Full-Time
Director of Operations Engineering
Updated on 5/15/2024
Develops robots for logistics, manufacturing, construction
Robotics & Automation
Industrial & Manufacturing
Senior
Austin, TX, USA
Required Skills
Communications
Data Analysis
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronic, Mechanical Engineering, or relative experience
- Proven experience in product/system level testing, with a focus on component-level through assembly & post-build
- Strong understanding of robotics, pneumatics, servo motors, motion controllers, PLC, and PC-based control systems
- Familiarity with optics principles and their application in positioning and alignment machines
- Proficiency in root cause analysis, PFMEA, and continuous improvement methodologies
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Responsibilities
- Work closely with the engineering team to create verification test plans across a maturing product lifecycle
- Conduct component-level through assembly & final-level testing (Factory Acceptance Testing) using a variety of methodologies
- Define, design, and deploy test fixtures and equipment to ensure accurate and reliable testing procedures
- Gather and analyze data to identify areas for improvement and implement solutions to manufacturing problems
- Offer insights and recommendations for continuous improvement based on data analysis
- Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions to enhance product maturity, manufacturing efficiency and quality
- Create work instructions and test procedures for new products to facilitate seamless integration into the manufacturing process
- Ensure machine qualification through calibration, correlation, capability, repeatability, and reproducibility
- Implement and maintain rigorous quality control measures to guarantee the reliability of test results
Apptronik specializes in building versatile robots for logistics, manufacturing, and construction, designed to work alongside humans and address labor shortages, high turnover, workers' comp claims, and work-related injuries. The company's robots are focused on accomplishing tasks that humans prefer not to do, with a forthcoming product named Apollo.
Company Stage
Seed
Total Funding
$19.6M
Headquarters
Austin, Texas
Founded
2015
Growth & Insights
Headcount