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Overview

HireArt is assisting a client in hiring a hands-on, versatile Robot Service Technician to support the production, maintenance, and repair of self-driving delivery robots. The role involves mechanical and electrical assembly, troubleshooting, and fieldwork.

Responsibilities

  • Assemble harnesses, cables, and connectors for self-driving delivery robots.
  • Install and replace sensors such as LiDAR, cameras, and ultrasonic sensors.
  • Perform routine maintenance and repairs on the robot fleet.
  • Diagnose breakdowns, investigate incidents, and execute service campaigns.
  • Test and troubleshoot mechanical and electrical components, including suspensions and batteries.
  • Travel between local locations to provide onsite support when needed.
  • Handle rapid prototyping, testing, and inventory management.
  • Assist in R&D experiments, contributing to the development of new projects.

Requirements

  • Experience with mechanical and electrical tools, including measuring equipment.
  • Experience assembling and disassembling electrical components.
  • Ability to read and interpret 2D mechanical drawings.
  • Experience installing custom electronic modules.
  • Comfortable working with AC/DC currents.
  • Valid driver’s license with a clean MVR for the last 12 months; no CDL required.
  • Comfortable working in field environments.
  • Ability to lift and move items over 50 pounds.
  • Strong attention to detail and a structured, logical approach to problem-solving.
  • Team-oriented with strong communication and collaboration skills.
  • Creative and adaptable mindset to tackle diverse technical challenges.
  • Automotive retrofitting experience is a huge plus.

Benefits

  • Pre-tax commuter benefits
  • Health Insurance
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • This is a full-time, 1-year contract position with the possibility of extension.
  • Position is available to candidates local to the Fishtown, PA area.
  • While the role is based onsite, you are not required to be on campus for all working hours; however, you must be able to arrive on short notice, any day of the week.

Benefits

Pre-tax commuter benefits
Health Insurance
401k
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How this job compares in Philadelphia, PA

Pay in context

At roughly $26/hr, this posting comes in about 20% below the $32/hr median for welding jobs in Philadelphia, PA, where the middle half runs $30–$40/hr across 20 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 15% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Philadelphia, PA

We're tracking 50 other active welding openings in Philadelphia, PA right now, from 35 different employers. 23 of them were added in the last week. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 312 other active welding openings from 188 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Philadelphia, or widen the search to Pennsylvania.

The most active employers in Pennsylvania at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Rhoads Industries (13), Department of the Navy - Agency Wide (8), and Phillips Tank & Structure (8). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Pennsylvania, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Philadelphia at $32/hr, Braddock at $31/hr, and York at $27/hr. Philadelphia is among them.

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