Aptiv · 5 days ago
Senior Field Application Engineer, Robotics & Drones
Agoura Hills, CA - USA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expAptiv is a global technology company developing innovative software and hardware for autonomous driving cars and smart cities. They are seeking a Senior Field Application Engineer to be the primary technical interface to customers and partners, focusing on the integration and debugging of robotics solutions.
AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesElectric VehicleRide SharingSoftware
Responsibilities
Act as the primary technical contact for selected AMR/drone OEMs, integrators, and partners
Lead technical discovery and solution definition: organize and prepare for customer facing technical workshops, understand customer use cases, constraints, and success criteria and map them to Aptiv’s offerings
Support PoC and pilot deployments, including sensor installation, software bring-up, and troubleshooting on customer platforms
Partner with Head of Business Development, Product Management, and Finance to shape customer-specific solutions and proposals
Contribute to business case development by quantifying technical impact into benefits (throughput, safety, uptime, TCO, etc.)
Provide technical inputs to pricing and deal structures (configuration choices, BOM assembly, pre-production engineering effort, deployment complexity)
Primary coordinator for RFI & RFP response across respective teams, including drafting technical content, solution diagrams, effort estimates, validated BOM cost estimations, & initial price guidance
Join customer pre-sales meetings and workshops to represent the technical solution and address detailed engineering questions
Capture field feedback (gaps, UX issues, performance pain points) and feed it into Product Management and Architecture
Contribute to application notes, reference designs, and best-practice guides for common robot platforms and use cases
Help shape evaluation kits and demo setups that make it easier for new customers to get started
Deliver technical trainings, workshops, and demos for customer engineering teams and internal stakeholders
Create and maintain integration guides, FAQs, and troubleshooting playbooks
Support trade shows, conferences, and customer demo days as the hands-on technical expert
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Robotics, Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience
10+ years of experience in a field application / solutions engineering / robotics integration role or similar customer-facing technical position
Hands-on experience with real robots (AMRs, AGVs, drones, industrial robots) or embedded systems in production or pilot environments
Solid skills in Linux and at least one programming/scripting language (C++ and/or Python)
Practical experience with ROS / ROS 2 (building, running, and debugging nodes, topics, launch files, etc.)
Working knowledge of one or more robotics sensors: lidar, radar, cameras, IMUs, encoders, safety sensors
Demonstrated experience in pre-sales or solutions engineering, supporting technical proposals, PoCs, or business case discussions with customers
Comfortable discussing basic ROI/TCO concepts and translating technical features into customer value
Strong communication skills and ability to explain complex technical topics to mixed technical/non-technical audiences
Strong financial acumen to support business case assembly
Proven ability to drive the coordination of multiple stakeholders towards a common mission
Willingness to travel to customer sites, test facilities, and field trials (typically ~25–40%, with some flexibility)
Preferred
Experience with warehouse / industrial automation and safety-relevant applications
Familiarity with heterogeneous compute SoCs, hardware acceleration, and deployment of perception/ML workloads
Exposure to functional safety or industrial safety standards (e.g., ISO 13849, ISO 3691-4, IEC 61508, or ISO 26262)
Experience with simulation tools (Gazebo, Isaac Sim, Webots, or similar) for regression and scenario testing
Prior work in a robotics platform company supporting OEMs and integrators
Company
Aptiv
Aptiv is a global technology company that develops safer, greener, and more connected solutions, which enable the future of mobility.
10001+ employees
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