Operations Engineer Nimble Brain

Nimble Robotics operates fully autonomous e-commerce fulfillment centers and a robotic 3PL service powered by general-purpose warehouse robots and cloud logistics software.

San Francisco, United States
About Nimble Robotics

Nimble develops AI-powered general-purpose warehouse robots that perform storage, retrieval, picking, packing, sorting, and related fulfillment tasks. It combines the robots with its Cloud Logistics Platform to operate end-to-end autonomous fulfillment centers for e-commerce brands.

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About the Role

You will provide technical support for data-collection sites, diagnose issues across rigs, teleoperation and capture systems, and build tools that make operations reliable. You will create observability, route issues to the appropriate engineering owners, support new-site launches, and maintain runbooks, documentation, and training materials.

Requirements

  • 0–5 years of experience supporting and improving complex robotics or hardware/software systems in a production environment, or at least two years of experience with a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Robotics
  • Ability to read technical logs and interpret data across hardware and software
  • Python, SQL, or equivalent scripting and data skills
  • Communication and documentation skills
  • Ability to work autonomously across multiple sites and stakeholder groups
  • Sound judgment under pressure
  • Hands-on comfort with rigs, sensors, cameras, and cabling
  • Ability to support evening shifts and occasional urgent coverage

Responsibilities

  • Diagnose and resolve issues across collection rigs, teleoperation systems, capture systems, and operational software
  • Build operator-facing interfaces, checklists, and automations
  • Build observability for rig health, calibration drift, capture-pipeline status, and alerts
  • Route issues by fixing them or creating prioritized engineering requests
  • Translate engineering changes into documentation, standard operating procedures, and training
  • Partner with site technicians on systems-level diagnosis and escalation
  • Prioritize failures and workflow friction using operational data
  • Support rig installation, station configuration, and new-site launches
  • Create and maintain documentation and runbooks

Benefits

  • Unlimited flexible time off
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Paid parental leave
  • Fully paid parking spots
  • 401k
  • Equity