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This position works with minimal supervision to develop robotic applications, integrate robots with controls and safety systems, and support projects from development through installation and commissioning. The Robotics Engineer II also provides technical support to field service personnel and stakeholders while ensuring robotic systems meet project, performance, and safety requirements.\nResponsibilities\nDevelop, program, test, and troubleshoot robotic systems for standard machine applications using established designs, standards, and company templates.\nCreate robot cell simulations and offline programs, including cell layout validation, reach studies, interference checks, and cycle time estimates.\nIntegrate robots with PLC, HMI, safety, and vision systems, verifying communication, handshaking, fault handling, and system functionality.\nFollow established safety practices, including lockout/tagout and robot safeguarding procedures, during equipment build, checkout, startup, and field activities.\nSupport machine risk assessments and ensure robotic applications comply with applicable robotic safety standards, including ANSI/RIA and ISO 10218 requirements.\nLead robotic system startups and commissioning activities for standard machine applications, coordinating installation support and resolving outstanding technical issues.\nSupport Controls Engineers with PLC and HMI programming during machine build, startup, troubleshooting, and upgrade projects.\nTroubleshoot robotic, electrical, controls, and integration issues during equipment build and customer-site activities.\nProvide technical instruction to Field Service Engineers on robotic system operation, startup, and troubleshooting.\nAssist with onboarding and technical development of Robotics Engineer I employees and provide guidance to junior team members.\nCommunicate effectively with customers, project managers, engineering teams, and other stakeholders while supporting multiple projects and priorities.\nPromptly communicate safety, technical, schedule, or project concerns to appropriate team members.\nQualifications\nBachelor’s degree in Robotics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related technical field, or equivalent relevant experience.\nExperience programming, integrating, and troubleshooting industrial robotic systems.\nWorking knowledge of PLCs, HMIs, machine controls, and industrial automation systems.\nExperience integrating robotic systems with PLC, safety, and vision systems.\nAbility to develop and troubleshoot robot programs with minimal supervision.\nExperience with robotic simulation and offline programming, including reach studies, cell layout validation, and cycle time analysis.\nUnderstanding of industrial robot safeguarding, lockout/tagout procedures, and applicable robotic safety standards.\nStrong electrical and mechanical troubleshooting skills.\nAbility to read and interpret electrical drawings, mechanical layouts, and technical documentation.\nStrong problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills.\nAbility to work independently and collaboratively while managing multiple projects and priorities.\nAbility to travel, support equipment installation, startup, and commissioning activities at customer locations as required (20-40%).\nAscential Technologies was born of like-minded, sector-leading companies that have come together to engineer innovative solutions for our customers’ greatest manufacturing and design problems. From eighteen legacy organizations, we are one united global company committed to delivering our collective industry-specific domain expertise and enabling our customers to realize safe, cost effective, and reliable products and services. For 70+ years, Burke Porter has led the automotive industry with the best in class testing and automation products. Today, with the power of Ascential Technologies, we help OEM’s and Tier 1 providers ensure that their customers are safe and secure. 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