Senior Robotics & Automation Specialist
Manufacturing
Job Description
Job Description
Senior Robotics & Automation Specialist
$83,000 to $104,000
Milwaukee, WI
What You Will Be Doing
- Starting up advanced robotic platforms from scratch, including initial cell setup, coordinate calibration, and I/O communication network configurations
- Designing full robot programming architecture, ensuring seamless handshaking and logic coordination with master PLC programs and stand-alone industrial platforms
- Collaborating directly with internal project leads through the entire in-house assembly and debug process to ensure 100% engineering quality and delivery standards
- Leading the mechanical and electrical assembly integration of custom automated systems, including troubleshooting complex control wiring and end-of-arm tool builds
- Managing precise technical project documentation, mapping cycle-time charts, and communicating milestones clearly to engineering leadership
- Integrating, configuring, and programming advanced industrial Vision Systems into robotic cells and automated handling equipment
- Assisting the internal Applications Department with technical layout insights and feasibility data when developing new automated cell designs and project quotes
- Mentoring in-house assembly and technician personnel to optimize assembly efficiencies and ensure strict adherence to precise client specifications
What We Are Looking For
- Automation Mastery: 4 to 6 years of dedicated, hands-on experience executing robotic and PLC integration tasks specifically for custom industrial manufacturing equipment
- Software & Tooling Proficiency: Direct experience utilizing robotic offline simulation software and advanced PLC troubleshooting tools; active familiarity with CAD or SolidWorks modeling is required
- Multidisciplinary Troubleshooting: Expert-level capability to diagnose, debug, and repair complex automated systems across robotic, electrical, fluid power, and mechanical domains
- Vision Integration Background: Proven, verifiable experience troubleshooting, positioning, and programming industrial vision hardware and software platforms
- Technical Leadership: A highly motivated technical lead who is completely comfortable directing assembly workflows, coordinating team tasks, and providing accurate estimates of remaining engineering work
- Communication & Presence: Strong interpersonal skills for presenting clear technical updates to engineering teams and interacting professionally with client personnel during high-stakes onsite system installations