Robotics Technician: Build & Calibrate Automated Cells

Lightspeed; Northbrook (IL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

LightSpeed Build Technologies in Northbrook, IL is seeking a hands-on technician to build and modify the physical machine for automated wall panel production. You will work directly with engineers, retrofit tools, install sensors, and troubleshoot across mechanical, pneumatic, and electrical subsystems to keep cells running.

You’ll measure with calipers and micrometers, read drawings, and document fixes. This on-site role demands safety discipline, adaptability, and strong communication to

Qualifications

• Hands-on trade experience in a real physical setting.
• Fabrication and mechanical work with hand/power tools.
• Fluent metrology: calipers, micrometers, indicators, levels.
• Ability to read drawings and GD&T basics.
• Knowledge of safety practices around industrial equipment.
• Diagnostic approach from symptom to root cause.
• Comfort with ambiguity and change in a fast-moving environment.
• Clear written and verbal communication.
• High school diploma or equivalent; trade tech credentials a plus.

Responsibilities

• Modify and retrofit tools and equipment to be driven by our control system.
• Install and wire sensors, switches, actuators, and I/O; label harnesses.
• Assemble, align, and calibrate robot cells; verify drawings vs built parts.
• Troubleshoot mechanical, pneumatic, electrical faults on arms and tooling.
• Practice lockout/tagout and PPE; ensure safety around energized equipment.
• Keep redline schematics up to date; document measurements and fixes.
• Help stand up preventive maintenance and spare parts from scratch.
• Support demos and test runs; handle other duties as assigned.

Skills

Hands-on trade

Fabrication

Metrology

GD&T basics

Safety practices

Diagnostic thinking

Adaptability

Communication

High school diploma

Education

High school diploma

Trade school / technical training

Associate's degree (technical)

Tools

Electrical schematics

Multimeter

Welding / machining tools

Calipers / micrometers

Shop equipment

Job description

LightSpeed Build Technologies in Northbrook, IL is seeking a hands-on technician to build and modify the physical machine for automated wall panel production. You will work directly with engineers, retrofit tools, install sensors, and troubleshoot across mechanical, pneumatic, and electrical subsystems to keep cells running.

You’ll measure with calipers and micrometers, read drawings, and document fixes. This on-site role demands safety discipline, adaptability, and strong communication to