Geared toward hands-on builders comfortable with QA and testing, this role favors candidates with mechanical aptitude and organizational skills in a startup environment in Watertown, MA.
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Original posting from Tutorintelligence via Lever
The Role
You'll take a robot fresh off the assembly line, power it up, bring every system to life, and own it until it's tested, documented, and ready to ship. When it doesn't work, and some won't, you'll find out why with a meter and a schematic, fix it, and make sure it stays fixed.
This isn't a pass/fail checklist job. If you've commissioned, repaired, or brought up complete machines (robots, packaging lines, AGVs, CNC, or similar), this is your kind of work.
The robot is an autonomous palletizer: a collaborative robot arm on a battery-powered mobile base, with vacuum tooling, sensors, and safety circuits. Every one you release goes to a real warehouse. You're the last set of hands before the customer.
What You'll Do
Receive robots from the line, inspect wiring workmanship, and perform safe first power-up
Bring up each subsystem: DC power and battery, CAN communications, robot arm and controller, mobile base and drives, sensors, vacuum, and safety circuits
Load and verify software, firmware, calibrations, and configurations using our tools and procedures
Run functional and final acceptance tests, including multi-hour continuous runs
Troubleshoot electrical, mechanical, and configuration failures down to root cause
Repair within approved procedures, then retest to prove the fix
Log failures, repairs, and test results in our manufacturing system
Prep robots for shipment: final checks, battery charge, arm stowing, and paperwork
Bring recurring problems to Production Engineering so they get fixed at the source
Help train other technicians and build troubleshooting guides
Follow electrical safety, ESD, lithium battery, and lockout procedures
What You Bring
Hands-on experience troubleshooting and repairing complete machines: robots, industrial automation, field equipment, or similar electromechanical systems
Experience bringing machines up or commissioning them, not only assembling or running checklists
Comfort reading electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and assembly drawings
Confident with a multimeter on power, wiring, and signal problems
A sharp eye for wiring quality: crimps, ferrules, connector pins, strain relief, routing
Working knowledge of DC power, motors, actuators, sensors, and connectors
A methodical approach: form a hypothesis, test it, find the cause, verify the repair
Clear notes and communication, including knowing the difference between a confirmed cause and a guess
Willingness to work extended hours during production pushes
Nice to Have
Military electronics, avionics, or field service technician background
Cobot, AMR/AGV, or battery-powered equipment experience
Oscilloscope or CAN bus tools
Basic Linux command line or networking
IPC/WHMA-A-620 or similar wiring certification
Technical school, associate degree, or equivalent experience
Compensation:
This is a full-time, hourly role. The pay range is $38–$50 per hour, based on experience.
Benefits
Fully employer-paid health insurance, managed 401(k), unlimited PTO and holidays, regular in-office meals, and a low-ego team where people own real problems.
About Tutor
Tutor builds AI-powered robots and deploys them directly into warehouses and factories across the country. We're motivated by atoms, not electrons: every robot we build does real work in the physical economy. We're a small team where every person has real impact, and we work with technical excellence and respect.
Tutor is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.