Field Robotics Apprentice Technician at Scythe

Scythe is looking for a Field Robotics Apprentice Technician to help repair and maintain our fleet of autonomous robots supporting the next chapter in Scythe's journey: ramping up from dozens of units to tens of thousands. We've developed an industry-changing machine and have customers knocking down our door for units, so we're looking to scale our production quickly and get thousands of reliable autonomous machines out into the world where they can change how we take care of all our outdoor space.

You'll be responsible for learning vehicle troubleshooting, repair, and customer vehicle health at Scythe. You will work closely with our engineering and customer operations teams to keep our vehicles operating in the customer’s hands.

Our main headquarters is located in Longmont, CO with operating facilities in both Dallas, TX and Fort Pierce, FL.

Temp-to-Hire Details

This position begins as a temporary role with a 90 day evaluation period. During this time, your performance, attendance, and overall fit for the role will be assessed. Upon successful completion of the temp period, candidates may be offered a permanent role with benefits.

Some more details about this role

• This is an entry level role based out of our headquarters in Longmont, CO and up to 20% travel of the calendar year may be required.
• Candidates must be able to pass a medical DOT evaluation.

What you’ll do at Scythe

• Maintain our large fleet of autonomous vehicles including predictive, preventative, and corrective maintenance
• Actively monitor our entire fleet using live data streaming from the vehicles
• Recover vehicles to optimize customer's uptime should a vehicle in the field experience a failure
• Follow standard work procedures for maintenance activities and ensure they are completed in a timely fashion according to defined schedules
• Hands on support to troubleshoot, establish root cause, and perform the various types of maintenance activities required to keep the fleet healthy

What you’ve maybe done

• Hands on work in a mechanical/electrical environment
• Entry level work with automotive diagnostic tools
• Familiarity and interest with regard to electric or hybrid vehicles
• Worked in outdoor environment in adverse weather conditions

Scythe is a total compensation company, which provides employees a comprehensive salary, equity, and benefit package. However, only the minimum salary amounts are listed here. Scythe carefully considers a wide range of compensation factors, including education, years of experience, competencies and other relevant business considerations. These considerations can cause your compensation to vary along with your compensation mode preferences. The Field Apprentice Technician position has an expected minimum hourly rate of $21. The actual pay may be higher depending on your skills, qualifications, and experience. Equity and benefits packages are NOT included in this estimate. Please note that this information is provided for those hired in Colorado only.