Robotics Technician

At Tenneco, we don’t follow industry standards; we set them, and we don’t settle for being best-in-class because we hustle to be better than best-in-class. Whether it’s our Core Values–radical candor, simplify, organizational velocity, tenacious execution and win–or our Get Stuff Done (GSD) mindset, we’re determined to become the most trusted partner and best manufacturer and distributor to the transportation industry.

At Tenneco, we don’t follow industry standards; we set them, and we don’t settle for being best-in-class because we hustle to be better than best-in-class. Whether it’s our Core Values–radical candor, simplify, organizational velocity, tenacious execution and win–or our Get Stuff Done (GSD) mindset, we’re determined to become the most trusted partner and best manufacturer and distributor to the transportation industry.

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If you’re ready to break boundaries, deliver results, and enjoy the ride along the way, you’ll thrive here. Want to learn more about who we are? Check out to discover the Tenneco Way.

Robotics Technicians at the Angola NVH facility keep robotic welding, material-handling, and assembly cells safe, repeatable, and productive. This hands‑on role combines robot programming and recovery with troubleshooting of tooling, PLC interfaces, machine safety, welding equipment, vision, sensors, motion, and cell sequencing. You will work with Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, and Production on breakdowns, chronic losses, launches, and continuous improvement.

• FANUC and Yaskawa/Motoman industrial robots.
• Servo tooling and positioners, end‑of‑arm tooling, grippers, fixtures, and pneumatic or hydraulic devices.
• Controls & HMI:
  Allen‑Bradley Control Logix, Compact Logix, SLC and PLC‑5 systems;
  Panel View and other HMIs.
• Motors & motion: VFDs, servo drives, motors, encoders, sensors, machine I/O, remote I/O, and industrial Ethernet.
• MIG and resistance welding systems, weld guns and torches, wire‑feed equipment, and related interfaces.
• Keyence vision, laser measurement, and automated inspection systems.
• Conveyors, dial tables, walking‑beam transfers, and automated material‑handling or assembly equipment.

• Office environment: artificial lighting, computers, telephones, desks, and temperature‑controlled conditions.
• Manufacturing environment: machine and equipment noise, welding exhaust, metal‑working fluid mist, non‑controlled temperatures, moving equipment, and required use of PPE.

• Provide technical support for robotic welding, material‑handling, machine‑tending, and automated assembly cells with safety, quality, and uptime as priorities.
• Provide shift wide troubleshooting of ladder logic.
• Assist in management of PLC related faults and diagnosis.
• Provide work around and improvement insight for any logix related downtime identified during your shift.
• Diagnose robot alarms and cell faults, safely recover equipment, and determine the root cause of repeated stops, collisions, lost positions, or sequence problems.
• Teach and modify robot positions, paths, speeds, zones, frames, tool‑center‑point data, registers, I/O logic, and routines in accordance with plant change‑control practices.
• Maintain robot backups and support mastering, calibration,…