Senior Robotics Commissioning & Service Engineer (Robotics)

Location: Aachen, Germany

Company

hirify.global develops humanoid and other physical AI robots, including 4NE1, MAiRA, and MiPA, for learning industrial skills in real-world environments.

What you will do

• Commission and calibrate 4NE1, integrating drives, gear and actuator systems, sensors, and fieldbus communication.
• Execute robot bring-up sequences, including joint homing and calibration checks, and verify firmware, sensors, and actuators before operating sessions.
• Analyze hardware and software faults, reproduce issues, interpret logs, and isolate root causes.
• Operate 4NE1 during data-collection sessions and provide first-line triage, escalation, or reset decisions.
• Define commissioning standards, document processes, and provide structured feedback to mechanical and software design teams.
• Guide junior technicians and act as the escalation point for complex or undocumented issues.

Requirements

• Several years of hands-on experience commissioning, maintaining, or prototyping complex mechatronic or robotic systems.
• Vocational training, technician qualification, or a degree in mechatronics, electrical engineering, or mechanical engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Hands-on experience with actuators, gear systems, mechatronic assemblies, mechanical troubleshooting, sensors, fieldbus communication, and robot kinematics or control fundamentals.
• Ability to use standard diagnostic tools such as dial indicators, torque wrenches, alignment lasers, and oscilloscopes.
• Practical experience with Linux or Ubuntu command-line tools, SSH, ROS2-based systems, Python diagnostic scripts, Docker, and TCP/IP networking.
• Fluent English required; German is beneficial.

Nice to have

• Experience with EtherCAT.
• Basic C++ skills for reading or adjusting simple code.
• Basic Git experience for firmware and configuration versioning.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on work with hardware in a fast-paced prototype environment.
• Autonomous work with incomplete documentation and responsibility for defining processes.
• Structured documentation and cross-functional communication between mechanical and software teams.
• Full-time employment in the Service & Academy department.