Robotics Engineer

Adaptec Solutions; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

11 paid company holidays

Health plans

Dental and vision insurance

HSA/FSA accounts

401(k) match and vesting

Disability insurance

Life/AD&D insurance

Education assistance

Job summary

Adaptec Solutions in the United States is seeking a Robotics Engineer III to own the design, development, and optimization of robotic applications within complex automation systems. The role leads coordinated motion, system integration, and collision avoidance to meet performance targets.

You will drive debugging, acceptance, and standards compliance, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate across disciplines and with partners to deliver high-quality automation solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline or equivalent experience.
• 4–7 years owning robotic applications with coordinated motion.
• Experience integrating tooling, fixtures, and vision/peripheral systems.
• Leadership in acceptance testing and cycle-time optimization.
• Mentoring junior engineers and planning support.
• Root-cause investigations and corrective actions.
• Applying lean principles to improve workflow, quality, and cycle-time.

Responsibilities

• Own robotic applications with coordinated motion and recovery.
• Lead reach/clearance validation and collision avoidance.
• Integrate tooling, fixtures, and vision/peripherals as required.
• Execute debug and support factory/site acceptance.
• Analyze performance and optimize cycle-time.
• Mentor junior engineers and support planning/estimation.
• Coordinate with suppliers on technical interfaces.
• Communicate risks and mitigations to stakeholders.
• Up to 30% travel required.

Skills

Coordinated motion design

System integration

Collision avoidance

Mentoring junior engineers

Stakeholder communication

Root cause analysis

Lean principles

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related engineering discipline

Equivalent experience

Tools

2D/3D vision systems

Job description

Role Overview: The Robotics Engineer III is responsible for owning the design, development, and optimization of robotic applications within complex automation systems. This role leads the implementation of coordinated motion, system integration, and collision avoidance strategies, ensuring solutions meet performance, reliability, and cycle‑time objectives.

The position plays a key role in system startup, debugging, and acceptance activities, driving issue resolution and improvement initiatives. In addition to technical ownership, the engineer mentors junior team members, collaborates across disciplines and with external partners, and contributes to standards and best practices to support consistent, high-quality execution across projects.

JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own robotic applications with coordinated motion and recovery
• Lead reach/clearance validation and collision avoidance
• Integrate tooling, fixtures, vision/peripherals as required
• Execute debug and support factory/site acceptance
• Analyze performance and optimize cycle‑time
• Review peers’ programs and enforce standards
• Mentor junior engineers and support planning/estimation
• Coordinate with suppliers on technical interfaces
• Communicate risks and mitigations to stakeholders
• Up to 30% travel required.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in a related engineering discipline or equivalent experience
• 4–7 years owning robotic applications with coordinated motion
• Experience integrating tooling, fixtures, and vision/peripheral
• Leadership in acceptance and cycle‑time optimization
• Standards enforcement and peer review experience
• Mentoring junior engineers and planning support
• Owns robotic applications with coordinated motion and collision avoidance
• Leads reach/clearance validation and cycle-time optimization
• EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE (continued)Integrates tooling/fixtures and 2D/3D vision or sensing; supports acceptance
• Leads root-cause investigations for subsystem issues and drives corrective actions
• Applies lean principles to improve workflow, quality, and cycle-time

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Advanced technical depth; decomposes complex work
• Mentors junior engineers; conducts reviews
• Root cause analysis and continuous improvement leadership
• Customer/stakeholder communication and expectation management
• Sound judgment under time/ambiguity constraints
• Mentors early-career engineers in methods and standards
• Leads structured problem-solving and contributes reusable assets

SUCCESS METRICS

• Quality of deliverables (defect/rework rate; review findings)
• Documentation completeness and accuracy
• Issue resolution effectiveness and cycle time
• Standards compliance and reuse of templates/libraries

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the wage range for this role is $95K-$110K. The rate range provided is a general guideline. When extending an offer, Adaptec Solutions considers factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location.

• generous paid time off (PTO)
• 11 paid company holidays including your birthday
• generous health plans
• dental and vision insurance
• HSA/FSA accounts
• generous 401(k) match and immediate vesting
• short-term/long term disability coverage
• basic life/AD&D insurance
• education assistance

Adaptec Solutions, LLC is an equal opportunity organization. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.