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Bright Machines

Software-defined microfactories automate precision assembly

Site Automation Engineer - Robotics/PLC

Equipment Field ServiceConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeCork, Ireland€75k - €80k /yrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of experience in a customer-facing technical role.
  • Experience in an automation and robotics environment.
  • An Associate's Degree in Mechanical or Electrical.
  • Experience with automation, robotics, and programmable logic controllers.
  • FANUC IR robotics and FANUC DCS knowledge is preferred within the robotics qualification.
  • Beckhoff programmable logic controller experience is preferred.
  • Experience using vision systems for inspection and point-of-interest interpolation; general understanding of vision systems and optics.
  • Experience with labeling applications and industrial printers; understanding of complex programming such as nested recipes.
  • Confidence working with electromechanical systems and diagnosing complex failure modes in new systems.
  • Technical documentation experience, including reading, creating, and editing documentation.
  • Understanding of electrical and pneumatic documentation.
  • Understanding of 2D and 3D mechanical documentation.
  • Basic skill or experience with 3D computer-aided design software.
  • Ability to repair and maintain mechanical systems.
  • Good reporting, data collection, and analysis skills.
  • Familiarity with code, command-line interfaces, and local area networks.

Responsibilities

  • Be responsible for multiple robotic assembly systems deployed to a major technology customer.
  • Interact with the customer and its manufacturing partner regarding equipment performance.
  • Collect customer feedback and share it within the organization to support continuous improvement and product roadmap development.
  • Serve as the primary interface between remote technical experts and on-line field service engineers and customer production leads.
  • Use troubleshooting skills, live data, diagnostic tools, and customer feedback to assess hardware and software anomalies and determine corrective actions.
  • Maintain status reports at various levels of detail and synthesis.
  • Educate and train customers on device operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair.
  • Provide customer service, listen to customer concerns, and address issues.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in an electronics manufacturing environment or similar.
  • FANUC IR robotics and FANUC DCS knowledge.
  • Beckhoff programmable logic controller experience.
  • MATROX and COGNEX vision system experience.
  • HERMES and ZEBRA industrial printer experience.
  • SolidWorks experience.
  • A Bachelor's degree.

About the Company

Bright Machines

Software-defined microfactories automate precision assembly

Bright Machines provides intelligent automation for the manufacturing industry, focusing on electronic assembly. Its Microfactory is a software-defined production line that combines hardware and cloud-based software to automate high-precision, repetitive tasks, allowing plants to scale output, cut labor costs, and adapt quickly to demand changes. It differentiates itself by tightly integrating software with hardware in a single system, emphasizing software-defined control to improve scalability, flexibility, and total cost of ownership across electronics, automotive, and medical devices. The company's goal is to help manufacturers become more efficient, reduce costs, and stay agile in a changing global market.

Company size
201-500
Company stage
Debt Financing
Total funding
$437M
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Founded
2018

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