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We own the full robotics stack from high-performance hardware and robot systems to the infrastructure and state-of-the-art foundation world models that control our robots. Our robots are designed to be generalists capable of operating in complex, real-world environments and handling long-tail edge cases, made possible by our cutting edge research and end-to-end system design. We've raised over $450M and are investing aggressively in model research, infrastructure, hardware development, and manufacturing scale-up to make generalist robotics a reality.\nAbout the Application Engineering Team\nApplication Engineering is where Rhoda's AI meets the real world. We work directly with customers to understand their operational problems, determine where our platform can deliver value, and lead the application of Rhoda's AI model end to end - from model post-training and data collection, to robot tooling and work-cell design, to production deployments on the customer's floor. The team sits at the intersection of engineering, product, deployment operations, and business, with members in the US and Germany. Application Engineering is organized into three complementary roles - Application Engineers, Solution Engineers, and Technical Program Managers - who share ownership of every production deployment.\nThe Role\nAs a Solution Engineer, you own the systems-engineering work that turns a successful POC into a production deployment. Taking the lead once a customer issues a purchase order, you'll translate customer requirements into a production solution, design the workflow and work cell, and integrate Rhoda's robots and AI model with the customer's environment - sensors, conveyors, PLCs, and MES. You'll carry the solution through Factory Acceptance Testing, commissioning, and Site Acceptance Testing.\nWhat You'll Do\nGather, define, and negotiate customer requirements for production, including throughput, uptime, safety, and acceptance criteria.\n\nConduct feasibility analysis (including simulation) and provide proposal review and feedback during the PO stage.\n\nDesign production workflows and work cells, including layout, safety, material flow, and operator interaction.\n\nLead system integration planning with the customer environment - sensors, conveyors, PLCs, MES, and other plant systems.\n\nIntegrate Rhoda's AI model with task-related tooling and partner with Application Engineers on task engineering and strategy.\n\nOwn the overall solution strategy and author workflow SOPs for production operations.\n\nDefine solution requirements, shaping both product and site readiness ahead of the deployment.\n\nMeasure and report system performance through FAT and SAT, and support 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