Robotics Technician - 2nd & 3rd Shift

dtna; High Point (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Daimler Truck North America in High Point, NC operates unmanned, automated equipment and develops robotics solutions. The role involves operating, testing, and maintaining servo-mechanical systems and assisting engineers.

You will read blueprints, install electrical parts, calibrate hydraulics, test electromechanical assemblies, and contribute to developing robots and PLCs. This onsite role requires safety training and precise testing practices.

Qualifications

• English language knowledge including spelling, grammar.
• Knowledge of machines and tools, their design, use, repair, and maintenance.
• Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware.
• Knowledge of design techniques for precision plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
• Ability to see details at close range.
• Ability to adjust machine controls to exact positions.
• Obtaining and using equipment, facilities, and materials as needed.
• Routine maintenance on equipment and determining maintenance needs.

Responsibilities

• Align, fit, and assemble component parts using hand tools, power tools, fixtures, and microscopes.
• Analyze and record test results, and prepare written testing documentation.
• Install electrical and electronic parts and hardware in housings or assemblies using soldering equipment and hand tools.
• Read blueprints, schematics, diagrams, and technical orders to determine methods and sequences of assembly.
• Repair, rework, and calibrate hydraulic and pneumatic assemblies and systems to meet specifications.
• Test performance of electromechanical assemblies using oscilloscopes, voltmeters, and bridges.
• Verify dimensions and clearances using precision measuring instruments.
• Develop, test, and program new robots and PLCs.
• Operate metalworking machines to fabricate housings, jigs, fittings, and fixtures.
• Train others to install, use, and maintain robots.

Skills

English knowledge

Machinery knowledge

Electrical & electronics knowledge

Blueprint reading

Detail orientation

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Multimeters

Calipers / micrometers

Job description

Inside the Role

Operate, test, and maintain unmanned, automated, servo-mechanical, or electromechanical equipment. May assist engineers in testing and designing robotics equipment.

Posting Information

We provide a scheduled posting end date to assist our candidates with their application planning. While this date reflects our latest plans, it is subject to change, and postings may be extended or removed earlier than expected.

We Take Care of Our Team

What You Drive at DTNA

• Align, fit, and assemble component parts, using hand tools, power tools, fixtures, templates, and microscopes.
• Analyze and record test results, and prepare written testing documentation.
• Install electrical and electronic parts and hardware in housings or assemblies, using soldering equipment and hand tools.
• Read blueprints, schematics, diagrams, and technical orders to determine methods and sequences of assembly.
• Repair, rework, and calibrate hydraulic and pneumatic assemblies and systems to meet operational specifications and tolerances.
• Test performance of electromechanical assemblies, using test instruments such as oscilloscopes, electronic voltmeters, and bridges.
• Verify dimensions and clearances of parts to ensure conformance to specifications, using precision measuring instruments.
• Develop, test, and program new robots and PLCs.
• Operate metalworking machines to fabricate housings, jigs, fittings, and fixtures.
• Train others to install, use, and maintain robots.
• Perform all duties to the prescribed standard.

Knowledge You Should Bring

• Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar
• Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
• Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
• The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
• Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work.
• Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.

TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

• General Safety
• Quality System
• Hazardous Waste Management may be required
• TOS system
• Lock-out/Tag-out
• Confined Space
• Elevated Work

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Light to medium effort equal to frequent lifting or moving lightweight materials
• Regularly required to sit or stand, bend at the waist and reach knee to head height and overhead reaching
• Regularly required to kneel or crouch
• Use hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things
• Quickly move hands, hand and arm coordination, or two hands to grasp, or manipulate objects
• Keep hand and arm steady while moving one arm or while holding one arm and hand in one position.
• Frequent exertion of muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue.
• May be required to work at elevated heights including on platforms and ladders above 4 feet.

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

• The use of safety glasses, goggles, or a face shield, safety shoes, gloves, and hearing protection is required
• The use of a respirator, including tight-fitting-seal types, may be required

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Manufacturing/ shop environment
• May be required to enter permit required confined spaces

Where We Work

This position is open to applicants who can work in (or relocate to) the following location(s)-

High Point, NC US. Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

Schedule Type:

Onsite

At Daimler Truck North America, we recognize our world is changing faster than ever before. By listening to the needs of today, we're building to solve with cutting-edge solutions in sustainability and future driving technology across electric, hydrogen and autonomous. These solutions, backed by years of innovative success and achievement, continue DTNA's legacy as the undisputed industry leader. Our evolving brand portfolio is second to none, including Freightliner Trucks, Western Star, Demand Detroit, Thomas Built Buses, Freightliner Custom Chassis, and Financial Services. Together, we work as one team towards our envisioned future - building a cleaner, safer and more efficient tomorrow for all.

That is what we are working toward - for all who keep the world moving.

Additional Information

This position is not open for Visa sponsorship or to existing Visa holders

Applicants must be legally authorized to work permanently in the country the position is located in at the time of application

Final candidate must successfully complete a crimina