Robot Engineering Technician

Insight Global is hiring a Robotics Build Technician for a growing, well known robotics company based out of Pittsburgh, PA. This position is onsite daily in north shore and includes free parking plus breakfast and lunch provided.

Day-to-day

• Build (primary responsibility)
• Assemble robot prototypes from engineering drawings and work instructions
• Perform mechanical sub-assembly, hardware installation, cable routing, and basic system checkout
• Flag assembly issues or drawing discrepancies to the engineering team
• Support bench-level functional verification after assembly
• if possible, would like to find someone with IPC-610/IPC-620/IPC J-STD-001 certifications
• Root Cause Analysis (RCA) (supplemental responsibility)
• Tear down and inspect failed hardware returned from the field or from testing
• Document failure modes with photos, measurements, and written observations
• Support T&R engineers in building failure timelines and identifying root causes
• Track failures in internal systems (FRACAS/GRIT) with accurate, detailed records

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (this will help pull people who can integrate into the robotics environment well)
• 1+ year of engineering experience in a professional environment, preferably working with robotic components or devices
• Proven experience reading schematics and taking them through the entire build process
• Experience using multimeters and calibers
• Soldering, cable assembly, or PCB rework experience
• Familiarity with failure analysis techniques or structured problem-solving methods (5-Why, fishbone, etc.)

Preferred Skills

• Experience with environmental or accelerated life testing (temperature/humidity chambers, vibration tables)
• Experience in a robotics, defense, aerospace, or similarly rigorous hardware environment
• Experience with project management tooling (Jira, Confluence, Asana or similar)
• IPC 610/IPC 620, IPC J-STD-001 certified