Robotic Programmer 2nd or 3rd Shift (Fort Wayne, IN)

Duties

• Determines, with input from other sources, which products are suitable candidates for robotic welding application.
• Acts as direct liaison between management and personnel who operate and care for all robotic equipment.
• Provides estimates on fixture design time and production time requirements during quotation process for new parts.
• Reviews blueprint to determine customer requirements and key characteristics of robotically welded parts or assemblies. Confers with customer or other department members to resolve questions concerning design of fixture or end use of part.
• Designs robotic fixtures and some tack fixtures as required. Track progress of robotic fixtures through production process. Builds fixtures as necessary. Works with Programmers and Operators on production floor to improve efficiency, provide tooling, improve existing fixtures.
• Utilizes Moto-Sim or other off-line programming software to expedite programming process.
• Works with vendors and service personnel on maintenance issues, purchase of new robot cells, or addition of components to existing cells.
• Maintains working knowledge of production robotic equipment and can advise/train production personnel in programming and use of equipment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of Associate's Degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or one year or more related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must be proficient in MasterCam and Creo or Solidworks software and have working understanding of metal fabrication and machining processes.
• Prefers five years machining center work experience and 2-3 years programming.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Valid driver's license required for travel to customer facilities and/or training.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.
• Frequently required to stand, walk, sit, and talk or hear.
• Occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

• Occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles.
• The noise level in the office work environment is usually quiet. The shop environment is usually loud.