Robotics Engineer

FANUC America Corporation•Rochester Hills, TX

2d•Remote

About The Position

In this remote role as a Robotics Engineer (Software Support) with West Engineering working out of Phoenix, AZ, you will provide technical support to integrators, end users, and FANUC America Corporation’s (FAC) sales team by applying their specialized understanding of software development and robotics to create, optimize, and maintain software solutions for a wide range of robotic applications. Functioning as a technical liaison, you will provide strong customer service, including developing, training, and strengthening customer’s technical skills, while assisting District Managers with routine sales support requests and activities, allowing them to focus on increasing market share and profit growth. You must be a customer-focused problem solver with a background in automation and/or robotics engineering and the ability to understand and solve technical challenges. You will be exposed to highly autonomous environments in which you'll have to effectively manage multiple projects concurrently.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Software, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, or other automation-related degree, or equivalent relevant experience
Minimum two years of experience with automated manufacturing or robotic systems activities
Proven experience analyzing and diagnosing mechanical and/or electrical failures, service issues, and/or robot installation challenges and providing corrective action
Ability to read pneumatic, hydraulic, and electrical prints, with ability to perform basic wiring and use hand tools

Nice To Haves

3+ years of related experience within the robotics industry
Prefer PLC programming experience
Prefer AutoCAD experience
Prefer KAREL, .NET, and Python experience
Prefer FANUC robot programming experience

Responsibilities

Coordinate activities between integrators, regional operations, and appropriate groups at FAC headquarters
Act as a technical liaison between distribution partners and FAC technical groups
Debug, recommend, and execute improvements to existing software applications and robotic systems
Support integrators and end users with robot interfaces
Manage and support systems integration at FANUC West locations and at customer sites
Comply with FANUC West standards for controls designs, application software and system documentation
Manage controls and software activities during system integration phases, including design review, integration, debug, run-off and acceptance
Develop system documentation (Software Backups, System Operation Manuals, Spare Parts Lists, etc.)