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Design and develop robotic systems for manufacturing automation, integrating technologies, and maintaining control systems, requiring leadership and technical expertise.
Company
Machina Labs is a smart manufacturing company backed by major investors in AI and Deep Tech (Innovation Endeavors, Nvidia NVentures, Lockheed Martin Ventures, founded in 2019 and based in Los Angeles, CA. We are on a mission to build the factory of the future through the development of modular manufacturing solutions that allow our customers to rapidly produce and iterate on their designs utilizing our robotic sheet metal forming platform. Using our first-of-its-kind software and robotics solution, we are delivering unseen innovation to industries such as aerospace, automotive, and space exploration.
Job Description
As an early member of our small team, you will own a significant portion of our product and the company. As a Senior Automation Systems Engineer, you will be in charge of designing, developing, and operating robotic systems that enable the next generation of manufacturing automation. Ideally, you are someone who has worked as a robotic integration engineer and excited about enabling new manufacturing technologies by integrating fast-paced advancements in technologies such as artificial intelligence and computational geometry developed by our team.
You will work with both outside vendors and team members to design, integrate, and troubleshoot custom industrial robotic systems. You will be pioneering development of new robotic end-effectors, sensors, and novel manufacturing operations.
You are in charge of purchasing and installing industrial robotic arms, integrating tooling and sensors, developing and maintaining control and safety PLC systems, and working on closed loop control software in our new manufacturing cells. In our small, yet quickly expanding team, your input will directly impact team composition and direction of the product. A high degree of autonomy, leadership ability, and technical experience is required.
Responsibilities
- Architect, write, and debug PLC code with an emphasis on generating code that is organized, structured, documented, maintainable, and reusable for high-volume manufacturing applications.
- Configure, prepare and integrate industrial controls hardware and electrical components for on site integration.
- Develop and execute test plans for validating control hardware functionality.
- Preparation and integration of cable routing plans and schedules.
- Perform diagnostics and remediation on faulty control hardware and control systems.
- Develop custom robot application code to interface with new technologies.
- Integration of safety systems for automation cells (estops, lockout fences, robot safety interface, etc.)
- Setup and test field bus networks (EtherCat, Ethernet, etc.)
- Create technical documentation for electromechanical systems (wiring schematics, BOMs, etc.)
- Write machine and work cell documentation, manuals, and spare parts lists as required.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in an engineering, physics, or computer science discipline.
- 5+ years extensive experience in industrial robotic programming and applications.
- Experience with PLC integration and programming.
- Experience with structured text type programming.
- Experience with Beckhoff automation systems and programming.
- Knowledge of 1+ programming languages (ex. Python, C++).
- Mechanical and electrical troubleshooting skills.
- Experience in fast-paced iterative design and manufacturing environments.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience solving complex problems on schedule with minimal supervision, both individually and as a member of a team.
Machina Labs is an Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity employer and considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with state and federal law.
We endeavor to make the job application process accessible to any and all users. If you have a disability that impacts your ability to complete the job application process and would like to request assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please contact us at (888)444-9777. This contact information is for accommodation requests only, not to inquire about the status of applications.
Top Skills
Beckhoff
C++
Plc
Python
Machina Labs, Inc Los Angeles, California, USA Office
9410 Owensmouth Ave, Los Angeles, CA, United States, 91311
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