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Robotics & Controls Engineer | Ingénieur(e) en robotique et commande

  • Montreal, QC, Canada

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About the company

Relocalize is reimagining the food supply chain. Our mission is to decarbonize and decentralize food production with automated, hyperlocal micro-factories that cut food waste, eliminate trucking and slash CO2 emissions. We are a clean-tech startup scaling breakthrough automation technology. By co-locating production and packaging at distribution centers, we make supply chains cleaner, faster and more resilient.

What you’ll do

You will own the robotics and controls of our autonomous food and beverage micro-factories. Roughly 65% of the role is robot programming, controls and cell commissioning; the other 35% is broader automation work: integrating, troubleshooting and improving the whole production system around the robots.

Reporting directly to the CTO, you will join a small, hands-on engineering team as an individual contributor. You will work on-site with our technicians to run the system, find what limits uptime and cycle time, then design and validate the next iteration in our Montreal lab before rolling it out to our factories.

You might be an experienced robotics integrator looking for a purpose-driven career change, or a young controls engineer looking for challenge and growth. Either way, if you like making robots do real work in production, we want to talk to you.

Responsibilities

Robotics & controls (about 65%)

  • Program, optimize and maintain our ABB robot cells (RAPID), on both IRC5 and OmniCore controllers.
  • Build and use RobotStudio stations for offline programming, reach and payload studies, cycle-time analysis and virtual commissioning before changes reach the floor.
  • Lead robotics for new cell deployments, from robot selection (payload, reach, inertia) through layout, programming, commissioning and handover to operations.
  • Integrate robots with PLCs, safety systems, end-of-arm tooling and third-party equipment over industrial networks (e.g. EtherNet/IP).
  • Design and validate robot safety: SafeMove configurations, guarding, interlocks and risk assessments to CSA Z434 / ISO 10218.
  • Build robust error handling and recovery so the cell keeps running with minimal operator intervention.

Automation & system integration (about 35%)

  • Travel to our Relo factories in Canada and the USA to deploy, support production, diagnose failures and get the line back online.
  • Turn field learnings into improvements, test them in our Montreal lab and integrate them into the product.
  • Collect and analyze machine data (cycle times, faults, downtime) to prioritize what to fix next.
  • Work with the mechanical design team on tooling, fixtures and cell layout so designs are robot-friendly.
  • Track developments in robotics, automation and machine learning and bring the promising ones into our roadmap.

What you bring to the team

  • Education: Bachelor’s degree or diploma in automation, electrical, mechatronics or mechanical engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Experience: 3+ years programming, commissioning and troubleshooting industrial robots in a production environment.
  • Mobility: Willing and able to travel up to one week per month within Canada and the USA.

Technical expertise

  • Industrial robotics: Strong hands-on programming of industrial robots. ABB (RAPID, IRC5 / RobotWare 6, OmniCore / RobotWare 7) is a major asset; KUKA or FANUC experience is welcome.
  • Simulation: Advanced ABB RobotStudio skills: station building, offline programming, reach and payload validation, cycle-time optimization and virtual commissioning.
  • Large robots: Experience with heavy-payload, long-reach robots (e.g. IRB 4600 / 5710 / 5720 class), including load identification, tool and work-object calibration, and motion tuning.
  • Controls: PLC programming (Preferably Rockwell), HMI development and industrial networks (EtherNet/IP). Able to read and mark up electrical schematics.
  • Safety: Practical knowledge of machine and robot safety (CSA Z434, ISO 10218, ISO 13849). ABB SafeMove experience is a strong asset.
  • Assets: Grippers and end-of-arm tooling, Python or similar for data analysis and code automation, CAD literacy (Onshape is a plus).

À propos de l’entreprise

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About the company

Relocalize is reimagining the food supply chain. Our mission is to decarbonize and decentralize food production with automated, hyperlocal micro-factories that cut food waste, eliminate trucking and slash CO2 emissions. We are a clean-tech startup scaling breakthrough automation technology. By co-locating production and packaging at distribution centers, we make supply chains cleaner, faster and more resilient.

