Vention helps some of the most innovative manufacturing companies automate their production floor in just a few days. Vention's online-first manufacturing automation platform (MAP) enables its clients to design, automate, order, and deploy manufacturing equipment directly from their web browser.

Vention is headquartered in Montreal, Canada, with offices in Berlin and Boston, and is used in over 3,000 factories on 5 continents. In May 2022, with 300 employees (and growing), Vention announced the closing of US$95M in Series C financing, which will be used to grow Vention's go-to-market strategy, expand the company's global distribution footprint, and accelerate the development of its hardware and software platform.

As a Robotics Engineer on Vention’s Applications team, you will be responsible for designing, building and testing robotics solutions which leverage Vention’s hardware, automation and software ecosystem as well as our partners. You will work hands-on with robots on a daily basis, and with multiple leading robot brands such as FANUC, Universal Robots, and Doosan. You will work closely with Automation Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, and Robotics Engineers from Vention’s core product teams.

The Robotics Engineer is called to work in various phases of a product, from early-stage prototyping with a marketing intent, to late-stage development for client and product milestones. More specifically you will:

• Design, build, test and characterize robotic solutions leveraging Vention’s ecosystem.

• Work hands-on with robots of multiple brands on a daily basis.

• Inform the “core product” roadmap by creating prototype and early-version components alongside the Mechanical Hardware and Automation Hardware teams to broaden the scope of Vention’s productized Applications and overall product offering.

• Support pre-sales teams with feasibility testing of client projects and demos with equipment in the Applications Lab, and with robot simulation tools.

• Support post-sales teams in the development and delivery of early-maturity Applications.

• Assist in the early drafting of documentation for Applications (Design Guides, Integration/Assembly Manuals, Installation Manuals, User Manuals).

• Hands-on experience deploying automated or robotic solutions
• Experience with major robot brands including Universal Robots, Doosan, Fanuc, Motoman (Yaskawa), ABB, and KUKA
• University degree in Mechanical/Mechatronic/Electrical Engineering, Engineering Systems and Computing, Robot Technology or related industry experience
• Experience with programming languages (ideally Python but ok with C++, C#, VB, etc.)
• Knowledge of ROS is a strong asset
• Knowledge of industrial communication protocols (ex: Modbus/TCP, Modbus/RTU, Ethernet/IP)
• Knowledge of design and safety standards for automated equipment (ISO13849-1/2, CAN/CSA Z434, CAN/CSA Z432 and similar)

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