Technical Autonomous Fleet Manager

The role

You will oversee the deployment, health, and operational efficiency of autonomous construction robots on utility-scale solar sites. You will troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, and system issues and provide field data to R&D teams.

What you will do

• Diagnose and resolve mechanical, electrical, or software issues on the fly to ensure fleet uptime.
• Physically interact with robotic fleet to monitor performance and calibrate sensors.
• Capture, document, and analyze field data and hardware anomalies for R&D teams.
• Manage preventative maintenance schedules and execute corrective maintenance in outdoor environments.
• Manage logistics for moving, deploying, and staging the robotics fleet.
• Oversee site-specific requirements like charging infrastructure and spare parts inventory.
• Track daily fleet utilization and task completion rates.
• Develop and refine operational playbooks for robot deployment.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field (OR equivalent deep, hands-on experience managing complex mechanical/heavy equipment fleets).
• Proven ability to work autonomously as the sole technical expert on a site.
• Proven history of working closely with physical machines, turning wrenches, and diagnosing hardware faults in outdoor, active construction environments.
• Proven track record in fleet management, technical field operations, or hardware testing and deployment.
• Strong mechanical and electrical troubleshooting skills.
• Exceptional technical communication skills.
• Willingness to travel extensively to active solar construction sites.

Nice to have

• Autonomous Fleet Experience: Prior experience managing or scaling fleets of autonomous systems, such as self-driving passenger vehicles, autonomous delivery bots, or advanced agricultural/mining robot
• Advanced Machinery Expertise: Hands-on experience or deep technical familiarity with sophisticated, tech-enabled heavy construction equipment, particularly pile driving machines like the PD-10 or auto
• Experience setting up field maintenance programs or utilizing fleet management software/telemetry dashboards.

About the company

Gritt is an intelligent system that combines robotics and AI to build infrastructure. The company deploys autonomous attachments to common equipment found on construction sites.