Robotics Engineer I

Titan, Inc; Grand Rapids, Northern (MI, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Burke Porter, An Ascential Technologies Company in Grand Rapids, MI, is seeking a Robotics Engineer to develop robot programs from reference designs, and to integrate robots with PLC, safety, and vision systems in compliance with industrial standards.

The role leads robot startups, coordinates installation services, and mentors junior engineers while communicating with customers and project managers to keep projects on schedule and meet safety requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience developing robot programs from reference designs and company templates.
• Ability to integrate robots with PLC, safety, and vision systems following safety standards.
• Experience leading robot startups and coordinating installation services.
• Ability to assist Controls Engineers with PLC/HMI programming.
• Experience training field service staff and onboarding junior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Follow established safety practices and raise safety concerns to senior engineers.
• Integrate robots with PLC, safety, and vision systems per standards.
• Develop robot programs for standard applications to meet project schedules.
• Create robot cell simulations and offline programs for validation.
• Lead robot startups and coordinate installation services to resolve punch-list items.
• Support PLC and HMI programming during builds and upgrades.
• Instruct Field Service Engineers and answer technical questions.
• Communicate with customers and project managers while managing multiple projects.

Skills

Robotics programming

PLC programming

HMI programming

Robot safety standards

Robot integration

Field service experience

Job description

Burke Porter, An Ascential Technologies Company
Grand Rapids, MI 49505, USA

Description

• Follow established safety practices, including lockout/tagout and robot safeguarding procedures, during cell work, checkout, and field activities, and promptly raise safety concerns to senior engineers.
• Integrate robots with PLC, safety, and vision systems in compliance with robotic safety standards (ANSI/RIA, ISO 10218), verifying handshaking, fault handling, and safety functions during build and checkout, and support machine risk assessments led by senior engineers.
• Develop complete robot programs for standard machine applications from reference designs and company templates with minimal assistance, meeting project schedule.
• Develop robot cell simulations and offline programs for standard applications, including cell layout validation, reach studies, and cycle time estimates.
• Lead robot startups on standard machines and coordinate installation services, resolving punch-list items by committed dates.
• Support Controls Engineers with PLC and HMI programming during build, startup, and upgrade projects.
• Instruct Field Service Engineers in the operation and startup of robotic systems, and assist in onboarding RE I engineers and answering technical questions from junior team members.
• Communicate effectively with customers, project managers, and team members while managing multiple concurrent projects.

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