# Forward Deployed Engineer at Mind Robotics

- Company: Mind Robotics
- What the company does: Mind Robotics builds intelligent, broadly capable robots for industrial deployment in high-impact environments. Backed by Accel, Kleiner Perkins and a16z.
- Company website: https://www.mindrobotics.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Normal, IL
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-06-10
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/mindrobotics/dc99eff5-34e5-4595-bb80-ba5b5b9eea16
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/mind-robotics-forward-deployed-engineer/

## About the role

At Mind Robotics, we're building generalized physical AI — robotic systems capable of dexterous, adaptive, and reasoning-intensive work in real-world industrial environments. We’re hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer to be our hands and eyes onsite at a key customer in Normal, IL. You’ll be responsible for our fleet of data collection devices — diagnosing and repairing devices, provisioning new hardware, troubleshooting networking, and running the diagnostic workflows that keep the system healthy.

## What they're looking for

- Hands-on hardware and software troubleshooting experience, ideally with microcomputers, embedded devices, cameras, or similar single-board computers
- Comfort with Linux system administration: installing distributions, package management, systemd services, file permissions, and basic shell navigation
- Working knowledge of Bash (and ideally Python) for reading and running simple diagnostic scripts and automating routine tasks
- Solid networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, subnets, DNS, DHCP, basic firewall rules, and fluency with tools like ping, traceroute, tcpdump, and ssh
- Strong customer-facing communication skills and the self-direction to operate independently onsite while staying tightly coordinated with a remote HQ team
- Prior experience in a field service, forward deployed, or solutions engineering role is a plus

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