Senior Automation Controls Engineer

InDepth Engineering Solutions, LLC; Normal (IL); On-site; USD 96,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

InDepth Engineering Solutions, LLC is seeking a highly skilled Robotics Engineer to program, integrate, commission, and optimize MIG welding processes using FANUC and NACHI robots for automotive BIW bodyshop applications. You will drive process stability, precision, and repeatability across two-site assignments in Ohio and Illinois.

The role requires 5+ years of welding automation experience, strong English communication, and deep knowledge of welding parameters, safety systems, and TCP

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Robotics, Mechatronics, Automation, Welding, or related field.
• Experience: Minimum 5 years programming/integration of FANUC and NACHI robots with MIG welding in automotive BIW/Bodyshop.
• Languages: Proficiency in English to interface with suppliers and engineering standards.

Responsibilities

• Path Generation & Optimization: Program and refine MIG welding trajectories on NACHI robots for optimal angles and stick-out.
• Weld Process Optimization: Tune welding schedules to minimize porosity, lack of fusion, undercut, and burn-through.
• TCP Maintenance: Implement automatic TCP checks to ensure precise weld placement after consumable changes.
• Backup & Version Control: Maintain clean version history and backups of robot controllers.

Skills

FANUC ArcTool

NACHI programming

MIG/MAG welding

Robot safety systems

TCP calibration

Path generation

Troubleshooting under pressure

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Robotics or related field

Tools

FANUC ArcTool (ArcTool)

NACHI FD/AX controllers

Power sources: Fronius, Lincoln, Miller

Job description

InDepth Engineering Solutions, LLC | Contract

Normal, United States | Posted on 09/22/2026

The Robotics Engineer is responsible for the programming, integration, commissioning, and optimization of robotic arc welding (MIG systems utilizing FANUC and NACHI platforms within the automotive Bodyshop. The primary goal is to ensure the structural and geometric integrity of body-in-white (BIW) sub-assemblies, minimizing spatter, thermal distortion, and cycle times while maintaining a highly repeatable, production-ready process,also responsible for following and establishing programming standards based on process requirements and application types, from commissioning through to start-up.

Core Responsibilities

• Path Generation & Optimization: Program and refine complex MIG welding trajectories on NACHI robots, ensuring optimal torch angles (work and travel angles) and proper electrode stick-out.
  
• Weld Process Optimization: Configure and fine-tune welding parameter schedules directly on the robots to eliminate common defects such as porosity, lack of fusion, undercut, or excessive burn-through.
  
• TCP Maintenance & Calibration: Implement automatic Tool Center Point (TCP) check routines to ensure the robot maintains precise weld placement after consumable changes (contact tips, nozzles, or goosenecks).
  
• Backup & Version Control: Maintain clean, documented version history and periodic image backups of all robot controllers under your scope.
  

Job Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Robotics, Mechatronics, Automation, Welding, Electromechanical Engineering, or a related field.
  
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of hands‑on experience programming and integrating FANUC and NACHI robots, with a heavy focus (at least 2 years) on MIG welding applications in an automotive BIW/Bodyshop
  
• Languages: Professional working proficiency in English to interface with global tooling suppliers and corporate engineering standards.
  

Requirements

Technical Skills (Hard Skills)

• FANUC Programming (ArcTool): Advanced mastery of the FANUC ArcTool software package, configuration of weld schedules, torch control, and tool coordinate system management (TCP/Weld Frame).
  
• NACHI Programming (MIG/Arc): Specialized configuration in NACHI controllers (FD/AX series) for arc applications, power source interfacing, and synchronization of travel speed with wire feed rate.
  
• MIG/MAG Welding Technology: Deep knowledge in adjusting and optimizing welding parameters (voltage, amperage, wire feed speed, gas flow) and transfer modes (short-circuit, globular, spray, pulsed arc).
  
• Welding Peripherals: Integration and maintenance of torch cleaning stations (reamers), wire cutters, neck aligners, and automated TCP calibration units.
  
• Power Source Integration: Communication setup and configuration of industrial interfaces (Digital/Analog, DeviceNet, EtherNet/IP) with leading power supplies such as Fronius (TPS/i), Lincoln Electric, or Miller.
  
• Robot Safety Systems: Advanced implementation of safety software options, specifically Fanuc Dual Check Safety (DCS) and Nachi RMU (Robot Monitoring Unit) for collaborative or restricted zone control.
  

Interpersonal Skills (Soft Skills)

• High-Pressure Troubleshooting: Rapid root-cause analysis of critical hardware/software faults during high-volume automotive production runs.
  
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Strong teamwork skills to interface seamlessly with PLC programmers, mechanical designers, weld quality inspectors, and maintenance technicians.
  

Location

Toledo, OH and Normal, IL. - Candidates will spend 2-3 months in Toledo, OH and then will transition to Normal, IL. Must be available to work onsite at both these sites.
Travel: Pre-approved travel expenses will be included on top of the rate.
Schedule: Consultant will work 60 hours per week. 12 hours a day. Will need to work rotating shifts: am and pm