The Boring Company builds safe, fast-to-dig, low-cost transportation, utility and freight tunnels — solving traffic with Loop, powered by the Prufrock tunnel boring machine. Backed by Sequoia.
About the role
This role is accountable for keeping assigned subsystems reliable, maintainable, and available for production. The Field Operations Engineer will own subsystem performance, condition, failure modes, maintenance needs, spares and consumables, procedures, reporting, and improvement opportunities while working directly in the field to troubleshoot issues, support maintenance, drive equipment improvements, and minimize downtime.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, robotics, mechatronics, production engineering, manufacturing, logistics, integration engineering, project management, or a related field
- Experience in field operations, construction, infrastructure, manufacturing, mining, tunneling, logistics, or another fast-paced operations environment
- Strong technical problem-solving skills with hands-on experience troubleshooting mechanical, electrical, controls, robotic, or heavy equipment systems
- Ability to analyze operational data, identify trends, prioritize issues, and drive practical improvements in a production environment
- Willingness to work long hours in the field, including significant time in the tunnel, with strong communication skills and the ability to coordinate across multiple teams
More about this role
The Boring Company was founded to solve the problem of soul-destroying traffic by creating an underground network of tunnels. Today, we are creating the technology to increase tunneling speed and decrease costs by a factor of 10 or more with the ultimate goal of making Hyperloop adoption viable and enabling rapid transit across densely populated regions.
The Boring Company is seeking a highly motivated Field Operations Engineer to support tunneling operations in Las Vegas through complete ownership of one or more assigned production-critical subsystems, such as the belt/conveyor system, grout system, mining trucks, or other machine and support equipment.
This role is accountable for keeping assigned subsystems reliable, maintainable, and available for production. The Field Operations Engineer will own subsystem performance, condition, failure modes, maintenance needs, spares and consumables, procedures, reporting, and improvement opportunities while working directly in the field to troubleshoot issues, support maintenance, drive equipment improvements, and minimize downtime.
- Take complete ownership of one or more assigned production-critical subsystems, such as the belt/conveyor...
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