FIELDWORK ROBOTICS

Responsibility

• lead the design and development of the current autonomous robotic platform for raspberry harvesting, ensuring road-to-market readiness
• generate cost-effective design solutions and oversee system integration of sensors, electronics, software, and electromechanical devices
• actively participate in product design reviews and collaborate with engineering staff to develop cost-effective solutions
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• support occasional field trips for technology testing and validation at grower’s sites
• work collaboratively with other teams at Fieldwork to ensure optimized integration with other system components and the manufacturing process
• collaborate with external partners/suppliers to deliver projects on tight timescales and budgets
• prepare and present detailed technical reports to senior management and staff
• manage and maintain the company CAD and PDM infrastructure acting as the administrator of the system and provide necessary training and support to various user across the company

Requirements

• degree or HNC/HND in Mechatronic Engineering or equivalent discipline
• minimum of 5 years of product development experience within a manufacturing environment, preferably in robotics
• experience in the full product development lifecycle for highly integrated mechatronics systems, particularly using 3D CAD SolidWorks and Altium
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• proficiency in handling multiple projects simultaneously, meeting deadlines, and effectively managing priorities
• experience working with robot arm actuators and end-effectors/grippers a plus. Ideally soft robotics experience with gripper-soft fruit interaction
• strong problem-solving, analytical, and organizational skills with attention to detail
• ability to produce production standard 3D CAD models and drawings using Solidworks, perform tolerance stack-up analysis to ensure design clearances and fits and work with suppliers to improve designs for manufacturability
• excellent team working ethic with the ability to work autonomously with minimal supervision
• ability to lead projects, understand customer needs to support design decisions and interpret the impact of customer requirements on mechanical specifications, defining scope, and manage available resources
• good working knowledge of MS-Office tools
• product development with manufacturing: 5 years
• solidWorks: 5 years
• experience in design for manufacturing principles for a range of manufacturing methods, with working knowledge of injection molding, casting, CNC, sheet metal, material selection, and basic FEA tool usage is beneficial
• design for manufacturing: 5 years
• robot arm actuators: 5 years

Earnings for position engineer