Senior Robotics Hardware Engineer

About the Team:

Relativity Space pioneered large-scale additive manufacturing with our Terran 1 rocket, the largest 3D-printed object to fly. Now a distinct business unit within Relativity, Horizon Manufacturing Technologies is advancing next-generation manufacturing for aerospace and beyond. The team operates at the frontier of manufacturing innovation, where creativity meets capability. This is an environment where cutting-edge R&D is put into production, industrializing advanced manufacturing capabilities to solve customer problems.

You’ll work alongside welders, robotics engineers, data scientists, and systems engineers at the intersection of hardware and software, creating an end-to-end additive manufacturing platform that serves a wide variety of applications. From exploring new materials to unlocking faster print speeds, to designing complex, organic geometries that can’t be built any other way, it’s high-impact work that sets the foundation for the future of advanced manufacturing.

As a Staff Robotics Hardware Engineer, you will contribute to the design, development and integration for our exciting, cooperative multi-robot system. You will be paving the way for advanced autonomous manufacturing (both additive and subtractive) by creating robotic control hardware/software that will use modern robotic arms and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) in exciting new ways. Your knowledge, skills and vision will be present throughout the project and your solutions will help pave the way to a more advanced industrial base across the country.

• Work with a dedicated team of inventive engineers building a cohesive, next-generation robotics platform that will change the world of autonomous manufacturing
• Robotic Arm Control Systems:
  Working with cutting edge, Beckhoff MX PLC and TwinCAT systems to create patentable, high-end robotic platforms
• AMR Development:
  Lead the design and creation of a custom autonomous mobile robot that will operate and navigate factory environments under load
• WAAM and Manufacturing
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Work closely with our team of outstanding welders, manufacturing specialists and technicians to develop custom tools/systems for tackling advanced additive/subtractive manufacturing problems
• Integration and Testing:
  Collaborate with cross-functional teams including software engineers and system integrators to ensure seamless integration of robotic software with centralized codebase. Conduct thorough testing and validation of the software to guarantee system functionality and reliability
• Safety:
  Cultivate safety-critical hardware and software practices and ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations
• Technical Leadership:
  Provide technical guidance and mentorship to a team and own project goals/deliverables

• BS, MS, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or Robotics
• 7+ years of experience in related field such as manufacturing, robotic arm control, autonomous mobile robot design, and/or robotic systems
• 3+ years of experience with TwinCAT and TwinSAFE, including the design and implementation of robotic control systems
• 3+ years programming and configuring Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), such as Beckhoffs, for industrial automation.
• Familiarity with protocols such as Ether
  
  CAT, CANbus, Ethernet/IP, PROFINET, and safety protocols (FSoE, profi
  
  SAFE) used in industrial automation.
• 2+ year of experience leading technical teams
• Capability to troubleshoot and resolve complex issues in automation systems, ensuring reliability and performance.
• Proven ability to successfully conceptualize, architect and implement complex software solutions in a team environment
• Excellent communication and organizational skills for leading a team and achieving cross-functional project goals

• Experience with industrial robot arms (KUKA, ABB, Autonox, UR etc.)
• Past work with building and operating autonomous mobile robots (AMRs)
• Knowledge of motion control concepts and experience setting up motor drives
• Understanding of robotics kinematics, 3D transformations, quaternions and linear algebra
• Industrial safety…