UnitX

Field Deployment Manager at UnitX (HQ)

UnitX· HQ·

Role details

Work type
Onsite
Employment
Full-Time

Job description

Job Title: Field Deployment Manager

About Us: UnitX builds the world's leading physical AI systems to automate repetitive visual tasks in factories. UnitX is a fast-moving startup with a team from Stanford, MIT, Google, and beyond. Since inception, UnitX has deployed 1,000+ mission-critical systems across 190+ of the world's leading manufacturers' production lines. Every year, $15B worth of products go through UnitX's AI inspection system to ensure quality.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Field Deployment Manager to join our team supporting us in the next phase following our Series B. You will report directly to the Senior Director of Customer Success.

What You’ll Do:

  • Ensure successful deployment by managing timeline and requesting customer resources
  • Work on the factory floor of multiple locations (80% travel, including 40 - 60% overnight travel to on-site locations)
  • Coordinate Field Application Engineers, Production Operations Engineers, and Solution Architects to train AI vision systems and integration with production lines, PLCs
  • Facilitate upsell of scale orders by articulating return on investment to customers
  • Oversee end to end product cycle of requirement gathering, engineering development, and production deployment
  • Drive deployments with engineering team by project management on risk management, problem management, cost management, and progress tracking
  • Demonstrate UnitX products to customers

Who You Are:

  • 3 - 5 years of relevant work experience
  • Passionate about deploying robotics in factories to automate repetitive tasks
  • Background in factory deployments and/or field technician experience
  • Proven working experience in project management
  • Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills

Our Perks:

  • Competitive salary and equity
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, + 401k
  • Unlimited PTO

Why work at UnitX

  • Culture & Team: Founded by engineers from Stanford, MIT, and Google; described internally as a robotics company with values of reliability, precision, transparency, and ambition.
  • Growth Trajectory: 78 employees with rapid expansion (+19.6% YoY); 8 active job openings including Embodied AI Engineer, Machine Learning Engineer, Simulation Engineer, and Recruiter roles.
  • Work Environment: Santa Clara HQ with a global, cross-functional team (Sales 25%, Technical 24%, Operations 5%). Talent sourced from top companies (Keyence, Amazon, Stanford, Palo Alto Networks, Verkada) — suggests high-performance culture.
  • Perks & Mission: Direct impact on worldwide manufacturing quality; opportunity to work on full-stack robotics combining deep learning, imaging, and hardware deployed at scale.

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