AIM · 21 hours ago
Field Optimization Engineer
United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$125K/yr - $150K/yr
5+ years expAIM is a mission driven company focused on terraforming this planet and reversing the negative effects of climate change. They are seeking a Field Optimization Engineer to improve the performance of autonomous machines by analyzing real-world data and optimizing task execution.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)ConstructionIndustrial AutomationInfrastructureMachine LearningMining TechnologyRobotics
Hiring Manager
Mike Martinsen
Responsibilities
Tune autonomy behaviors for specific tasks and environments
Analyze performance metrics, failure modes, and edge cases
Validate ConOps, safety assumptions, and degraded-mode behavior against real site conditions
Identify patterns in autonomy behavior and failure
Translate field insights into actionable inputs for AI and planning teams
Validate improvements under real operating conditions
Design and execute on-site test plans (functional, performance, environmental, regression) for autonomy behaviors, safety systems, control responses, and telemetry reliability
Validate releases, patches, hardware revisions, and autonomy updates under real operational stress
Maintain clear bug reports, defect triage, downtime logs, and structured feedback cycles into engineering
Drive quality upstream - flagging architectural/testability gaps early and championing improvements
Write production-grade code when needed - scripts, integrations, custom workflows, or quick fixes to unblock deployments
Build customer workflow integrations (data APIs, cloud ingestion, operator UI tweaks, etc.)
Partner with autonomy, software, and hardware teams to validate features in the field and influence product direction
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Computer, Robotics, Systems) or equivalent practical experience
5+ years experience in one or more: field engineering, systems engineering, SDE/SDE-T, robotics deployment, industrial automation, test/validation engineering
Hands-on experience debugging complex hardware/software systems under real-world constraints
Strong scripting ability (Python, Bash, JavaScript, or equivalent) and comfort writing production-quality scripts or small features
Strong understanding of sensors, networking, Linux systems, compute modules, and embedded hardware fundamentals
Experience designing/executing test plans and reporting structured quality findings
Excellent communication skills - able to translate field issues into crisp engineering requirements
Ability to work autonomously under ambiguous, high-pressure conditions
Willingness to travel internationally and domestically, often on short notice
Preferred
Experience deploying robotics, autonomous systems, heavy equipment, or industrial automation
Experience with safety-critical systems, emergency stops, lockout/tagout, or functional safety frameworks
Familiarity with hydraulics, GNSS systems, perception stacks, or motion control systems
Experience analyzing operational data and performance metrics
Experience building test automation, CI test harnesses, or validation pipelines
Experience developing service manuals, install guides, or field engineering playbooks
OEM or dealer network experience (e.g., Komatsu, Caterpillar, Volvo)
Ability to influence product and engineering teams through data, clarity, and field insight
Company
AIM
Scalable earthmoving is not optional. It’s required for our civilization to flourish.
11-50 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$91.07M2025-06-10Series A· $50M
2025-01-15Series Unknown· $41.07M
2021-10-03Undisclosed
Leadership Team
Adam Sadilek
CEO and Founder
Robert Kotlaba
Co-Founder / Chief Hardware Engineer
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