Senior Automation & Robotics Engineer

Intelligent Robotics Pty Ltd; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Intelligent Robotics Pty Ltd is seeking a Senior Automation & Robotics Engineer to tackle hard engineering problems across robotics, machine vision, AI and automation. You’ll design, implement and integrate complete systems, from concept through production, with responsibilities spanning software, controls and hardware integration.

You’ll work on architectures for robotic production systems, develop vision and sensing solutions, and lead technical aspects while mentoring junior engineers.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and delivering complete robotic automation systems.
• Breadth across robots, PLCs, vision, motion control, and controls.
• Strong problem-solving and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop complete robotic automation systems.
• Develop PLC, robot, motion and control architectures.
• Program and integrate industrial robots and cobots.
• Develop PLC and HMI applications and diagnostics.
• Integrate machine vision, sensors and sensing tech.
• Lead technical aspects and mentor junior engineers.
• Troubleshoot multidisciplinary engineering problems.
• Support FAT, installation and site commissioning.

Skills

PLC programming

Industrial robotics

Servo & motion control

Machine vision

Safety PLCs & machine safety

Industrial communications

HMI development

Sensors & instrumentation

Electrical/control system design

System integration

Job description

Tired of doing the same automation projects over and over?

Come and work on the ones that haven't been solved yet.

At Intelligent Robotics (IR), we’re developing advanced robotic and automation systems for some of the most challenging applications in industry.

We’re looking for an experienced Senior Automation & Robotics Engineer who loves solving difficult engineering problems and wants to work at the intersection of robotics, automation, machine vision, motion control and AI.

This isn’t a role where you’ll spend your time making minor modifications to the same PLC program or commissioning another standard production line.

You’ll be designing and delivering systems where robots need to see, understand, decide and interact with complex real-world environments.

What will you work on?

Our projects combine technologies including:

• Industrial robots and collaborative robots
• PLC and advanced automation systems
• 2D and 3D machine vision
• Servo and motion control
• AI and machine learning
• Advanced sensors and instrumentation
• Industrial networks and communications
• Machine safety
• Robotic end effectors and manipulation
• Simulation and digital twins
• Humanoid robotics and Physical AI

You’ll work across the complete engineering lifecycle:

Concept → Design → Development → Integration → FAT → Commissioning → Production

One day you might be developing the architecture for a new robotic production system.

The next you could be integrating a 3D vision system, optimising robot motion, solving a PLC sequencing problem, commissioning equipment at a customer site or helping turn an R&D concept into a commercial product.

The role

As a Senior Automation & Robotics Engineer, you’ll take significant technical responsibility for the systems you work on.

You’ll:

• Design and develop complete robotic automation systems.
• Develop PLC, robot, motion and control system architectures.
• Program and integrate industrial robots and collaborative robots.
• Develop and commission PLC and HMI applications.
• Integrate machine vision, sensors and advanced sensing technologies.
• Develop servo and motion-control applications.
• Integrate robots, PLCs, vision, safety and mechanical systems.
• Participate in concept development and system architecture.
• Lead technical aspects of projects and mentor less experienced engineers.
• Troubleshoot complex multidisciplinary engineering problems.
• Participate in FAT, installation and site commissioning.
• Work directly with customers to understand and solve production challenges.
• Contribute to IR’s R&D and new technology development programs.
• Help turn successful prototypes into robust, repeatable industrial products.

Most importantly, you’ll have the opportunity to actually engineer.

Who are we looking for?

We’re looking for an experienced automation or robotics engineer who enjoys being challenged.

You might currently be a:

Senior Automation Engineer | Senior Controls Engineer | Robotics Engineer | Lead Automation Engineer | Mechatronics Engineer | Systems Engineer

You don’t need to be an expert in every technology we use.

But you should have strong experience in industrial automation and enough breadth to understand how the complete system fits together.

Ideally, you’ll bring experience across several of the following:

• PLC programming
• Industrial robotics
• Servo and motion control
• Machine vision
• Safety PLCs and machine safety
• Industrial communications
• HMI development
• Sensors and instrumentation
• Electrical/control system design
• System integration

Experience with technologies from B&R, Omron, Stäubli, ABB, KUKA, Universal Robots, Cognex, Photoneo, SICK, or similar platforms would be valuable.

But we’re much more interested in how you think and solve problems than whether you’ve used a particular brand of PLC or robot.

What makes someone successful at IR?

You enjoy getting to the bottom of difficult problems.

You’re comfortable starting with a blank sheet of paper rather than waiting for someone else to give you the solution.

You can look beyond your own engineering discipline and understand the whole machine.

You can move between software, robots, PLCs, sensors, mechanical systems and production processes.

You take pride in building equipment that doesn't just work during FAT—it works reliably when the customer needs to run production every day.

And when something doesn't work?

You’re the type of engineer who wants to know why.

Why Intelligent Robotics?

Because we’re trying to automate the things that are difficult to automate.

Our engineers work on projects involving advanced robotics, machine vision, AI, intelligent automation, humanoids and Physical AI.

We’re applying these technologies to real industrial problems across advanced manufacturing, food processing, biomedical/life sciences and other industries.

You’ll work alongside engineers who enjoy technology, experimentation and solving hard problems.

You’ll also have the opportunity to influence how systems are designed—not simply implement someone else’s specification.

As IR grows, there will be opportunities for strong engineers to develop into technical leadership, engineering management and specialist technology roles.