Service Manager, Robot Technicians

Figure AI
Santa Clara, CA
On-site

Who this role is best for

Aimed at mid-to-senior level technical leaders who have experience managing field service teams and optimizing repair processes.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with proven experience leading technical repair teams in fast-paced environments
    — “5+ years of experience in a service-focused, field service, technical repair, or manufacturing environment, with 2+ years leading technician teams.”
  • Individuals who have built or scaled service operations using continuous improvement techniques
    — “Experience running complex processes using Lean or other continuous improvement techniques.”
  • Candidates with a background in high-voltage systems, batteries, or actuated robotics components
    — “Experience troubleshooting electromechanical systems, motors and actuators, batteries, sensors, or embedded electronics.”

Things to consider

  • Travel to customer sites is expected, which may require flexibility with location and schedule
    — “the ability to travel to customer sites as needed.”
  • This role demands a leadership style that prioritizes team development and technical standards
    — “Hire, train, and mentor robot service technicians. Give regular feedback, build career paths, and set the standard for technical excellence.”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in creating new service organizations or repair depots in your resume and interviews
    — “Experience standing up a new service organization, field service program, or repair depot.”
  • Demonstrate a history of improving service KPIs like mean time to repair and first-time fix rate
    — “Drive service KPIs including uptime, mean time to repair, first-time fix rate, cost, and parts usage.”
  • Showcase your ability to align cross-functional teams, including engineers and customers
    — “Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to align technicians, engineers, and customers.”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • high-performing technical team
  • exceeding customer expectations
  • improving service KPIs
Typical background
service-focused environmenttechnical repairmanufacturing

Skills & requirements

Required

Service OperationsTeam LeadershipSafety & QualityCustomer ExperienceMetrics & Process

Preferred

RoboticsEVAerospaceIndustrial Automation Service

Stack & domain

LeanBusiness MetricsTroubleshooting Electromechanical SystemsEmbedded ElectronicsLeadershipCommunicationProblem-solvingRoboticsManufacturingService Operations

About the role

Original posting from Figure AI via Greenhouse

Figure is an AI robotics company developing autonomous general-purpose humanoid robots. The goal of the company is to ship humanoid robots with human level intelligence. Its robots are engineered to perform a variety of tasks in the home and commercial markets. Figure is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Figure is an AI robotics company developing autonomous general-purpose humanoid robots. The goal of the company is to ship humanoid robots with human level intelligence. Its robots are engineered to perform a variety of tasks in the home and commercial markets. Figure is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

We are looking for a Service Manager to lead the team of technicians who diagnose, repair, and maintain our humanoid robots. You'll own day-to-day service operations, develop a high-performing technical team, and act as the voice of service quality for customers and engineering. This role is for a hands-on leader who wants to build a service business from the ground up as humanoids move into real-world deployment.

Responsibilities:

Service Operations: Lead daily service and repair operations, prioritizing work to maximize robot uptime and turnaround time across internal fleets and customer deployments.

Team Leadership: Hire, train, and mentor robot service technicians. Give regular feedback, build career paths, and set the standard for technical excellence.

Safety & Quality: Champion safety, quality, and efficiency in every repair. Build and enforce procedures for working on high-voltage, battery, and actuated systems.

Customer Experience: Represent Figure to internal and commercial customers. Exceed their expectations, monitor service trends, and create standards and processes that raise the overall service experience.

Metrics & Process: Drive service KPIs including uptime, mean time to repair, first-time fix rate, cost, and parts usage. Use Lean or similar methods to make complex workflows run better.

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

5+ years of experience in a service-focused, field service, technical repair, or manufacturing environment, with 2+ years leading technician teams.

Proven track record running service operations in a fast-paced, technology-driven environment with customer-facing responsibilities.

Experience running complex processes using Lean or other continuous improvement techniques.

Strong grasp of business metrics and the ability to drive results in productivity, quality, and cost.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to align technicians, engineers, and customers.

Low-ego, team-first leadership style with a pragmatic, can-do approach to problem-solving under pressure.

Valid driver's license, and the ability to travel to customer sites as needed.

Bonus Qualifications:

Robotics, EV, aerospace, or industrial automation service experience.

Hands-on experience troubleshooting electromechanical systems, motors and actuators, batteries, sensors, or embedded electronics.

Experience standing up a new service organization, field service program, or repair depot.

Source: Figure AI careers (Greenhouse)

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