Micro-Robotics Engineer
Westinghouse Electric Company
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Madison • Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $75 - $100 per hour
Job Level
SeniorLead
Tech Stack
Spark
About the role
- Lead the conceptual design and CAD modeling of micro-robotic actuators, manipulators and end-effectors optimized for underwater EDM processes, ensuring compatibility with pressures up to 40 PSIG submerged.
- Develop and integrate micro-EDM toolheads into robotic platforms, including electrode design, power delivery systems (e.g. pulsed DC for spark generation), and dielectric fluid management to prevent arcing issues in conductive underwater conditions.
- Implement guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) algorithms for precise positioning and operation of micro-robots, using encoders and cameras to ensure repeatable alignment of robotic heads.
- Conduct design reviews, troubleshoot system issues and help scale production from prototypes.
- Perform inspections using measuring tools, analyze data from EDM processes and implement improvements for efficiency and quality control.
- Program and improve EDM parameters for micro-precision operations, such as wire EDM or sinker EDM, using robotic automation to achieve tight tolerances and complex shapes in submerged environments.
- Build and test prototypes in lab and field settings, including simulation of underwater conditions, failure analysis and iteration for manufacturability and reliability.
- Travel occasionally for field testing or collaboration at restoration, manufacturing sites.
- Collaborate with vendors to source materials and manufacturers for production models.
Requirements
- Must hold a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or robotics engineering
- 7-10 years of experience working in a similar role in a robotics-focused company
- Expertise in micro-robotics and engineering is required - you will combine expertise in micro-robotics (manipulating robots at millimeters or smaller scales) with underwater engineering challenges, including pressure resistance.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen or have permanent resident status (sponsorship not available).
Benefits
- Comprehensive Health and Income Protection Benefits
- 401(k) Savings Plan
- Paid Vacations for Qualifying Positions
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
CAD modelingmicro-roboticsEDM processesGNC algorithmselectrode designpower delivery systemsdielectric fluid managementprogramming EDM parametersfailure analysistight tolerances
Soft skills
troubleshootingcollaborationdesign reviewsdata analysisquality controlcommunication
Certifications
bachelor's degree in electrical engineeringbachelor's degree in robotics engineering