Atlas Gunworks · 4 hours ago
Robotics & Automation Engineer II (Mid Level)
Shelburne, VT
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
2+ years expAtlas Gunworks is a manufacturer known for building high-precision handguns. The Robotics & Automation Engineer II is responsible for leading automation projects, designing and integrating robotic solutions in a CNC manufacturing environment to enhance throughput and precision while reducing labor dependency.
E-CommerceManufacturingSporting Goods
Responsibilities
Lead design and deployment of robotic automation cells including CNC tending, part transfer, deburring, washing, inspection staging, and packaging interfaces
Define requirements including takt, cycle time, uptime targets, quality requirements, safety standards, and recovery logic
Select and integrate robots, PLCs, sensors, vision systems, tooling, and workholding
Design automation systems with defined fault states, alarms, and recovery procedures
Develop or oversee PLC programming, HMI design, and CNC integration
Build ROI models that balance CAPEX, labor displacement, throughput gains, and quality impact
Partner with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, and Engineering to ensure stable, safe deployments
Establish repeatable automation standards to support multi-site scalability
Own documentation including schematics, I/O lists, safety validation, SOPs, and change control
Qualification
Required
2–5 years of experience in industrial robotics, automation engineering, or controls
Demonstrated experience delivering automation in production environments
Strong understanding of manufacturing flow, cycle time, constraints, and OEE
Working knowledge of PLCs, sensors, and industrial communication
Ability to communicate tradeoffs clearly to leadership
Preferred
Application of AI or machine learning to manufacturing problems such as yield improvement, defect detection, anomaly detection, tool wear prediction, or process drift
Advanced machine vision beyond basic presence checks, including dimensional inference or surface inspection
Industrial data acquisition and analysis from machines, PLCs, sensors, or vision systems to drive decisions
Industrial IoT (IIoT) approaches that measurably improve uptime, yield, or responsiveness
Experience evaluating emerging technologies critically and running disciplined proof-of-concept trials
Comfort working in micron-level precision environments
Systems thinking across automation, tooling, quality, data, and people
Company
Atlas Gunworks
Atlas Gunworks is a manufacturer of handguns, magazines, pistol parts, and double-stack handguns.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Mark Stevens
Marketing Director
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2024-12-27
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