Senior Robotics Controls Engineer – Automation & Vision

Viable Engineering Solutions; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Viable Engineering Solutions is seeking a Robotics Controls Engineer III to own robot programming, device integration, and commissioning for designated robotic automation cells. You will handle tasks from simulation through startup with minimal supervision, building deep expertise in robotics, motion, vision, and PLC integration.

Responsibilities include programming, debugging, simulating, integrating vision systems (Cognex/Keyence), interfacing with PLCs/HMIS, and performing root-cause analysis

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Mechatronics/Robotics or related field.
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Responsibilities

• Own the robot programming and controls for assigned portions of robotic cells, such as a robot's process programs, a vision-guided pickup, or a peripheral integration, from simulation through commissioning with minimal oversight.
• Take loosely defined tasks, work out the sequence, I/O, and acceptance criteria with the project team, estimate the effort for your work, and raise risks early.
• Develop, test, and simulate robotic applications in FANUC ROBOGUIDE or equivalent simulation platforms, validating reach, cycle time, and collision clearance before running on hardware.
• Create and optimize robot programs using teach pendant and offline programming for material handling, machine tending, assembly, welding, inspection, and other automation processes, following established program structure and standards.
• Integrate and configure vision systems, sensors, scanners, and other peripherals, such as Cognex and Keyence, including robot-to-camera calibration and vision-guided offsets.
• Interface robots with PLCs, HMIs, conveyors, and other production equipment, implementing the signal handshakes and I/O mapping defined for the cell.
• Set up and verify robot user frames, tool frames, and payloads, and measure the resulting accuracy.
• Diagnose and resolve robot faults, alarms, communication issues, and production stoppages to minimize downtime, and lead root-cause analysis for issues in your area.
• Recover robots from singularities, reach limitations, collision conditions, and other motion-related issues, and adjust programs to prevent recurrence.
• Commission, start up, and test your portions of the cell on site with minimal support, and run validation tests against cycle-time and accuracy requirements.
• Work within each cell's safety configuration and established safety practices, and verify that robot programs behave correctly with safety functions, interlocks, and guarding.
• Maintain robot program documentation, backups, and change records according to company standards.
• Participate actively in program and design reviews, and guide newer team members on the work you own.
• Collaborate with the software, mechanical, maintenance, and manufacturing teams to improve safety, reliability, and production efficiency, and communicate directly with customers on the technical details of your work when needed.

Skills

Robot programming

Industrial automation

Troubleshooting

Root-cause analysis

Documentation

Safety compliance

Robot integration

Offline programming

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

FANUC ROBOGUIDE

Cognex vision systems

Keyence vision systems

EtherNet/IP / PROFINET

Teach pendant / offline programming

Job description

Viable Engineering Solutions is seeking a Robotics Controls Engineer III to own robot programming, device integration, and commissioning for designated robotic automation cells. You will handle tasks from simulation through startup with minimal supervision, building deep expertise in robotics, motion, vision, and PLC integration.

Responsibilities include programming, debugging, simulating, integrating vision systems (Cognex/Keyence), interfacing with PLCs/HMIS, and performing root-cause analysis