Director Technical Support & Field Service

Support Desk & Remote Diagnostics

• Stand up the support desk, including ticket intake, triage, severity tiers, response and restore targets and an SLA framework
• Define a coverage model for the EU and a plan for US time zones as the fleet grows
• Build remote diagnostics on top of Cortex telemetry so most issues are triaged and fixed without a site visit

Escalation & Field Service

• Run a closed escalation loop with Engineering, so field failures are triaged, root-caused and fixed in the product
• Coordinate field service, including dispatch, on-site playbooks and third-party field technicians where needed
• Identify the top recurring field failures and get them onto the product roadmap

Spares, RMA & Customer Enablement

• Own the customer-facing RMA process and spare parts availability at customer sites, working with Supply Chain on procurement and logistics
• Build customer onboarding, operator training, documentation and a knowledge base so customers can handle routine issues themselves

Metrics & Team

• Own fleet uptime, MTTR, first-contact and first-visit resolution, SLA attainment and CSAT, and drive them up as the fleet grows
• Hire and lead the first support and field engineers
• Take front-line support duty off the founders and wider team

Qualifications:

Education and Experience

• 8+ years in technical support, field service or after-sales for complex hardware, including several years leading teams
• A track record of building a technical support, field service or after-sales function from scratch for a deployed hardware product as the installed base grew from tens to hundreds of sites
• Hands-on experience setting up remote diagnostics and telemetry, ticketing and SLAs, escalation to engineering, spares and RMA, and field service coordination
• Degree in mechatronics, electrical or mechanical engineering, automation or a related field, or equivalent practical experience

Skills

• Technical depth in mechatronics, controls or robotics, plus comfort working with software and telemetry data
• Strong command of service metrics such as MTTR, uptime, SLA attainment and first-contact resolution
• Calm, structured escalation management with customers and internal teams
• Fluent German and English
• Willingness to travel to customer sites

Additional Skills / Nice to Have

• Experience in robotics, warehouse automation, AMRs or industrial automation, or in service for other deployed complex hardware such as energy storage, drones, medical or lab equipment, semiconductor equipment or machinery
• Experience with IoT fleet monitoring or remote telemetry tooling
• Experience running service coverage across the EU and US
• Background in application or commissioning engineering

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary and equity in a fast-growing Series B robotics company
• Flexible PTO and a collaborative, high-ownership culture
• Ownership of how our customers experience Sereact once their cells are live

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Veröffentlicht am 26. Okt. 2026

Veröffentlicht am 26. Okt. 2026