Robotics Automation Controls Engineer

Career Area:

Manufacturing

Job Description:

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Robotics Automation Controls Engineer 
Mapleton, IL

Job Summary
The Mapleton Foundry is one of the largest in the United States and home to the largest core making machine in the world! Working at the foundry is hard work that demands focus and safety, quality, and commitment to helping our customers build a better world.  We are looking for a Robotics Automation Controls Engineer who will be the lead on Fanuc robot implementations that are necessary across several automation projects. This engineer will be the subject matter expert in design, development, implementation, and troubleshooting of robots to be used in current or future automated systems. They will also assist in the design, development, and implementation of industrial automated control systems. A desire to push robotics to the edge of their known functionality will be required to execute robotic implementations in a foundry manufacturing environment.

What you will do: 

• Leading projects to deploy robotic systems; Consults the team for programming, debugging and troubleshooting robotic and automated systems.
• Partnering with support teams for root cause corrective actions for application software troubleshooting.
• Consults on automated system applications; assists in maintaining the standards and documentation for robotic system applications.

Skills you will have:  

• Project Administration: Working knowledge of project administration best practices and ability to use organizational strategies, practices and tools for administering projects. 
• Problem Solving: Extensive knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations. 
• Technical Troubleshooting: Extensive knowledge of technical troubleshooting approaches, tools, and techniques; ability to anticipate, recognize, and resolve technical issues on hardware, software, application, or operation. 
• Knowledge of Robotics: Working knowledge of designing, programming, and operating robots for various applications; ability to utilize programming languages and robotics knowledge to automate the necessary operations of the organization. 
• Industrial Automation/Automatic Control: Working knowledge of various industrial automatic control systems, processes and methodologies in a manufacturing environment; ability to design, implement and maintain automatic production systems/processes to improve productivity and efficiency, as well as minimize human intervention. 
• Robotics/Computer Controlled Machinery: Working knowledge of robotics technologies and computer-controlled machinery; ability to implement and operate robotics and computer controlled machinery in an automated manufacturing environment. 

Additional Information:

• This position is located in Mapleton, IL.
• Domestic Relocation is available for this position. 
• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. 

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This Job Description is intended as a general guide to the job duties for this position and is intended for the purpose of establishing the specific salary grade. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive summary of all responsibilities, duties and effort required of employees assigned to this job. At the discretion of management, this description may be changed at any time to address the evolving needs of the organization. It is expressly not intended to be a comprehensive list of “essential job functions” as that term is defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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Summary Pay Range:

$95,640.00 - $143,520.00

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar. 

Benefits:

Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits*

• Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*

• 401(k) savings plans*

• Health Savings Account (HSA)*

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*

• Health Lifestyle Programs*

• Employee Assistance Program*

• Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*

• Career Development*

• Incentive bonus*

• Disability benefits

• Life Insurance

• Parental leave

• Adoption benefits

• Tuition Reimbursement

       

* These benefits also apply to part-time employees

Relocation is available for this position.

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as, H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers.

Posting Dates:

April 10, 2025 - April 24, 2025

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.     

EEO/AA Employer.  All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.

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