manufacturing industry at large.Factories First: You have a strong customer focus, no matter who your customer is. You seek to make things easier and better for our customers, even if it makes your job a little harder
  • Today, Not Tomorrow: There are always plenty of projects to tackle in a startup, but you prioritize, take accountability for work, and have a bias toward action.Be Right Often: You don't do things just because that's how they've always been done. You keep looking for ways to improve, seek out feedback along the way, and back your decisions up with data
  • Made of Rubber: Just like rubber, when you fall you bounce back up. You know there's going to be a lot of challenge and change in our work ahead but you are adaptable, resilient, and ready to thrive through it all
  • Good Baton Passes: You work with a desire to make things easier and better for your team members. You use empathy to understand the needs and goals of others and support each other so Formic can be successful together
Responsibilities
  • Work on the forefront of robotics automation using Formic's suite of monitoring and diagnostic capabilities to guide preventive, corrective, and predictive maintenance activities across Formic's growing fleet of deployed robotic cells
  • Demonstrate passion about robotics-centric automation, be energized by the variety of manufacturing settings they will encounter and will use their demonstrated troubleshooting and maintenance skills to meet and exceed customer expectations
  • Coordinate and execute inspection, maintenance, and repair tasks on robotic-centric manufacturing cells in the field
  • Systematically diagnose technical issues, apply standard resolution tactics, and repair equipment with consistency
  • Assist in the development and refinement of maintenance procedures and tools
  • Deliver positive interaction with customers when performing warranty and service repairs and preventive maintenance tasks
  • Coordinate onsite schedule (self, vendor, and when applicable, other technicians) in alignment with customer expectations
  • Document all work performed in a timely manner
  • Ensure compliance with safety regulations and policies
  • Ensure clean and safe work environment
  • Mentor Field Service Technicians
  • Travel Requirements - Mostly day travel to customer site from your home office and 25% overnight travel when needed

Formic's mission is to democratize access to automated systems. Paired with their core belief of automation being a necessity, and not a luxury, Formic is building modern operation tools to integrate automation into millions of buisinesses.

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$237.1M

Headquarters

Chicago, Illinois

Founded

2020

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

-35%

1 year growth

-31%

2 year growth

19%

Benefits

99% coverage for Medical, dental, & vision insurance plans (75% coverage for dependents)

Life insurance, Short Term Disability, & Long Term Disability plans

Employee Assistance Program

Paid parental leave

Equity

Company-sponsored 401k

$2,000 Home office allowance

Monthly phone & internet reimbursement

Flexible time off policy and 10+ company holidays

Bi-annual all-company retreats

INACTIVE