Manufacturing Robotics Engineer

Rex.zone is hiring a mid-senior Manufacturing Robotics Engineer to deliver autonomous robotics solutions for real-world manufacturing environments—from concept through commissioning and continuous improvement. This role is structured for remote collaboration across US-based teams, with occasional travel for commissioning, troubleshooting, and production support.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and integrate robotics systems (robot arms, EOAT, conveyors, sensors, AMRs/AGVs)
• Develop and maintain robotics software (ROS/ROS2 nodes, perception pipelines, motion planning, state machines)
• Commission and validate robot cells (calibration, teach pendant workflows, acceptance testing)
• Integrate industrial controls: PLC/safety PLC, HMI/SCADA, and networks (EtherNet/IP, PROFINET, OPC UA)
• Implement machine vision workflows (lighting, lensing, hand-eye calibration, defect detection, pose estimation)
• Drive reliability practices: logging, alarms, PM procedures, spares strategy, and downtime RCA
• Create documentation (I/O maps, SOPs, risk assessments, safety compliance artifacts)
• Partner with manufacturing engineering, quality, and IT/OT to improve throughput, uptime, and OEE
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Mid-senior experience delivering manufacturing robotics or industrial automation systems
• Strong robotics fundamentals: kinematics, frames, calibration, motion control
• ROS/ROS2 experience and production-grade software practices
• PLC integration experience (Rockwell/Allen-Bradley or Siemens preferred)
• Python and/or C++ proficiency for robotics tooling, integration, and debugging
• Machine vision and factory sensor stack familiarity (2D/3D cameras, lidars, encoders, F/T)
• Industrial safety understanding (risk assessment, safety IO, interlocks, E-stops)
• Production debugging skills using data, logs, and structured RCA methods
  
  

Benefits / Compensation

• Competitive hourly rate: $30–$50/hr
• Remote-first collaboration with occasional travel as needed
• Ownership of deployments with measurable factory impact (cycle time, downtime, OEE)
  
  

How To Apply

Apply via Rex.zone and include a brief summary of deployed manufacturing robotics projects (robot type, PLC/vision stack, commissioning outcomes, and measurable production impact). Links to portfolios, code samples, or documentation are welcome.