Standardbots
Senior Applications Engineer (West Coast)
US-West Coast (remote). Posted 3 months ago
The role
The Senior Applications Engineer designs, builds, and installs robotic solutions for customers. You will work with sales to create proofs of concept, perform field installations, and train customer teams.
What you will do
- Work with sales team and customers to understand automation goals and integration requirements
- Design and build proofs of concept to validate solutions
- Develop application notes, sample code, and supporting documentation
- Travel to customer sites to install, program, wire, and commission robotic cells
- Own integration from mechanical setup through software configuration
- Troubleshoot on-site until solutions work
- Train customer operators and technicians on hardware and software
- Support customers post-install
- Represent company at industry events and trade shows
- Feed real-world integration learnings back to hardware and software engineering teams
Required qualifications
- 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, robot programming, and Python scripting
- Proficiency with CAD
- Customer-facing experience
- 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 have
- 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
Benefits
- Employee Stock Options
- Paid time off
- Medical/dental/vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- 401(k)
About the company
Standard Bots is building the next generation of industrial robots. They are the largest U.S. industrial robotics company by robots shipped.