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Robotic Process Engineer - Automotive

Machina Labs · Chatsworth, California, United States · 1 mo ago
On-siteManufacturing$100k–$130k/yrFull-time
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for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate. We need to parse the posting. Content: - Intro about Machina Labs (maybe "About the role"? Actually "About Machina Labs" is description of company. Could be "About the role"? The instruction: use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can have "About the role" heading with description of role and company? Probably we put the introductory paragraph under About the role. - Responsibilities: list of duties. - Requirements: "Required Background & Experience" includes education, experience, proficiency, etc. Could be Requirements. - Qualifications: "Bonus Qualifications" maybe Qualifications. - Skills: maybe combine some skills? Could be separate but we can include Skills if there is content. The posting mentions "Strong data analysis skills", "Proficiency in at least one CAD software", etc. Those could be under Skills. - Benefits: "In addition to the provided base salary range, this role also offers comprehensive benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision), PTO, and Stock Options." - Pay: "$100,000 - $130,000 a year" - Schedule: Not mentioned. So we should not include Schedule section. We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. We need to preserve all substantive info, not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep details like specific tasks, bullet points. We need to use
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      for prose. We must not include boilerplate like EEO, accommodation request, AI tools, etc. Remove those. We also need to remove duplicated lines. Let's extract sections. First, intro paragraph: "About Machina Labs Engineering moves at software speed. Manufacturing doesn't. Yet. Machina Labs is changing that. We build intelligent, software-defined factories that produce complex metal structures directly from digital design. By integrating advanced metal forming, robotics, and automated production inside a flexible factory architecture, we enable customers to move from prototype to production in weeks, not years. Backed by Lockheed Martin, Toyota, and NVIDIA, we're building the manufacturing infrastructure that defense, aerospace, and advanced mobility programs will run on. If you want to work on hard problems that matter and see them fly, drive, and defend, this is the place." Then "Job Description As a Robotic Process Engineer at Machina Labs, you will play a key role in enabling RoboForming, our robotic incremental sheet metal forming process, through CAD manipulation, robot tool path generation, and process optimization. You'll work with our RoboCraftsman system and internal software stack to convert digital part designs into robotic tool paths, analyze scan and forming data, rapidly iterate on forming strategies based on real-world feedback, and support iterative development of forming strategies. This role is hands-on and collaborative, with a strong emphasis on digital tooling, data-driven improvement, and integration with advanced robotic systems. This role will put you in charge of optimizing our manufacturing process to form sheet metal parts for automotive applications. You’ll be required to learn the specific requirements and domain knowledge of the auto industry, work with engineers, designers and fabricators from different car manufacturers, and develop new hardware and software to push our automotive sheet metal forming capabilities." That could be part of About the role. Then "Key Responsibilities" list: - Generate and modify CAD models for structural frame components and exterior body panels to ensure compatibility for RoboForming. - Use internal software stack to convert CAD into robot tool paths for execution on the RoboCraftsman. - Analyze RoboForming data and 3D scan results to assess part quality and identify areas for improvements. - Design and execute structured experiments (DOE) to optimize forming parameters and tool path strategies. - Collaborate with product managers, hardware development teams, software engineers, and manufacturing engineers to improve and develop new tools, workflows and tool path strategies. - Contribute to technical discussions with external customers as needed to support project goals and ensure alignment - Work autonomously and making informed decisions with limited data, then refining based on outcomes. - Document process, results, and analyses for continuous improvement for internal use. Note: Some lines may have grammar issues but we keep. Then "Required Background & Experience": - B.S. in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, or Aerospace Engineering, or related field. - 0-2 years of experience in a manufacturing, robotics, or prototyping environment. - Proficiency in at least one CAD software (e.g., SolidWorks, Catia, NX, Fusion 360, Rhino). - Familiarity with CAM, tool path generation, or robot programming. - Strong data analysis skills (e.g. MATLAB, Python, advanced Excel or similar tools). - Comfort working in open-ended problem spaces, making rapid decisions and course corrections as needed. - Strong attention to detail and ability to follow standard processes. - Comfortable working in a hands-on, fast-paced manufacturing environment. - Demonstrated ability to interface with interdisciplinary teams and internal/external project stakeholders. - Effective written and verbal communication skills. - Strong mentality toward safety and occupational hazard prevention. Then "Bonus Qualifications": - Expertise in CAD surface modeling. - Experience working with industrial robots (FANUC, KUKA, ABB, etc.). - Knowledge of CNC machining, additive manufacturing, or other digital manufacturing processes. - Exposure to 3D scanning, inspection systems, or metrology tools. - Familiarity with Python scripting or automation tools. - Software development and architecture experience - Experience with computational geometry Then Pay: "$100,000 - $130,000 a year" Then Benefits: "In addition to the provided base salary range, this role also offers comprehensive benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision), PTO, and Stock Options." We could also mention that it's comprehensive benefits. We need to avoid duplication: The sentence mentions base salary range again; we already have Pay. We should not include the EEO etc. Now decide sections: - About the role: combine intro + job description paragraph(s). Could be two paragraphs. - Responsibilities: list. - Requirements: maybe "Required Background & Experience" as Requirements. - Qualifications: "Bonus Qualifications" as Qualifications. - Skills: Could we separate skills? The posting includes many skill-like items in Requirements. Might be redundant to have separate Skills. But we could create Skills section for things like "Proficiency in CAD, data analysis, etc." However we already have those in Requirements. To avoid thin sections, we could combine Requirements and Skills into one? But instruction: prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could have About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (including background, experience, skills), Qualifications (bonus), Benefits, Pay. That's 6 sections. We must not include Schedule. Now format. We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown. We'll produce something like:

