Robotics Engineer I at Ascential Technologies in Grand Rapids, MI
- Company: Ascential Technologies
- Location: Grand Rapids, MI
- Posted: Sep 17, 2026
- Type: Full-time
- Experience: 2+ years
Overview
Follow established safety practices, including lockout/tagout and robot safeguarding procedures, during cell work, checkout, and field activities, and promptly raise safety concerns to senior engineers. Integrate robots with PLC, safety, and vision systems in compliance with robotic safety standards…
Responsibilities
- Follow established safety practices, including lockout/tagout and robot safeguarding procedures, during cell work, checkout, and field activities, and promptly raise safety concerns to senior engineers.
- Integrate robots with PLC, safety, and vision systems in compliance with robotic safety standards (ANSI/RIA, ISO 10218), verifying handshaking, fault handling, and safety functions during build and checkout, and support machine risk assessments led by senior engineers.
- Develop complete robot programs for standard machine applications from reference designs and company templates with minimal assistance, meeting project schedule.
- Develop robot cell simulations and offline programs for standard applications, including cell layout validation, reach studies, and cycle time estimates.
- Lead robot startups on standard machines and coordinate installation services, resolving punch-list items by committed dates.
- Support Controls Engineers with PLC and HMI programming during build, startup, and upgrade projects.
- Instruct Field Service Engineers in the operation and startup of robotic systems, and assist in onboarding RE I engineers and answering technical questions from junior team members.
- Communicate effectively with customers, project managers, and team members while managing multiple concurrent projects.
Requirements
- Follow established safety practices, including lockout/tagout and robot safeguarding procedures, during cell work, checkout, and field activities, and promptly raise safety concerns to senior engineers.
- Integrate robots with PLC, safety, and vision systems in compliance with robotic safety standards (ANSI/RIA, ISO 10218), verifying handshaking, fault handling, and safety functions during build and checkout, and support machine risk assessments led by senior engineers.
- Develop complete robot programs for standard machine applications from reference designs and company templates with minimal assistance, meeting project schedule.
- Develop robot cell simulations and offline programs for standard applications, including cell layout validation, reach studies, and cycle time estimates.
- Lead robot startups on standard machines and coordinate installation services, resolving punch-list items by committed dates.
- Support Controls Engineers with PLC and HMI programming during build, startup, and upgrade projects.
- Instruct Field Service Engineers in the operation and startup of robotic systems, and assist in onboarding RE I engineers and answering technical questions from junior team members.
- Communicate effectively with customers, project managers, and team members while managing multiple concurrent projects.
Skills
Required
- PLC programming
- HMI programming
- Robot programming
- Robot cell simulation
- Offline programming
- Vision systems integration
- Safety systems integration
- Lockout/tagout procedures
- Robot safeguarding
- Machine risk assessment
- Project management
- Communication