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That spans component prep, subassembly, final assembly, calibration, end-of-line test and packaging. There’s no existing automated line or set of standards to inherit. You’ll decide what gets automated first and build it, often while the product design is still changing.\nYou’ll work closely with Manufacturing, Hardware, Test and Supply Chain to find the steps that limit throughput, quality or cost, and replace them with automation that actually holds up on the floor. When a station is down or a new design needs to be production-ready, you’ll be the one who gets it running, without waiting for a ticket. This role suits someone who likes building machines, writing the code that runs them, and measuring whether they made the line better, and who wants manufacturing to keep pace with a team that moves fast.\nWhat you'll do\nMap the end-to-end drone build process, identify the steps that limit throughput, quality, cost or safety, and own a prioritized roadmap for automating them.\n\nDevelop PLC, motion control, robot and HMI programs, and integrate vision systems, sensors, torque tools and test equipment into reliable, maintainable stations.\n\nBuild the software and data layer behind the line, connecting stations to MES, traceability and data collection so every unit's build history, process parameters and results are recorded and easy to analyze.\n\nAutomate calibration, end-of-line test, firmware flashing and packaging steps, working with Test Engineering to make production test fast and repeatable.\n\nWork directly with Hardware and Manufacturing to drive design-for-automation and design-for-manufacturing changes, so new drone designs can be built on the line without rework.\n\nOwn stations from concept through validation and ramp, including fixture and tooling design, process capability, cycle time, OEE, preventive maintenance, operator training and documentation.\n\nInvestigate line stoppages, defects and yield losses, find root causes, and make fixes that stick.\n\nRequired qualifications\n7+ years of hands-on experience in industrial automation, controls, robotics, or manufacturing engineering for complex hardware products.\n\nProven track record designing, building, and commissioning automated assembly stations or production lines, from concept through stable production.\n\nStrong PLC and controls experience (e.g. Siemens, Rockwell/Allen-Bradley, Beckhoff or similar), including ladder logic or structured text, motion control, safety circuits, and HMI development.\n\nHands-on experience programming and integrating industrial or collaborative robots (e.g. 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