Senior Applications Engineer (West Coast)

Standard Bots

2d•$150,000 - $200,000•Remote

About The Position

Standard Bots is seeking a Senior Applications Engineer to join their team. This role is customer-facing and requires up to 50% domestic travel, Monday through Friday. The position is not a software engineering role but involves building, wiring, and operating hardware. The Senior Applications Engineer is responsible for understanding customer production lines, identifying issues, and proposing robotic solutions. They will build proofs of concept, design integrations, write Python scripts, build fixtures, run wiring, commission cells, and train customer teams. The role also involves supporting trade show demos, customer trainings, and acting as a technical resource for customer engagements. This is a hands-on role for individuals who prefer building and tinkering over desk work.

Requirements

Comfortable with mechanical systems, electrical systems, and software
6+ years of hands-on experience with industrial automation fundamentals: PLC programming and ladder logic, pneumatics, DC power systems (you know the difference between NPN and PNP), robot programming (any platform), and Python scripting
Proficiency with CAD -- SolidWorks preferred
Customer-facing experience
A genuine bias for getting things done in the field, not just in theory
Comfort with up to 50% domestic travel
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, or a related engineering discipline -- or equivalent hands-on experience

Nice To Haves

Prior experience with collaborative robots (UR, Fanuc, KUKA, ABB, or similar)
Familiarity with machine tending, palletizing, welding, or assembly automation applications
Experience with vision systems, force/torque sensing, or custom end-of-arm tooling
Background in a manufacturing or production environment

Responsibilities

Work with the sales team and customers to understand automation goals, production constraints, and integration requirements
Design practical, buildable solutions around Standard Bots' hardware and build the proof of concept yourself to validate it works before anyone signs anything
Develop application notes, sample code, and supporting documentation that help customers and internal teams understand how to replicate and scale solutions
Travel to customer sites to install, program, wire, and commission robotic cells
Own the integration from mechanical setup through software configuration -- fixtures, I/O, PLC handshakes, safety, test, sign-off
Troubleshoot on-site when things don't go as planned
Train customer operators and technicians on Standard Bots hardware and software -- both on-site and at our facility
Support customers post-install as they find new applications and push the limits of what the robot can do
Be a trusted technical resource for the accounts you've worked with
Represent Standard Bots at industry events and trade shows -- build the demo, run it live, talk shop with engineers and plant managers on the floor
Help develop and maintain demo systems that show the breadth of what Standard Bots hardware can do
Feed real-world integration learnings back to our hardware and software engineering teams
Assist in-house engineering with testing new features, peripherals, and integrations as we expand the platform