Robotics Automation Engineer - Digital Twin & AI

Accenture; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 59,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Robotics Automation Engineer to design, program, and deploy industrial robots and autonomous systems in manufacturing, warehousing, and logistics environments. You will integrate robots with automation equipment and enterprise systems, develop control logic, and leverage ROS/ROS 2, Python, and C++ for scalable solutions.

The role involves working with digital twins, simulation, and offline programming, plus collaborating with OT teams and client operations.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in robotics automation, robot programming, controls integration, AMR/AGV deployment or autonomous systems.
• Hands-on experience with at least one industrial robot, cobot or mobile-robot ecosystem such as FANUC, ABB, KUKA, Universal Robots or equivalent.
• Understanding of robotics fundamentals including coordinate frames, kinematics, motion, sensors, controls and safe operation.
• Experience integrating robotics with automation equipment, software or operational processes.
• Ability to read engineering drawings, troubleshoot across hardware and software, and work safely in operational environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, program, configure and deploy industrial robots, collaborative robots, AMRs/AGVs, mobile manipulation and related robotic automation.
• Integrate robots with end effectors, conveyors, safety systems, machine vision, sensors, PLCs, SCADA, MES, WMS, ERP and site workflows.
• Develop robot programs, control logic, interfaces and adapters using OEM tools, ROS/ROS 2, Python, C++ or relevant automation technologies.
• Support cell design, reach and cycle-time studies, tooling specifications, layout validation, safety assessment and equipment selection with engineering partners.
• Use digital twins and simulation for offline programming, layout validation, process testing, virtual commissioning, fleet sizing and deployment-risk reduction.

Skills

Robotics experience

ROS/ROS 2

Python

C++

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

FANUC

ABB

KUKA

Universal Robots

Job description

Accenture is seeking a Robotics Automation Engineer to design, program, and deploy industrial robots and autonomous systems in manufacturing, warehousing, and logistics environments. You will integrate robots with automation equipment and enterprise systems, develop control logic, and leverage ROS/ROS 2, Python, and C++ for scalable solutions.

The role involves working with digital twins, simulation, and offline programming, plus collaborating with OT teams and client operations.