Robotics Application Engineer

Purpose:

To support Acropolis’ clients, while working in a culturally diverse learning environment. If you like to work within a small, focused, team supported project atmosphere, then this could be the perfect match for you!

Duties:

· Support development in PLC, HMI, and standalone SCADA applications to interface with robotic skids.

· Understanding of palletizing, pick and place and machine tending operations.

· Safety integration and space planning for robotics operations.

· Develop documentation such as functional specifications, design documentation and interface agreements.

· Develop dynamic simulation models that describe system performance and reliability in its application environment.

· Extract useful results from simulation to understand and improve simulation predictability of human and robot kinematic and dynamic responses.

· Build, modify and run simulations using software such as RobotDK, RobotGuide or RobotStudio.

· Support sales and demo applications with principal engineer.

· Assist engineers with design, configuration, and robotic systems applications.

· Assist technicians and engineers with robotic cell start-up and commissioning efforts.

· Utilize and gain an understanding of good software practices, unit testing, verification, and experimental validation to ensure high quality and trustworthy results.

· Conduct research to determine the parameters of a robotic application.

· Perform integration testing under guidance of Senior Technical Leads.

· Identify the proper simulation process and develop new methods, if needed, to achieve predictive physics-based simulations.

· Incorporate existing robotic industry standard analysis methods.

· Document control system and equipment configuration changes.

Qualifications:

· Field technical background.

· Minimum 2+ years’ work experience in industrial environments is a plus.

· Prior military experience is a plus.

Skills and Abilities:

• Platform knowledge (ABB, FANUC, KUKA, Universal, Motoman).
• Ability to differentiate and utilize both system and subsystem analysis techniques to evaluate complex interactions between a human and robot.
• AutoCAD or AutoCAD electrical.
• Solidworks and or AutoCAD inventor.
• Excellent communication (both verbal and written) and presentation skills.
• Ability to work with clients on-site and remotely.
• Able to identify long term needs/goals as well as determine short term objectives to achieve measurable, and verifiable results.
• Comfortable with a hands-on approach to problem solving.

Physical Requirements:

· Requires constant standing and moving 8-12 hours per day.

· Must be able to lift and carry up to 75 lbs.

· Must be able to bend, stoop, squat and kneel.

· Must be able to push and pull up to 15 lbs.

· Must be able to reach overhead.