Tests and improves electro-mechanical robotic systems through control tuning, reliability validation, firmware regression testing, automated test scripting, and failure analysis. Designs test plans, fixtures, and equipment; analyzes test data; troubleshoots mechanical and electrical failures; implements corrective actions; and leads continuous improvement and lean lab practices.
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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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