Robotics Programmer

Salary: $67,000 - 107,000 per year Requirements:

• At least 5 years of experience programming and integrating industrial robots in automation, machine building, systems integration, or manufacturing.
• Strong hands-on FANUC experience is preferred; experience with Epson, Yaskawa, Mecademic, or other industrial robot platforms is an advantage.
• Strong knowledge of robot programming, coordinate systems, motion control, tooling, payload, reach, and application development.
• Experience integrating robots with PLCs, HMIs, vision and safety systems, servo systems, and other industrial automation equipment.
• Experience with vision-guided robotics and industrial vision systems is strongly preferred.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex robotics and automation issues systematically and efficiently.
• Experience with robotic simulation, offline programming, or cell-layout software.
• Understanding of industrial robot safety concepts and machine safety practices.
• Ability to interpret mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, and automation system documentation.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills when working with engineers, machine builders, project teams, customers, and vendors.
• Ability to manage priorities and keep work moving in a fast-paced custom machine-building environment.
• A bachelors degree in robotics, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, mechatronics, automation engineering, or a related field is preferred; equivalent hands-on experience is also considered.
• Ability to travel up to 10% for customer installation, startup, and support.

• Program and integrate industrial robots into custom automated machinery, including FANUC, Epson, Yaskawa, Mecademic, and similar platforms.
• Develop and optimize robotic motion paths for pick-and-place, assembly, material handling, machine tending, inspection, and other automated processes.
• Use robotic simulation and motion-planning software to develop, validate, and optimize applications before and during machine integration.
• Configure robot controllers and establish communication with PLCs, HMIs, vision systems, safety systems, and other automation components.
• Integrate vision-guided robotic applications and support calibration, coordinate systems, part location, and robot-to-vision communication.
• Troubleshoot robot programming, motion, communication, and integration issues throughout the project lifecycle.
• Collaborate with mechanical and electrical engineering teams on robot selection, reach, payload, end-of-arm tooling, controls architecture, and system integration.
• Support robotic safety implementation, including operating zones, interlocks, guarding, safety devices, and safety PLC integration.
• Participate in machine integration, debugging, testing, and customer runoff at our facility.
• Support equipment installation, startup, troubleshooting, and customer training at customer facilities.
• Create and maintain clear program documentation and contribute to final project documentation.
• Identify ways to improve programming standards, reusable code, robotic applications, and our overall approach to robotics.

• ARM
• Support
• PLC
• Robotics
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At Steven Douglas Corp. (SDC), we design, engineer, and build custom automation systems to address complex manufacturing challenges. We are a growing, family-owned company where teams have direct access to decision-makers and can move good ideas forward quickly. As our Robotics Programmer, you will work with mechanical, electrical, controls, and applications teams on varied projects, taking robotic applications from early concepts and simulation through integration, debugging, runoff, installation, and startup. Our work offers technical variety, team collaboration, ownership, and the opportunity to see the systems we build operating at customer facilities. We offer employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance, supplemental insurance options, paid vacation, sick and parental leave, 10 paid holidays, a 401(k) with a 4% employer match per pay period, and an Employee Assistance Program. We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace as an equal-opportunity employer.

last updated 42 week of 2026