Automation Engineer (gn) Industrial Robotics & Software Development

Curato; Dresden; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Wandelbots, based in Dresden, Germany, seeks a robotics software engineer to work at the intersection of industrial robotics and software development. You will support projects from technical concept through to commissioning, ensuring our NOVA platform meets practical automation needs.

Responsibilities include configuring, commissioning, and operating automation systems, integrating robots and PLCs, and developing Python-based applications for customer-specific workflows at on-site locations.

Qualifications

• Experience with industrial robot programming, parameterization, and commissioning.
• Strong knowledge of Python for automation tasks.
• Experience with integrating robots, PLCs, and peripheral devices in automation environments.
• Familiar with industrial automation systems and on-site commissioning.

Responsibilities

• Set up, commission, and operate internal and customer automation systems.
• Configure and commission robots from multiple manufacturers on shop floor and at customer sites.
• Integrate robots, PLCs, and peripherals into automation environments.
• Support electrical commissioning, troubleshooting, and on-site deployments.
• Develop software solutions and workflows using Python for customer requirements.

Skills

Robot programming

Python

Commissioning

Industrial automation

Tools

KUKA

ABB

Yaskawa

FANUC

Stäubli

Job description

Please note that this position requires work authorization for Germany.
The language requirements for this position are: German - Fluent (C1), English - Fluent (C1).

This role sits at the intersection of industrial robotics and software development, allowing you to work with real industrial systems while shaping our NOVA platform. You will support projects from technical concept through to commissioning, ensuring our product meets the practical needs of real-world automation.

Activities

You will be responsible for the setup, commissioning, and operation of internal and customer automation systems. Your responsibilities include:

• Configuring, parameterizing, and commissioning industrial robots from different manufacturers on our shop floor and at customer sites
• Integrating robots, PLCs, and other peripheral devices into an automation environment
• Supporting electrical commissioning, troubleshooting, maintenance, and on-site customer deployments
• Translating customer robotics requirements into NOVA-based software solutions
• Developing project-specific applications, workflows, and functionality using Python

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of industrial robot programming, parameterization, and commissioning
• Practical experience with at least one major robot manufacturer such as KUKA, ABB, Yaskawa, FANUC, or Stäubli
• Experience with industrial automation systems and customer-site commissioning
• Basic knowledge of PLC programming and electrical commissioning
• Good knowledge of Python
• A basic understanding of software architecture and modern development practices

Application Process

• Screening Call, remote, with Recruiter (30 min)
• Follow-Up Interview, remote, with Hiring Manager (45 min)
• Onsite Interview with Stakeholder Interviews, Product Demo and Live Exercise (appr. 4h)

About the Company

Imagine a world with more room to unleash our unique cognitive strengths at work. A world where all people – whether craftsmans, blue-collars worker or engineers – have access to automation technologies that perform inhuman, monotonous and high-precision tasks much more efficiently than we do.

At Wandelbots, we're fundamentally reshaping the way to work with robots. We eliminate the complexity and develop easy-to-use solutions to speed up automation and empower everyone to work with industrial robots and beyond.

2017 founded, Wandelbots employs more than 100 people from 14 countries today. From our headquarters in Dresden Germany, we are giving our heart and soul to follow our mission, to empower everybody to easily work with robots.

Wandelbots’ team culture is deeply driven by our purpose and values. We love autonomy, high fives, and every kind of cake. We celebrate team efforts and learning moments. We grow through feedback and honor kindness and empathy. We build waterslides and invent anti-racism campaigns. We are creative, innovative and blessed with a can-do attitude. We truly believe that robots love people, so we just do love them back.