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Humanity has lost touch with nature - we’ve traded dirt and trees for asphalt, and we rely on loud, polluting, gas-powered machines to care for our limited natural spaces.
Scythe is forging a new future by building intelligent, all-electric machines that unlock a new superpower: the ability to care for the outdoors pollution-free at enormous scale. From today’s first steps in landscape maintenance to full-fledged re-terraforming in the future, Scythe is pioneering autonomous machinery that supports the ingenuity of humans, multiplying our power to nurture our planet.
At Scythe, you’ll work with a team of world-class experts in everything from computer vision to mechanical engineering, pushing the limits of possibility and growing by overcoming hurdles along the way.
The world needs what we’re building—come join us in making it a reality.
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.
Scythe is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other factor protected by applicable local, state or federal laws.
Scythe Robotics Longmont, Colorado, USA Office
Scythe HQ is located in the southwest corner of Longmont, close to some of the best restaurants and breweries around. We've got open space, trails, and great mountain views right out the back door, and downtown Boulder is just 20 minutes away.
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