Senior Robotics Controls Engineer - High-Impact Automation

Rivian; Normal (IL); On-site; USD 99,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Plan

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Paid vacation

Paid sick leave

Job summary

Rivian in Normal, IL is seeking a Sr Automation Controls Engineer for Equipment Engineering to serve as the production line expert for controls. You will troubleshoot production issues, train technicians, and lead continuous improvement projects across electrical design, software, robotics, and vision systems.

You will collaborate with Rivian teams to refine standards, lead equipment buy-offs during commissioning, and work across Paint Shop, Body Shop, Drive Unit, Battery, General Assembly.

Qualifications

• BS/MS Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent.
• 3-5 Years of relevant experience in robotics for industrial automation.
• Basic understanding of mechanical repair, computer programming, and electric circuit design.
• Experience with robotics applications (joining, material handling, SPR, Bolting).
• Experience with Machine Vision Systems like Keyence - XGX - 2D/3D, Mech Mind, IS Vision, Preceptron.
• Experience with Robot Offline programming and Commissioning from scratch.
• Expertise with common controls hardware components used in high-volume manufacturing.
• In-depth knowledge of Safety standards (ANSI/RIA15.06, OSHA).
• Experience participating in safety design reviews and validating equipment safeties during buy-off.
• Experience programming and troubleshooting industrial 6-axis robots such as Fanuc, ABB, Kawasaki, etc. is preferred.
• Experience troubleshooting common fieldbus networks such as Ethernet/IP, Socket Messaging, Profinet.
• Experience with project management tools (Smart Sheets, JIRA, Microsoft suite, etc)

Responsibilities

• Participate in various controls equipment buy-offs at vendor sites and at Rivian’s factory in Normal, IL for FAT, SAT, and safety.
• Participate in development of controls standards and specifications by feeding back lessons-learned and gaps from each project to ensure that future projects will run smoother.
• Continuously improve the production lines by reducing cycle time, reducing downtime, and improving quality.
• Creating new programs for Process changes in the existing production lines adhered to the Rivian Standard.
• Maintain, modify, and properly version control equipment programs, configuration files, and documentation as changes are implemented.
• Add or remove network devices from the equipment as needed.
• Troubleshoot, improve, and add features to Robots to make them more user-friendly, intuitive and suitable for operating and troubleshooting equipment.
• Implement and make modifications to Robot logic for production and performance
• Ensure proper implementation and validation of Robot Safeties - DCS/ Ccbic-S
• Train Production and Maintenance teams in proper use of the equipment and troubleshooting.

Skills

Robotics

Industrial automation

Robot programming

Machine vision

Fieldbus networks

Safety standards

Education

BS/MS Mechatronics or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Fanuc/ABB/Kawasaki robots

Mech Mind

Keyence/Vision systems

Ethernet/IP

Job description

Rivian in Normal, IL is seeking a Sr Automation Controls Engineer for Equipment Engineering to serve as the production line expert for controls. You will troubleshoot production issues, train technicians, and lead continuous improvement projects across electrical design, software, robotics, and vision systems.

You will collaborate with Rivian teams to refine standards, lead equipment buy-offs during commissioning, and work across Paint Shop, Body Shop, Drive Unit, Battery, General Assembly.