# Forward Deployed Engineer at Clera

Forward Deployed Engineer at Clera in San Francisco. On-site, full-time, paying $180k–$220k. Posted October 27, 2026.

- Company: Clera
- Location: San Francisco
- Workplace: On-site
- Job type: Full-time
- Pay: $180k–$220k
- Posted: 2026-10-27
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/clera/6783d479-cf9f-4419-ac20-35b0830167a9/application
- Source: https://jobmagic.ai/jobs/forward-deployed-engineer-clera-3dvp9e

## Requirements

- Two to eight years of hands-on experience deploying robotics or automation systems in factory, warehouse, or logistics environments.
- Experience in forward deployed engineering, field engineering, ML/AI operations, customer-facing technical work, or related robotics deployment roles.
- Practical debugging experience with perception hardware such as cameras, depth sensors, tactile sensors, or pressure sensors.
- Some familiarity with Vision-Language-Action models or learned robot policies, including academic or lab exposure.
- Comfort working across hardware and software, collecting data, and resolving production issues in a fast-moving environment.
- Willingness to travel 50% to 75% and work from the San Francisco office about three days per week.
- Hands-on experience with GPU compute stacks and edge deployment is beneficial. Korean language proficiency is also helpful.

## Description

### About the Role

Join a robotics and physical AI team deploying systems in live customer environments. You will own the deployment lifecycle, connect field learnings to model development, and help improve the reliability of real-world robotic systems.

### What You'll Do

- Drive deployment cycles from operational data collection and model fine-tuning through system setup and production monitoring.

- Diagnose and resolve hardware, software, perception, and integration issues in field and production settings.

- Capture operational data and failure modes to inform foundation model training and system architecture.

- Troubleshoot integrations across perception hardware, compute stacks, and edge deployment environments.

- Travel to customer sites across the United States, adapting to changing field schedules.

### What We're Looking For

- Two to eight years of hands-on experience deploying robotics or automation systems in factory, warehouse, or logistics environments.

- Experience in forward deployed engineering, field engineering, ML/AI operations, customer-facing technical work, or related robotics deployment roles.

- Practical debugging experience with perception hardware such as cameras, depth sensors, tactile sensors, or pressure sensors.

- Some familiarity with Vision-Language-Action models or learned robot policies, including academic or lab exposure.

- Comfort working across hardware and software, collecting data, and resolving production issues in a fast-moving environment.

- Willingness to travel 50% to 75% and work from the San Francisco office about three days per week.

- Hands-on experience with GPU compute stacks and edge deployment is beneficial. Korean language proficiency is also helpful.

### Compensation & Benefits

Base salary is $180,000 to $220,000 annually, with an equity grant and medical, dental, and vision benefits. Visa sponsorship is not available for new applications; candidates with existing US work authorization or an H-1B eligible for transfer may be considered.

### Location

Hybrid, based in San Francisco, California, with regular travel to customer sites across the United States.