Robotics Field Applications Engineer | Breaker

Overview

Build and deploy customer-facing robotics integrations that directly win contracts and shape product direction. Own the full cycle from hardware integration through field demonstration, working autonomously with founder-level access and influence. Split time between workshop, customer sites, and the field, operating as Breaker's technical authority in high-stakes live demonstrations. Significant US and international travel for field testing in real-world conditions. Join an exciting startup backed by globally recognised investors at the bleeding edge of physical AI.

• Build and deploy customer-facing robotics integrations that directly win contracts and shape product direction
• Own the full cycle from hardware integration through field demonstration, working autonomously with founder-level access and influence
• Split time between workshop, customer sites, and the field, operating as Breaker s technical authority in high-stakes live demonstrations
• Significant US and international travel for field testing in real-world conditions
• Join an exciting startup backed by globally recognised investors at the bleeding edge of physical AI

The way humans use robots is broken.

Modern problems demand more robots than we have operators. Every drone, ground vehicle, and maritime system requires dedicated training, manual control, and constant oversight. One operator per robot. One pilot per mission.

Breaker s AI agent breaks this constraint.

Our technology turns any robot into a truly autonomous, self-organizing teammate. Operators command and query teams of robots through natural language conversations over the push-to-talk radios they already carry, no laptops, no controllers, no additional gear.

Instead of manually flying search patterns across three different screens, you say, "survey this area and flag anything unusual." The robot team figures out how to divide the task, coordinate their movements, and report back what matters.

We re fundamentally changing the operator-to-robot ratio. Small teams become force multipliers.

Our software deploys directly onboard each robot, enabling real-time, intent-driven control even in contested environments with limited bandwidth. We re solving problems most AI companies never touch: sub-second inference on edge hardware with strict latency, power, and connectivity constraints.

We re backed by some of the best investors globally and growing our team across Austin, Texas, and Sydney, Australia. We re a small team of experienced engineers moving fast on technology that will define how humans and machines work together for decades to come.

Join us if you want to help build the robots we were promised 🤖

You ll rapidly develop and deploy features that win contracts and define our product roadmap. This role sits at the intersection of customer needs and technical possibilities, building the technology that converts opportunities into customers.

You ll work at the application layer, integrating Breaker s agent with new hardware platforms and sensors. Ground vehicles with custom sensor packages. Novel decision-making logic for specific mission sets. Autonomous behaviors that solve problems customers haven t articulated yet. You ll prototype it, demonstrate it in the field, and translate what you learn into actionable product direction.

This means hands-on hardware integration in the workshop, field deployments with customers, and rapid iteration based on real operational feedback. You ll split time between Austin, customer sites, and wherever the next opportunity takes us. Expect to troubleshoot integration issues in the field, run demos for customers, and close the loop between customer requirements and engineering priorities.

This isn t production engineering. It s customer-facing R&D  ll operate with significant autonomy, owning the entire cycle from initial customer conversation through prototype development to field demonstration. Your work directly influences which capabilities we prioritize and how we position them.

You ll work directly with the founders and engineering leads, feeding real-world deployment experience back into our product strategy.

• Rapidly prototype and integrate new capabilities that win contracts and close deals
• Own new platform integrations end-to-end: ground vehicles, maritime systems, novel sensor configurations
• Build custom features that solve specific customer mission requirements and demonstrate competitive advantage
• Operate in the field: deploy systems, run demonstrations, troubleshoot live, and serve as Breaker s technical authority with customers
• Identify capability gaps and technical blockers through hands-on integration work, driving product priorities for the core team
• Work directly with our US missions lead to convert customer requirements into deployable technology
• Maintain tight feedback loops with Sydney engineering on what s needed in the field and why it matters operationally
• Move fast between projects in a constant…