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# Robotics Integration Engineer (Field-Focused) at Trener

- **Company:** Trener
- **Location:** San Jose, CA
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-10-07
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-07
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/trener-robotics/a7cbaac1-ee61-44c5-b953-778d92ecafd3

## Job description

## About Us

Freshly backed by some of the top VCs in Silicon Valley, Trener is redefining robotics by combining advanced AI for intuitive programming with pre-trained skill models that are experts at industrial tasks. With offices in San Francisco (USA) and Trondheim (Norway), we provide software that gives our users unprecedented ease-of-use and capabilities for their robots, allowing them to think, adapt, and perform complex tasks like any skilled worker.

## About the Job

We are seeking a Field-Focused Integration Engineer to join our robotics team and lead the deployment of our robotic systems in real-world industrial environments. You will be responsible for hands-on installation, commissioning, and integration of robotic cells in production facilities, ensuring our systems meet safety standards and customer requirements while delivering exceptional performance.

## Responsibilities

- Lead on-site installation and commissioning of robotic systems in customer facilities
- Design and implement integration strategies for industrial robotic cells including manipulators, safety systems, and auxiliary equipment
- Conduct system validation, safety assessments, and performance optimization in production environments
- Ensure compliance with industrial safety standards and electrical codes
- Provide hands-on customer support, training, and field troubleshooting services
- Collaborate with customers to understand production requirements and adapt solutions accordingly
- Develop deployment documentation, risk assessments, and standard operating procedures
- Drive continuous improvement of field integration processes and best practices
- Perform Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and Site Acceptance Testing (SAT) to validate system performance

## Requirements

- Bachelor's in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field
- 3+ years of hands-on industrial robotics integration and deployment experience
- Proven experience integrating robots in real production environments (academic/lab-only experience is not sufficient unless accompanied by significant industrial compliance experience)
- Experience with 6-DOF robot arms from major manufacturers (ABB, KUKA, Fanuc, Universal Robots, or similar)
- Strong knowledge of electrical and safety standards (ISO 10218, ANSI/RIA R15.06, NFPA 79, NEC, CE marking)
- Experience with industrial PLCs, electrical panel design, and control systems
- Proficiency in CAD software for layout design and integration planning
- Understanding of motor control, servo systems, and industrial communication protocols
- Ability to read and create electrical schematics and P&IDs
- Strong project management skills and ability to manage multiple customer deployments
- Excellent communication skills and customer-facing experience
- Willingness to travel frequently to customer sites

What Will Differentiate You

- Master's degree in relevant engineering discipline
- Professional certifications in robotics safety, electrical systems, or industrial automation (e.g., Certified Automation Professional, CSP, RIA, OSHA certifications)
- Experience with specific industry verticals (automotive, manufacturing, electronics, logistics)
- Knowledge of machine vision integration and CNC machinery
- Experience with risk assessments and safety circuit design
- A proactive, self-starting mentality with excellent problem-solving skills and the resilience to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment

## What We Offer

- A unique opportunity to work at the forefront of robotics and AI
- A central role in a growing startup where your contributions will directly shape our future
- Competitive salary, employee equity, and bonuses
- A dynamic and international work environment with offices in the US and Norway

## About Trener

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Industrial robotics automation / Physical AI software
- **Target customers**: B2B – manufacturing companies, system integrators, and shop-floor operations running high-mix, low-volume production
- **Mission**: Replace rigid, scripted robot programming with training-based, autonomous execution to make industrial automation more flexible and scalable.

## Products & Services
- **Acteris**: The core intelligence layer for industrial robots – a vendor-agnostic platform that provides vision, language, and action understanding to enable skills-based programming, natural language task specification, real-time adaptation, and production monitoring. Compatible with ABB, Universal Robots, and FANUC, with more brands planned.
- **T-Labs**: Dedicated R&D engine that develops new robot skills using vision-language-action models, simulation, and data-efficient training pipelines. Feeds production-ready capabilities into Acteris.
- **T-Job, T-Agents, T-Vision, T-Sim, T-Monitor, T-Skill, T-Sense (coming soon)**: Specific modules within Acteris for job orchestration, agentic control, vision perception, simulation, monitoring, skill execution, and haptic sensing.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total funding of $38.2M across four rounds (Pre-Seed, Seed, Seed extension, Series A)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Engine Ventures, IAG Capital Partners, Emergent Ventures
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Headcount grew 350% year-over-year to 31 employees (LinkedIn data)
  - Won the Industry Startup Forum Award at Advanced Factories 2026
  - Winner of ABB Startup Challenge 2024
  - Expanding to additional robot brands beyond ABB, Universal Robots, and FANUC
  - Opened offices in San Jose (US HQ) and Barcelona (new hybrid location)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Robot-agnostic intelligence layer**: Works across multiple robot brands (ABB, UR, FANUC) without requiring hardware replacement – can retrofit existing workcells.
- **Physical AI approach**: Replaces traditional point-to-point programming with Vision-Language-Action models, enabling robots to handle variability and changeovers autonomously.
- **Skills, not scripts**: Deployable, reusable robot skills that can be commissioned and scaled across cells, reducing deployment time and maintenance.
- **Partner-led commissioning**: Standardized integration suite allows trusted partners to deploy consistently, enabling faster scaling.

## Strategic Focus
- Scale deployment of Acteris across more production environments, particularly high-mix, low-volume manufacturing.
- Expand robot brand compatibility to additional leading industrial robot manufacturers.
- Continue building T-Labs to advance embodied intelligence and skill learning.
- Grow the partner ecosystem and sales channels (recent hires like VP of Sales Jacob Pascual Pape indicate commercial acceleration).

## Why Work Here
- **Cutting-edge technology**: Work on Physical AI, foundation models, and real-world robotics – a rare intersection of AI and industrial automation.
- **Global team**: Offices in San Jose (US), Trondheim (Norway), and Barcelona (Spain) with employees across 6 countries. Hybrid work model (in-office in San Jose and Barcelona, with remote flexibility in some roles).
- **Growth trajectory**: Young company (founded 2024) with rapid headcount growth and strong investor backing – opportunity to shape the product and culture early.
- **Award-winning environment**: Recognized at Advanced Factories 2026 and ABB Startup Challenge, signaling industry credibility.
- **Open roles**: Currently hiring for Integration Engineers (software and field), Technical Sales Engineers, QA Engineers, Business Development Managers, Channel Managers, and Application Engineers – indicating scaling across engineering, sales, and operations.

## Sources
1. [trener.ai](https://trener.ai/)
2. [trener.ai/company](https://trener.ai/company)
3. [trener.ai/platform](https://trener.ai/platform)
4. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/trener-robotics)
5. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/trener-robotics)

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