Formic aims to revolutionize American manufacturing by making automation accessible to all manufacturers and increasing their factory productivity by 10x, addressing challenges like tariffs, rising costs, and labor shortages.
Requirements
- 5+ years of project management experience in technically complex manufacturing environments
- 3+ years of prior experience in robotics or automation
- Hands-on experience designing or deploying 6-axis robot or cobot cells
- Experience working with or for an industrial robotics System Integrator
Responsibilities
- Plan and manage robotics-centric automation solutions for a variety of different clients and applications, overseeing all aspects of deployment
- Assist in defining project scopes, gather project requirements, and validate proposals in cooperation with Formic Application Engineers and third-party robotics integrators
- Develop and track project plans and monitor progress to ensure deadlines, standards, and cost targets are met
- Aid in the resolution of issues that surface in the deployment process
- Assist with process refinement and standardization in deployments
Other
- Proven project management success
- Deep understanding of robotic automation
- Coordinating cross-functional teams
- Turning complex deployments into seamless successes
- Making a visible impact in a growing industry leader
- Serve as the critical link between customers, internal engineers, and third-party integrators—ensuring projects move forward smoothly from kickoff to commissioning
- Strong communication skills both written and spoken
- Ability to skillfully manage a diverse set of team members and stakeholders
- Hunger to learn and grow in a fast-paced environment
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Willingness to travel up to ~40% of time
- Located in - or open to relocate to - the greater Los Angeles or San Franscisco Bay areas
- Fearless Optimism
- Factories First
- Today, Not Tomorrow
- Be Right Often
- Made of Rubber
- Good Baton Passes
