Forward Deployed Engineer - Robotics

Flexion Robotics seeks a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer in Zürich to lead technical integrations for key customers, supporting on-site deployments and ensuring stable robot operations. The role requires expertise in robotics software, hardware interfaces, and real-world troubleshooting.

This role is part of Flexion’s Engineering team, tasked with scaling the company’s software across customer robot fleets. The engineer serves as a technical lead for key accounts, managing integrations from start to finish and ensuring successful, stable deployments.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical contact for key customer accounts, overseeing the integration of Flexion’s software stack onto customer hardware.
• Lead on-site deployment efforts, writing code and supporting the software lifecycle from initial setup through ongoing operations.
• Diagnose and fix full-stack issues involving software, hardware interfaces, and system integration, both remotely and on-site as needed.
• Collaborate with R&D and Product teams to expand deployments and remove roadblocks for customer rollouts.
• Collect logs, failure data, and field insights, then share actionable feedback with engineering to improve the product.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, deployment guides, and operations manuals to support customer independence.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Strong, production-level skills in C++ and Python.
• Direct experience developing software that interacts with robotics hardware, such as hardware abstraction layers, motor drivers, or sensor integrations.
• Proven experience in robotics hardware and software integration, especially in troubleshooting real robots.
• Solid understanding of networking (IPv4, TCP/IP, subnetting) and Linux networking tools.
• Hands-on experience with perception sensors and pipelines, including mono and stereo cameras and LiDAR.
• Knowledge of embedded systems communication protocols such as Ethernet, MIPI, I2C, and SPI.
• Extensive experience with robotics middleware, specifically ROS2 and DDS.
• Excellent communication abilities, including managing customer expectations and explaining technical solutions clearly.
• Willingness to travel to customer sites as needed, approximately 20% of the time.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with Deep Learning and Reinforcement Learning concepts.

What the company offers

• Competitive compensation package
• A front-row seat at one of Europe’s most ambitious robotics companies
• An energetic, collaborative team with a bias for action

About the company

Flexion Robotics is developing the intelligence layer for the next generation of humanoid robots. The company aims to accelerate the shift from fragile prototypes to real-world humanoid deployment, founded by experts in robot reinforcement learning and backed by top international venture capital firms. Within months of its founding, Flexion moved from first code to real-world deployments with partners.

• Building the intelligence layer for humanoid robots
• Accelerating the transition from prototypes to real-world deployment
• Founded by leading scientists in robot reinforcement learning (ex-Nvidia, ex-ETH Zürich)
• Backed by leading international VC firms
• Rapid progress from first code to real-world deployments with partners