Forward Deployed Engineer

Our Mission:

At Sunrise Robotics, we are dedicated to augmenting humanity through intelligent robotics. Our mission is to elevate the world of manufacturing by introducing intelligent, flexible robots that enhance human capabilities and existing machinery, ushering in the next era of production at higher quality, with less waste, and lower cost.

Our Vision:

We see a future where every element of manufacturing, from design to assembly, is optimised with intelligent automation. Our vision is to integrate flexible robotic solutions, based on generic hardware and advanced software/AI capabilities, into manufacturing, particularly in small and medium-sized enterprises, to make automation economically viable and accessible, for all sizes of manufacturers. We are not just building robots; we are creating the strategically crucial components for autonomous, intelligent agents of the future.

The role:

At Sunrise Robotics, this Forward Deployed Engineer role exists to make our robotic systems work reliably in real factories, and to turn each deployment into something we can repeat and scale.

You’ll own end-to-end delivery in live production environments, working directly with customers to get systems running and meeting real production requirements. At the same time, you’ll identify what slows us down or breaks across deployments, and help turn those insights into improvements in our product, tools, and processes.

In your first 6–12 months, your impact should be clear: successful customer deployments, reduced non-recurring engineering, and faster, more repeatable rollout of Sunrise systems across factories.

What you’ll do:

• Deploy Sunrise robotic systems in live manufacturing environments and deliver successful customer go-lives

• Own system performance during deployment, ensuring solutions meet defined operational and reliability standards

• Translate real-world production constraints into structured input for product and engineering teams

• Identify and eliminate sources of non-recurring engineering in deployments

• Improve deployment workflows, tools, and system architecture to enable repeatable delivery

• Collaborate with AI, robotics, product, and commercial teams to align customer needs with product evolution

• Support pilot launches and early-stage deployments, ensuring systems reach production readiness

• Act as the primary technical partner for customers during integration and ramp-up

• Troubleshoot deployed systems and resolve technical issues to maintain uptime and reliability

• Investigate operational incidents and implement fixes that prevent recurrence

What you’ll need:

• Hands-on experience deploying robotic systems or automated machinery in real industrial environments

• Strong understanding of robotics fundamentals and experience working with deep learning models in applied settings

• Familiarity with adapting or re-training models for specific production use cases

• Working knowledge of simulation environments (e.g., NVIDIA Isaac Sim / Omniverse), synthetic data generation, and structured QA processes

• Experience with ROS 2 and Behaviour Tree-based system control

• Ability to analyse complex systems and generalise solutions across different deployments

• Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams across AI, software, mechanical, and electrical engineering

• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly to customers and internal teams

What Makes You Stand Out:

• Experience working on collaborative robotic applications

• Experience with ABB SafeMove

• Experience with TIA Portal

• Experience with radar-based safety systems

• Experience using safety analysis tools

Why Us:

We’re building a new category of intelligent, flexible robotic automation with real deployments, real customers, and momentum across Europe.

• High exposure: Work directly with founders and leadership on decisions that shape how we deploy and scale automation

• Career acceleration: Gain deep experience across deployment, product, and system design while helping define how modern robotics companies scale delivery

• Real impact: Your work will run in live production environments, directly influencing customer outcomes, product direction, and how quickly we can scale across factories