      About the role

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      Responsibilities

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      Requirements

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      Qualifications

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      Benefits

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      Pay

      $100,000 - $130,000 a year

      Make sure to preserve all details. Now craft the About the role paragraphs. First paragraph: Intro about Machina Labs. Second paragraph: Job Description description. We need to ensure we don't repeat content. Let's write:

      Machina Labs builds intelligent, software‑defined factories that produce complex metal structures directly from digital design. By integrating advanced metal forming, robotics, and automated production inside a flexible factory architecture, the company enables customers to move from prototype to production in weeks, not years. Backed by Lockheed Martin, Toyota, and NVIDIA, Machina Labs is creating the manufacturing infrastructure for defense, aerospace, and advanced mobility programs.

      As a Robotic Process Engineer, you will enable RoboForming—the robotic incremental sheet metal forming process—through CAD manipulation, robot tool path generation, and process optimization. You will work with the RoboCraftsman system and internal software stack to convert digital part designs into robotic tool paths, analyze scan and forming data, rapidly iterate on forming strategies based on real‑world feedback, and support iterative development of forming strategies. The role is hands‑on and collaborative, emphasizing digital tooling, data‑driven improvement, and integration with advanced robotic systems. You will optimize the manufacturing process to form sheet metal parts for automotive applications, learn automotive industry requirements, work with engineers, designers, and fabricators from various car manufacturers, and develop new hardware and software to push automotive sheet metal forming capabilities.

      That seems to capture. Now Responsibilities list: copy each bullet. Make sure to keep punctuation. List: - Generate and modify CAD models for structural frame components and exterior body panels to ensure compatibility for RoboForming. - Use internal software stack to convert CAD into robot tool paths for execution on the RoboCraftsman. - Analyze RoboForming data and 3D scan results to assess part quality and identify areas for improvements. - Design and execute structured experiments (DOE) to optimize forming parameters and tool path strategies. - Collaborate with product managers, hardware development teams, software engineers, and manufacturing engineers to improve and develop new tools, workflows and tool path strategies. - Contribute to technical discussions with external customers as needed to support project goals and ensure alignment. - Work autonomously and make informed decisions with limited data, then refine based on outcomes. - Document process, results, and analyses for continuous improvement for internal use. Note: The original had "Work autonomously and making informed decisions with limited data, then refining based on outcomes." We'll correct grammar slightly but must preserve meaning; we can keep as is but better to keep original wording? The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Changing grammar might be considered altering detail? Slight rewording could be considered summarizing? Safer to keep original phrasing exactly. Let's copy exactly: "Work autonomously and making informed decisions with limited data, then refining based on outcomes." "Document process, results, and analyses for continuous improvement for internal use." We'll keep as is. Now Requirements list: copy each bullet exactly. - B.S. in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, or Aerospace Engineering, or related field. - 0-2 years of experience in a manufacturing, robotics, or prototyping environment. - Proficiency in at least one CAD software (e.g., SolidWorks, Catia, NX, Fusion 360, Rhino). - Familiarity with CAM, tool path generation, or robot programming. - Strong data analysis skills (e.g. MATLAB, Python, advanced Excel or similar tools). - Comfort working in open-ended problem spaces, making rapid decisions and course corrections as needed. - Strong attention to detail and ability to follow standard processes. - Comfortable working in a hands-on, fast-paced manufacturing environment. - Demonstrated ability to interface with interdisciplinary teams and internal/external project stakeholders. - Effective written and verbal communication skills. - Strong mentality toward safety and occupational hazard prevention. Now Qualifications list (Bonus Qualifications): - Expertise in CAD surface modeling. - Experience working with industrial robots (FANUC, KUKA, ABB, etc.). - Knowledge of CNC machining, additive manufacturing, or other digital manufacturing processes. - Exposure to 3D scanning, inspection systems, or metrology tools. - Familiarity with Python scripting or automation tools. -

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