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What is a robotics engineer?
Robotics engineering is a field of engineering which centers on building machines that replicate human actions. A robotics engineer creates these applications or autonomous machines (aka robots) for industries such as mining, manufacturing, automotive, services and more. Often, the goal is to program machines to do repetitive, hazardous or unhealthy jobs.

What does a robotics engineer do?
A robotics engineer designs prototypes, builds and tests machines, and maintains the software that controls them. They also conduct research to find the most cost-efficient and safest process to manufacture their robotic systems.

Robotics engineer job duties include:
Conducting research in various robotics fields (e.g. nanotechnology)
Designing processes and prototypes to build machines
Testing robotic systems
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Job brief
We are looking for a robotics engineer to design and build robotics applications and devices. You’ll use computer-aided modeling to create drafts, and perform tests on the robots to ensure safety and quality.

For this job, you should have a degree in an engineering discipline. You should have deep knowledge of flexible automation and computer systems, and also possess an aptitude in cost and efficiency optimization.

If you also have a great deal of resourcefulness and a vision about what your machines can do, we’d like to meet you.

Responsibilities
Conduct research to determine the parameters of a robotic application
Design robotic systems from start to finish
Develop and implement software that will control robots
Create prototypes and work on necessary components (e.g. microprocessors)
Develop cost-effective and efficient processes to produce the machines
Perform integration tests and quality control
Apply machine learning techniques
Create complete documentation for robotic systems
Monitor the use of robotic systems and optimize their functionality
Troubleshoot defects in the robot design
Keep abreast of advancements in robotics and relevant fields of engineering
Requirements and skills
Previous experience as a robotics engineer or similar role
Well-versed in computer science, applied physics, and mechanics
Excellent knowledge of CAD/CAM software
Knowledge of cost, efficiency, and productivity optimization methods
Ability to develop and evaluate integrated systems