Position Overview

The Powertrain Robotics Engineer, supports robot commissioning, programming, recovery, and tooling integration across AMP-2 Powertrain robotic cells. Joining at facility launch, this engineer supports FANUC, ABB, and KUKA cells from first commissioning through volume ramp. The role is a hands-on contributor to robot uptime, cycle time, and safety compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Robot Integration, Commissioning, Teaching & Programming for FANUC, ABB, and KUKA
• Support offline programming and simulation activities
• Maintain and optimize the robots to maximize the throughput throughout the life-cycle of the asset.

Robot Recovery & Troubleshooting

• Diagnose robot faults: encoder, drive, cables, controller, program issues, etc
• Support production recovery events including robot resynchronization and program restoration
• Conduct structured RCA for repeating robot failures

Tooling (EOAT) Integration

• Support end-of-arm tooling design reviews, integration, and change management
• Troubleshoot EOAT issues etc

Robot Safety Support

• Support robot safety validation activities
• Ensure safety configurations, light curtains, and interlocks are maintained and validated

HV Safety & Compliance

• Enforce HV LOTO, HVIL continuity, and mandatory HV PPE for all work on or near EV Powertrain equipment
• Comply with SASO, IEC 60204, and functional safety standards (ISO 13849 / IEC 62061)
• Support HV emergency response including thermal runaway isolation and battery-related incident procedures
• Achieve and maintain HV safety competency appropriate to scope of work

Launch Governance & Ramp-Up

• Support AMP-2 Safe Launch activities, run-at-rate events, and capacity verification within scope
• Contribute to Launch Readiness Reviews, Layered Process Audits, and Process Confirmation routines
• Participate in QRQC / RCCA escalations during launch and ramp-up phases

Robot Application Engineering & Validation

• Develop maintainable robot programs, frames, TCPs, payload data, zones, mastering, backups and recovery standards; validate path accuracy and cycle repeatability.
• Integrate EOAT, vision, conveyors, safety PLC handshakes, process equipment and MES/traceability signals; confirm failure-mode recovery and restart behavior.
• Execute reach, collision, singularity and cycle-time studies using RoboGuide, RobotStudio or KUKA.Sim and verify results on equipment.
• Maintain controlled robot/EOAT backups, revision history, spare strategy and preventive-maintenance inputs.

Launch Governance, Change Control & Operational Readiness

• Support FAT/SAT, commissioning, equipment acceptance, Safe Launch, run-at-rate and capacity verification with objective evidence and disciplined punch-list closure.
• Control production, process, software and test changes through documented risk assessment, approvals, validation, revision history and rollback or containment planning.
• Participate in readiness reviews, Layered Process Audits, Process Confirmation and QRQC/RCCA; close assigned actions with verified effectiveness.

Safety, Quality, Data Integrity & Compliance

• Apply role-specific HV LOTO/HVIL, machine safety, stored-energy isolation, electrical safe-work and PPE requirements; never bypass safety devices or product protections.
• Protect product genealogy, calibrated-tool status, test/measurement integrity, document control and audit-ready objective evidence.
• Comply with applicable AMP-2, SASO, Saudi labor/EHS, IATF 16949, IEC 60204 and functional-safety requirements within assigned scope.

Saudization, Capability Transfer & Collaboration

• Build Saudi national capability through structured OJT, skills matrices, practical assessment, certification, cross-training and documented knowledge transfer.
• Create technical standards, troubleshooting guides and training material
• Collaborate across Production, Quality, Maintenance, Automation/Robotics, Manufacturing Engineering, EHS, IT/OT, MES, Supply Chain, Product Engineering and suppliers.

Skills

• Strong hands-on robotics programming skills (FANUC, ABB, etc)
• Working knowledge of robot safety standards
• Structured troubleshooting mindset
• Effective communicator in bilingual (English/Arabic) technical environments
• Technical standards, structured problem solving, risk-based decision making and controlled documentation
• Data literacy: KPI definition, trend analysis, evidence-based validation and clear executive/shop-floor communication
• Cross-functional influence, supplier coordination and disciplined ownership in a greenfield launch environment
• Coaching, competency assessment and knowledge transfer in a multicultural English/Arabic workplace

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechatronics, Electrical, or Robotics Engineering
• 3+ years in industrial robotics
• Hands-on programming experience with FANUC, ABB, or KUKA
• Fluent in English; Arabic strongly preferred
• Preferred: multi-brand robotics experience; EOAT integration; greenfield launch experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience with commissioning, FAT/SAT, launch, production readiness or high-volume manufacturing ramp within the role discipline
• Working knowledge of IATF 16949, APQP/change control, machine/HV safety and traceability requirements applicable to the role
• Lean/Six Sigma, greenfield EV/automotive launch and workforce-development experience