Autonomous Factory Automation Engineer (Robotics)

Foundational Industries; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary

Bonus

Equity

Job summary

Foundational Industries is seeking a Robotics & Automation Engineer in the Bay Area to own and accelerate the automation layer on the factory floor. You will design, integrate, and commission robotic and controls systems that deliver takt, feed our data backbone, and enable rapid, domestic manufacturing capabilities.

You will drive safety architecture, FAT/SAT, and develop repeatable cell designs with standard robots, fixturing, and performance metrics like OEE.

Qualifications

• Hands-on robotics integration across 6-axis and collaborative robots.
• Proficiency in PLC programming, HMI development, servo/motion, sensors and vision integration.
• Ability to build capital-justification cases for automation investments and defend them to stakeholders.
• Experience with FAT/SAT, commissioning, and creating clear documentation.

Responsibilities

• Define and scope first automated cells with payback against a bottleneck.
• Commission cells and monitor takt, yield, uptime with data streaming.
• Develop repeatable cell-design and commissioning playbooks across processes with standardized robots and fixturing.

Skills

Robotics integration

Controls & PLC programming

Machine safety

Capital justification

Commissioning discipline

Tools

Ladder logic

Structured text

HMI development

Servo/motion control

Vision systems

Job description

Foundational Industries is seeking a Robotics & Automation Engineer in the Bay Area to own and accelerate the automation layer on the factory floor. You will design, integrate, and commission robotic and controls systems that deliver takt, feed our data backbone, and enable rapid, domestic manufacturing capabilities.

You will drive safety architecture, FAT/SAT, and develop repeatable cell designs with standard robots, fixturing, and performance metrics like OEE.