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title: 'Robotic Factory Operator at Charge Robotics'
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# Robotic Factory Operator at Charge Robotics

- **Company:** Charge Robotics
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-09-28
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-19
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/charge-robotics/2c88036f-3124-416c-b58a-2ae28efefb22

## Job description

As a Robotics Factory Operator at Charge Robotics, you’ll be full-time in the field working on the most critical operation at our company: running, troubleshooting, and improving our robotic factory that installs utility-scale solar farms. You'll work closely with both engineering and field operations teams to deploy a first-of-its-kind robotic solar installation system that will install gigawatts of clean power generation. What you'll be doing:

- Operating the software that runs our state-of-the-art robotic factory and fleet of delivery vehicles on solar construction sites across the US
- Troubleshooting, resolving, and documenting electromechanical issues that come up while operating the factory in field
- Assigning tasks to field team members to ensure materials are loaded correctly and efficiently into the factory
- Working with the engineering team to improve factory user experience and build efficiency

You:

- Are available for full-time field travel (a per diem stipend will be provided to cover housing and food)
- Have an engineering or technical degree in computer science, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, robotics, mechatronics, or a related field
- Are familiar with programming, networking, and command line workflows
- Are comfortable doing mechanical troubleshooting of industrial automation hardware such as robotic arms, conveyors, motors, actuators, and more
- Are a critical thinker and fast learner who can operate effectively in tough physical conditions in field and under pressure
- Have a resilient, positive attitude and like working on a team
- Will follow safety procedures + champion a culture of safety in the field
- Are able to lift 50lbs if necessary

It'd also be nice if you:

- Are familiar with finite-state machines
- Have built or worked with industrial automation equipment
- Have experience working on construction sites
- Are excited to play a direct role in fighting climate change!

## About Charge Robotics

Charge Robotics is a Series A startup building robots that build solar farms. Demand for new solar projects is booming (1 ⁄ 5 of all the solar that exists in the US was installed last year!), but today’s construction companies can’t keep up due to limited labor resources. We thought this was insane, so we started working on robots to directly address this bottleneck and speed up the world’s transition to renewables. Charge is a fast-moving company, which means constant opportunities for learning and growth. You’ll have a large impact on the direction of our company, and will be compensated accordingly. If you are excited to work on interesting problems with direct climate impact, you’re going to fit right in at Charge Robotics.

- [Fast Company – Solar Building Robots to Solve One of Climate's Biggest Problems](https://www.fastcompany.com/91108331/these-solar-assembling-robotic-arms-could-solve-one-of-the-industrys-biggest-problems)
- [MIT News – Making solar projects cheaper and faster with portable factories](https://news.mit.edu/2025/charge-robotics-makes-solar-projects-cheaper-faster-portable-factories-0312)
- [YouTube – full video of our Gen1 robots building a solar farm](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ2fP1Y5Z2E)

We’re MIT-founded and backed by top generalist and climate tech investors, including Founders Fund, Energy Impact Partners, Lux Capital, and Y Combinator (S21).

## Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

## About Charge Robotics

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Charge Robotics builds robots that automate the most labor-intensive parts of solar construction, enabling faster, cheaper, and safer deployment of utility-scale solar farms.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series A – $17.1M total funding)
- **Headquarters**: San Leandro, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2021
- **Founders**: Banks Hunter (CEO) and Max Justicz (CTO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Solar construction automation / Robotics for renewable energy infrastructure.
- **Target customers**: B2B – solar construction companies, EPC contractors, and utility-scale project developers.
- **Mission or purpose**: Accelerate the transition to renewables by removing the labor bottleneck that limits solar installation growth.

## Products & Services
- **Sunrise (Autonomous Solar Construction System)**: A fully autonomous system that handles the most labor-intensive parts of solar farm assembly – including pile driving, racking installation, and module placement. It is deployed as a portable factory on-site, dramatically reducing the need for specialized manual labor.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed.
- **Key Metric**: Total funding of $17,124,997 (as of August 2024, led by Lux Capital).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Lux Capital, Y Combinator (S21 batch), Gustaf Alstromer (primary partner).
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Headcount grew 40% YoY to 26 employees (as of mid-2025).
  - Deployed first commercial system in late 2025.
  - Featured in MIT News and Fast Company for breakthrough solar construction automation.
  - Active job postings increased 450% year-over-year.

## Competitive Advantages
- **First-mover in solar construction robotics**: While many companies automate solar manufacturing, Charge Robotics is one of the few focused on the on-site assembly process – the current bottleneck.
- **Portable factory model**: Their system can be shipped and set up directly at project sites, reducing transportation costs and assembly time.
- **Strong founding team**: MIT EECS backgrounds (Banks Hunter and Max Justicz) with deep technical expertise in robotics and systems engineering.
- **Backed by top-tier climate and deep-tech investors** (Lux Capital, Y Combinator).

## Strategic Focus
- **Scale commercial deployments**: After proving the first commercial system, the company is now focused on scaling production and expanding to more solar projects.
- **Hiring across engineering and operations**: Open roles include Head of Engineering, Senior Software Engineer, Robotics Field Engineer, and more – indicating a push to grow the team and product simultaneously.
- **Reduce cost of solar installation**: Long-term goal is to make solar farms cheaper and faster to build, enabling renewables to outcompete fossil fuels on a massive scale.

## Why Work Here
- **High-impact climate mission**: Directly contributes to accelerating the global energy transition by solving a real-world bottleneck in solar construction.
- **Fast-growing startup**: 40% headcount growth and a clear trajectory from prototype to commercial deployment.
- **Culture**: Described as fostering creativity, collaboration, diversity, and inclusivity (from careers page). Offers comprehensive benefits and a sense of purpose.
- **Work policy**: On-site in the San Francisco Bay Area (San Leandro HQ and Oakland office). Roles are primarily in-person for hardware and robotics work.
- **Engineering focus**: Strong technical team with talent sourced from Tesla, Aeva, Vicarious Surgical, and other advanced robotics companies. Opportunity to work on full-stack robotics (software, hardware, field integration).

## Sources
1. [chargerobotics.com](https://chargerobotics.com/)
2. [ycombinator.com](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/charge-robotics)
3. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/charge-robotics)
4. [jobs.ashbyhq.com](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/charge-robotics) (careers page)

## Other roles at Charge Robotics

- [Senior Robotics Software Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-robotics-software-engineer-charge-robotics-san-leandro-0ffef524zntg) — San Leandro, CA
- [Technical Project Manager](https://feeny.ai/job/technical-project-manager-charge-robotics-san-leandro-ka8pvg2w51v0) — San Leandro, CA
- [Solar Site Superintendent - Mechanical Foreman](https://feeny.ai/job/solar-site-superintendent-mechanical-foreman-charge-robotics-cmwk9jb791hw)
- [Electrical Design Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/electrical-design-engineer-charge-robotics-san-leandro-scsm88khfq3j) — San Leandro, CA
- [Senior Electrical Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-electrical-engineer-charge-robotics-san-leandro-w1a9s7jz9cmh) — San Leandro, CA
- [Senior Robotics Integration Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-robotics-integration-engineer-charge-robotics-san-leandro-xynf8kv3daw3) — San Leandro, CA
- [Manufacturing Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/manufacturing-engineer-charge-robotics-san-leandro-9m8etpzvz6bx) — San Leandro, CA
- [Head of Engineering](https://feeny.ai/job/head-of-engineering-charge-robotics-san-leandro-d9dpz0586k05) — San Leandro, CA
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