SJ Robotics Test & Reliability Engineer III

Kawasaki Robotics USA, Inc.

• $110K — $130K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering
  • 5-10 years of experience in Testing & Reliability engineering, specifically on electro-mechanical systems
  • Knowledge of mechanical systems and engineering principles
  • Basic programming skills in Python, C++, or Matlab
  • Proficient with data collection instrumentation and tools
  • Ability to read engineering drawings and specifications
  • Strong communication, organization, and time management skills
  • Self-motivated with autonomy in work
  • Willingness to travel up to 5% domestically and internationally

Responsibilities

  • Enhance robot performance through control system tuning
  • Generate and execute reliability test plans
  • Conduct functional and reliability testing on robots and controllers
  • Perform firmware regression testing and collaborate on issue resolution
  • Design, fabricate, and validate test equipment and fixtures
  • Create automated test scripts and conditions
  • Collect data, analyze results, and present findings
  • Troubleshoot and report electrical and mechanical failures
  • Investigate product failures and implement corrective actions
  • Drive process improvements and continuous initiatives in line with organizational vision
  • Maintain a lean and organized lab environment

Benefits

  • Health and wellness benefits
  • Flexible work schedules
  • Opportunities for professional development
  • Collaborative and innovative team environment
  • Access to advanced technology and tools
Full Job Description
Job Summary

Robotics Test & Reliability Engineer is responsible for improving system performance through control tuning, reliability testing and comprehensive validation of electro-mechanical robots and controllers. Design and execute test plans, developing automated test scripts, implementing corrective actions and driving continuous improvement initiatives.

Core Role Responsibilities

  • Enhances robot performance by tuning control systems
  • Generates reliability test plans and executes them
  • Conducts functional and reliability testing on single and multi-link robots and controllers
  • Performs firmware regression testing, identifies technical issues, and works with software engineering to resolve
  • Designs, fabricates, validates, qualifies, and sets up test equipment, jigs and fixtures
  • Creates test scripts to automate test conditions
  • Collects test data, performs analysis, and presents findings
  • Troubleshoot electrical & mechanical failures and malfunctions and reports finding
  • Investigates product failures, determines root cause, generates containment, plans & implements corrective actions
  • Initiates CIPs and process improvement projects and completes them in alignment with org. vision
  • Implements & maintains 5S methodologies and lean practices in the lab
  • Design & qualify test fixtures
  • Maintain a lean and organized lab environment
  • All other duties as assigned.


Qualifications

a. Required

  • Bachelor's Degree in ME, EE, IE or Manufacturing Engineering
  • 5-10 years' experience in Testing & Reliability engineering, data acquisition and troubleshooting electro-mechanical systems (preferably in semiconductor and robotics)
  • Understanding of mechanical systems, general engineering concepts and quality concepts & principles
  • Basic skills in scripting and programming in Python, C++ or Matlab
  • Proficient with instrumentation and computer tools for data collection (serial data loggers)
  • Ability to interpret engineering drawings and specifications
  • Excellent Communication, organization & time management skills
  • Ability to work with limited supervision
  • Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 5%

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