Roboticist – Vision-Guided Robotics; VGR

Overview

We are an innovative, Vancouver-based startup at the forefront of robotics, AI, and machine vision technologies. Backed by VC funding, we’ve been recognized with the 2025 Frost & Sullivan Technology Innovation Leadership Award, the AAM Supplier Excellence Innovation Award, and the 2024 BC Tech “Company of the Year – Growth”. Apera AI helps manufacturers make their factories more flexible and productive.

Robots enhanced with Apera’s software have 4D Vision – the ability to see and handle objects with human-like capability. Challenging applications such as bin picking, sorting, packaging, and assembly are now open to fast, precise, and reliable automation. Apera is led by an experienced team from high-growth companies focused on robotics, artificial intelligence, and advanced manufacturing.

We’re looking for a Roboticist who loves building things that work — not just in simulation, but on the factory floor. Someone who can bridge software, hardware, and motion to bring our 4D Vision™ technology to life in real manufacturing environments. This is a hands-on, robotics-first role — not research, not theory. You’ll design, integrate, and test robotic applications powered by Apera’s vision systems, helping intelligent robots move from lab to line.

What you’ll actually do: design, integrate, and test robotic applications powered by vision systems, helping robots move from lab to line.

• Design and optimize robot programs using Apera Vue vision outputs for precise pick-and-place and motion control.
• Work with leading industrial robot brands — ABB, Fanuc, Yaskawa, and Universal Robots — using languages such as RAPID, KAREL, and TP to create and refine robot motion driven by real-time vision data.
• Integrate end-of-arm tooling (EOATs), mounts, and fixtures using CAD tools like Solid Works, ensuring design intent matches real-world performance.
• Build and test complete robotic cells in our Vancouver lab, validating accuracy, repeatability, and responsiveness through structured experiments.
• Lead calibration and reliability validation — developing and documenting calibration procedures, motion profiles, and best practices that ensure ±0.2 mm accuracy and repeatable robot performance.
• Support customer deployments by diagnosing and solving field issues quickly and effectively, performing structured root cause analysis, and closing feedback loops with product and vision teams.
• Collaborate closely with vision, software, and product teams to align mechanical, electrical, and vision integration into cohesive, production-ready systems.
• Lead structured lab tests to measure cycle time, precision, and vision-to-motion reliability — turning experimental setups into scalable production solutions.

• 3–5 years of hands-on robotics, mechatronics, or automation engineering experience.
• Proficiency in at least one industrial robot language (RAPID, KAREL, TP, etc.).
• Mechanical design experience using CAD tools (Solid Works preferred).
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills for robotic and vision-guided systems.
• Experience deploying or supporting automation in production environments.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration abilities.
• Experience integrating vision-guided robotics, including hand-eye calibration (TCP, camera-to-robot) and cycle time optimization.
• Comfort analyzing motion profiles, calibration data, and field logs to drive system reliability improvements.
• Familiarity with asynchronous robot processes and AI-assisted calibration tools is an asset.

• Hands-on experience with vision-guided robotics, calibration, or pose estimation systems.
• Experience with field deployments, bin-picking, or system commissioning.
• Python scripting or familiarity with robot/vision APIs.
• Understanding of TCP calibration stack-up and quantifying system accuracy.
• A passion for solving hard mechanical–vision challenges that exist only in production environments.

• Salary starting at $100,000–$130,000 CAD, with higher compensation available based on experience.
• Equity for every employee — you share in what we build.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision…