Senior Lab Technician

At Serve Robotics, we’re reimagining how things move in cities. Our personable sidewalk robot is our vision for the future. It’s designed to take deliveries away from congested streets, make deliveries available to more people, and benefit local businesses.

The Serve fleet has been delighting merchants, customers, and pedestrians along the way in Los Angeles, Miami, Dallas, Atlanta and Chicago while doing commercial deliveries. We’re looking for talented individuals who will grow robotic deliveries from surprising novelty to efficient ubiquity.

Who We Are

We are tech industry veterans in software, hardware, and design who are pooling our skills to build the future we want to live in. We are solving real-world problems leveraging robotics, machine learning and computer vision, among other disciplines, with a mindful eye towards the end-to-end user experience. Our team is agile, diverse, and driven. We believe that the best way to solve complicated dynamic problems is collaboratively and respectfully.

The ideal candidate has a proven track record of safety and hands-on experience performing general and preventive maintenance on office facility equipment, a working knowledge of robotic systems, proficiency with machine tools, experience with electrical repairs such as soldering and hot air rework, and strong competency with general computer systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Partnering with engineers for PCB rework tasks such as soldering and hot air rework

• Install and operate machine tools such as milling machines, lathes, 3D printers, band saws, drill presses, etc.

• Organize and inventory facility assets

• Partnering in planning and executing facility expansion efforts

• Periodically inventory and maintain our development robotics

• Oversee and support sub-contactors

• Prioritize facility safety and flag concerns

• Assemble robots (consisting of mechanical structures, electro-mechanical components, and wiring harnesses)

• Perform component-level and assembly-level testing and diagnostics

• Perform component-level calibration

• Maintain component and lab inventories

• Troubleshoot and repair robots using hardware and software tools, including board-level rework

• Charge and care for battery packs

• Perform firmware and software upgrades

• Assist with onsite manufacturing activities

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree (AA/AS) or technical certification in Engineering, Electronics, Robotics, Mechatronics, or a related field required

• Minimum of 4 years of experience.

• Training in safety practices and the ability to assess and mitigate worker risks

• Ability to read electrical schematics and mechanical drawings

• A team player with excellent communication skills.

• Valid Class C license or ability to obtain one

• Ability to perform physically demanding tasks, including repetitive lifting up to 50 lbs, safety climbing ladders, repetitively bending, and reaching hard-to-access parts while wearing appropriate PPE.

What Makes You Stand Out

• Experience in industrial environments is a plus.

• Familiarity with local construction codes