Robotics Engineering Lead Full Time NEW

Job Title – Robotics Engineering Lead (onsite )

Location: Santa Rosa, California ( Relocation $$ Available )

Base Salary: $150,000 – $190,000

Industry: Semiconductors

Job Category: Manufacturing – Product Development

Client Details:

We are a technology and electronic design, simulation, prototyping, test, manufacturing, and optimization. Our ~16,800 employees create world-class solutions in communications, 5G, automotive, energy, quantum, aerospace, defense, and semiconductor markets for customers in over 100 countries.

Job Details:

As our Robotics Engineering Lead, you will own the automation of targeted manufacturing processes from concept to a running in production – integrating collaborative robots (cobots) for assembly, handling, and test tasks, and deploying autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) to move material across the floor.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree

• 3+ years in industrial automation /robotics, in a live manufacturing or production environment.

• Strong mix of both software and mechanical engineering.

• Hands-on experience programming and integrating collaborative robots (e.g., Universal Robots or similar) and their end-effectors, grippers, and vision.

• Experience with AMRs and material-handling automation on a factory floor.

• Experience with cobot simulation and offline programming tools to validate cobot cell layouts, cycle times, and reachability before physical deployment.

• Experience with ROS / ROS 2 and robot simulation or digital-twin tools (e.g., RobotStudio, RoboDK, or vendor equivalents).

• Familiarity with 2D/3D machine vision, force/torque control, and pick-and-place applications.

• AMR fleet management and integration with warehouse / manufacturing execution systems.

• Experience in electronics or precision, high-mix / low-volume manufacturing.

• Proficiency with CAD (e.g., Creo, SolidWorks, AutoCAD) for tooling and layout.

• Working knowledge of machine safety standards and risk assessment for robotic and collaborative applications (e.g., ISO 10218, ISO/TS 15066, ISO 12100, ISO 13849)