Forward Deployed Engineer

Gardena, CA
Full-time
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About the role

We’re looking for a Forward Deployed Engineer to deploy our robots into customer warehouses. You’ll use our tech stack to set up, run, and debug our systems on-site, as well as be customer facing. This role doesn’t require contributing to our codebase. New graduates are welcome to apply.

Qualifications/Requirements

  • Robotics generalist with a software background and a strong willingness to learn.
  • Comfort working in Linux and running commands from the command line.
  • Familiarity with robot hardware.
  • Electrical debugging skills.
  • Willingness to travel to customer sites and work in warehouse environments.
  • Personable and comfortable talking with customers.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience with ROS/ROS 2.
  • Familiarity with AMRs, robot arms, or humanoid platforms.
  • Experience with warehouse automation systems.

Things that make you an ideal fit:

  • You enjoy being in the field and solving problems as they come up.
  • You take ownership of a deployment until it runs reliably for the customer.

What we value

  • Can-do attitude: I’ve never seen someone achieve an ambitious goal they didn’t believe was possible. A can-do attitude is a prerequisite for doing great things.
  • Ownership: You care about the quality of your work and see your projects through.
  • Urgency: You keep projects moving and are comfortable working at a startup pace.

About the interview
We will conduct 3-4 interviews with various members of our team evaluating your skills and past projects. The final interview will cover administrative details and the logistics of the hire.

About Yondu

Robots to Automate Fulfillment

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Job details

Salary

$80,000 - $120,000

Equity

0.01% - 0.1%

Location

Gardena, CA

Experience

0+ years

Company

NameYondu
IndustryManufacturing and Robotics
Team Size7

Funding

Total raised

$500K

Last stage

Seed

Investors

Y Combinator

Founders

Michael Chen

Michael Chen

Co-Founder & CEO

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Tahmid Jamal

Tahmid Jamal

Co-Founder & CTO

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What happens next.

No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.

01

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

02

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

03

A meeting lands on your calendar

If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.