# Staff Robotics Engineer, Manufacturing Automation

**Company**: Anduril Industries
**Location**: Costa Mesa, California
**Experience**: staff
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $166,000-$220,000 USD
**Category**: Manufacturing
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology.

Anduril's Manufacturing Automation team is seeking a Staff Robotics Engineer to join our team. The Manufacturing Automation team is responsible for the design, integration, and deployment of automated manufacturing systems across Anduril factories.

**Responsibilities**

- Select, design, and integrate industrial robot and cobot applications for manufacturing automation, from initial concept through full production deployment

- Develop, optimize, and debug robot programs, including motion planning, safety configurations, and vision-based guidance

- Specify, select, and integrate EOAT, including grippers, sensors, and custom tooling

- Design and manage robot cell layouts, including safety enclosures, work envelopes, and necessary infrastructure

- Implement and verify safety functions (STO, SLS, etc.) in accordance with relevant safety standards

- Develop and execute simulation models to validate robot reach, cycle time, and potential collisions before physical implementation

- Select and configure the robot for application specific software, hardware, and peripheral equipment

- Develop and enforce internal standards for robotic system design, programming, safety, and integration

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including controls engineers, mechanical designers, and production staff, to ensure seamless integration of robotic systems

- Define the robotics technology roadmap and internal standards across the organization

- Provide technical leadership across multiple programs and mentor and develop the robotics team

**Required Qualifications**

- Bachelor's degree in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related field

- 12+ years of hands-on experience in robotics and automation within a manufacturing production environment

- Expert in programming and commissioning robots / cobots from FANUC and UR

- Proficiency in utilizing robot simulation software (e.g., FANUC ROBOGUIDE, UR Virtual Controller, Visual Components)

- Strong theoretical and practical understanding of robot kinematics, dynamics, motion control, and advanced path planning techniques

- Proficient in the configuration, tuning, and troubleshooting of robot drives, servo motors, and associated motion control systems

- In-depth knowledge of industrial safety standards (e.g., ISO 10218, RIA R15.06) and the implementation of safety functions like STO, SLS, SS1, etc.

- Proven experience in EOAT selection, design, integration, and troubleshooting, including pneumatic, electric, and vacuum grippers

- Strong understanding of EtherNet/IP and Profinet

- Knowledge of PLC programming (Allen Bradley and Siemens)

- Experience integrating and configuring vision systems for guidance, inspection, and quality control

- Experience designing and deploying robotic dispense systems

- Familiarity with CAD packages including NX or AutoCAD

- Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities

**Preferred Qualifications**

- 15+ years of hands-on experience in robotics and automation within a manufacturing production environment

- Experience designing and deploying robotic dispense systems

- Experience integrating and configuring vision systems for guidance, inspection, and quality control

- Knowledge of PLC programming (Allen Bradley and Siemens)

- Familiarity with CAD packages including NX or AutoCAD

- TÜV FS Engineer certification (Functional Safety of Machinery)

- Experience designing robots and other mechatronic systems from scratch

**Benefits** Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) to support health, recovery, and well-being.

## Skills

### Required
- Robotics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Computer Science
- FANUC ROBOGUIDE
- UR Virtual Controller
- Visual Components
- Robot kinematics
- Dynamics
- Motion control
- Path planning
- Industrial safety standards
- EOAT selection
- PLC programming
- Vision systems
- CAD packages

### Nice to have
- TÜV FS Engineer certification
- Experience designing robots and other mechatronic systems from scratch

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