Robotics Technicians

Course Advisor; United States; On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Course Advisor is seeking a Robotics Technician to build, install, test, and maintain robotic equipment. The ideal candidate will inspect installation sites, modify robot movements, and assist in the design of robotic systems. Strong skills in repairing, troubleshooting, and critical thinking are required. This position involves training customers to install and maintain robots and is pivotal in ensuring the efficiency of automated production systems.

Qualifications

• Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
• Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
• Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
• Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when maintenance is needed.
• Using logic and reasoning to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions.
• Giving full attention to others and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Responsibilities

• Build, install, test, or maintain robotic equipment or related automated production systems.
• Inspect installation sites.
• Align, fit, or assemble components using tools.
• Install new robotic systems in various positions.
• Assist engineers in design and application of robotic systems.
• Modify computer-controlled robot movements.
• Train customers in installation and maintenance of robots.

Skills

Repairing

Troubleshooting

Reading Comprehension

Equipment Maintenance

Critical Thinking

Active Listening

Job description

Robotics Technician

What Does it Take to Be a Robotics Technician?

Job Description & Duties Build, install, test, or maintain robotic equipment or related automated production systems.

A Day in the Life of a Robotics Technician

• Inspect installation sites.
• Align, fit, or assemble components, using hand tools, power tools, fixtures, templates, or microscopes.
• Install new robotic systems in stationary positions or on tracks.
• Assist engineers in the design, configuration, or application of robotic systems.
• Modify computer-controlled robot movements.
• Train customers or other personnel to install, use, or maintain robots.

What Skills Do You Need to Work as a Robotics Technician?

• Repairing: Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
• Troubleshooting: Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
• Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Equipment Maintenance: Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
• Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Types of Robotics Technician

• Automation Technologist
• Assembly Technician
• Instrument Specialist
• Process Control Technician
• Automation Controls Expert