Robotics Engineer

Brightpath Associates LLC; Oklahoma; On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Brightpath Associates LLC is seeking an Applications Engineer to bridge robotic systems and customer applications by translating requirements into deployable solutions, validating them on real hardware, and supporting training.

You will collaborate across mechanical, controls, software, and vision disciplines, own project definitions, drive delivery, and incorporate field feedback to improve applications.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating interdisciplinary teams on complex systems.
• Strong understanding of sensors, encoders, laser range finders, and optics.
• Experience delivering customer-facing products with training and feedback loops.
• Experience developing and executing test protocols per industry standards.
• Proficiency in object-oriented programming.
• Knowledge of CAD, GD&T, drawings, and metrology concepts.
• Ability to define project requirements, objectives, and timelines.

Responsibilities

• Translate customer requirements into deployable solutions.
• Validate designs on real hardware and incorporate field feedback.
• Deliver products to customers, conduct training, and support installations.
• Drive projects from definition through delivery.
• Collaborate across mechanical, controls, software, and vision disciplines.

Skills

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Sensors & motion systems

Customer training

Test protocol development

Object-oriented programming

CAD & GD&T

Project objectives & timelines

Education

Master's degree in STEM fields

Tools

CAD software

GD&T

Engineering drawings

Metrology concepts

Job description

The Applications Engineer will bridge robotic systems and customer applications by translating customer requirements into deployable solutions, validating them on real hardware, and supporting training and field feedback. The role works across mechanical, controls, software, and vision disciplines.

What You'll Do

• Requirements & project ownership — Translate customer needs into specifications, objectives, requirements, and timelines, and drive projects from definition through delivery.
• Systems integration — Work across interdisciplinary teams and subsystems, integrating sensors and motion systems such as encoders, laser range finders, camera optics, load cells, and related technologies.
• Test & validation — Develop and execute test protocols, document results according to industry-standard requirements, and validate systems on real hardware.
• Customer delivery — Deliver products to customers, conduct training, and improve applications based on field feedback.
• Engineering definition — Apply CAD, GD&T, engineering drawings, and metrology concepts to define and verify application requirements.

Required Experience

• Experience working with interdisciplinary teams and complex systems.
• Strong understanding of sensors and motion systems, including encoders, laser range finders, camera optics, load cells, etc.
• Experience delivering products to customers, including requirements definition, training, and feedback iteration.
• Experience developing and executing test protocols and documenting results according to industry standards.
• Experience with object-oriented programming.
• Experience with CAD, GD&T, engineering drawings, and metrology concepts.
• Experience creating and executing project objectives, requirements, and timelines.

Preferred Experience

• Experience with robotic arms, particularly FANUC and Universal Robots systems.
• Understanding of aerospace manufacturing processes such as drilling, routing, and welding.
• Master's degree in computer science, robotics, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a related field.
• Experience in aerospace and MRO environments.