What you’ll do

You will own the robotics and controls of our autonomous food and beverage micro-factories. Roughly 65% of the role is robot programming, controls and cell commissioning; the other 35% is broader automation work: integrating, troubleshooting and improving the whole production system around the robots.

Reporting directly to the CTO, you will join a small, hands-on engineering team as an individual contributor. You will work on-site with our technicians to run the system, find what limits uptime and cycle time, then design and validate the next iteration in our Montreal lab before rolling it out to our factories.

You might be an experienced robotics integrator looking for a purpose-driven career change, or a young controls engineer looking for challenge and growth. Either way, if you like making robots do real work in production, we want to talk to you.

Responsibilities

Robotics & controls (about 65%)

  • Program, optimize and maintain our ABB robot cells (RAPID), on both IRC5 and OmniCore controllers.
  • Build and use RobotStudio stations for offline programming, reach and payload studies, cycle-time analysis and virtual commissioning before changes reach the floor.
  • Lead robotics for new cell deployments, from robot selection (payload, reach, inertia) through layout, programming, commissioning and handover to operations.
  • Integrate robots with PLCs, safety systems, end-of-arm tooling and third-party equipment over industrial networks (e.g. EtherNet/IP).
  • Design and validate robot safety: SafeMove configurations, guarding, interlocks and risk assessments to CSA Z434 / ISO 10218.
  • Build robust error handling and recovery so the cell keeps running with minimal operator intervention.

Automation & system integration (about 35%)

  • Travel to our Relo factories in Canada and the USA to deploy, support production, diagnose failures and get the line back online.
  • Turn field learnings into improvements, test them in our Montreal lab and integrate them into the product.
  • Collect and analyze machine data (cycle times, faults, downtime) to prioritize what to fix next.
  • Work with the mechanical design team on tooling, fixtures and cell layout so designs are robot-friendly.
  • Track developments in robotics, automation and machine learning and bring the promising ones into our roadmap.

What you bring to the team

  • Education: Bachelor’s degree or diploma in automation, electrical, mechatronics or mechanical engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Experience: 3+ years programming, commissioning and troubleshooting industrial robots in a production environment.
  • Mobility: Willing and able to travel up to one week per month within Canada and the USA.

Technical expertise

  • Industrial robotics: Strong hands-on programming of industrial robots. ABB (RAPID, IRC5 / RobotWare 6, OmniCore / RobotWare 7) is a major asset; KUKA or FANUC experience is welcome.
  • Simulation: Advanced ABB RobotStudio skills: station building, offline programming, reach and payload validation, cycle-time optimization and virtual commissioning.
  • Large robots: Experience with heavy-payload, long-reach robots (e.g. IRB 4600 / 5710 / 5720 class), including load identification, tool and work-object calibration, and motion tuning.
  • Controls: PLC programming (Preferably Rockwell), HMI development and industrial networks (EtherNet/IP). Able to read and mark up electrical schematics.
  • Safety: Practical knowledge of machine and robot safety (CSA Z434, ISO 10218, ISO 13849). ABB SafeMove experience is a strong asset.
  • Assets: Grippers and end-of-arm tooling, Python or similar for data analysis and code automation, CAD literacy (Onshape is a plus).

À propos de l’entreprise

Relocalize transforme en profondeur la chaîne d’approvisionnement alimentaire. Notre mission est de décarboner et de décentraliser la production alimentaire grâce à des micro-usines automatisées et hyper locales qui limitent le gaspillage alimentaire, éliminent le transport par camion et réduisent massivement les émissions de CO2. Nous sommes une entreprise émergente en technologies propres, qui déploie une technologie d’automatisation révolutionnaire. En relocalisant la production et l’emballage au sein des centres de distribution, nous rendons les chaînes d’approvisionnement plus écologiques, rapides et résilientes.

Ce que vous ferez

Vous serez responsable de la robotique et de la commande de nos micro-usines agroalimentaires autonomes. Environ 65 % du poste porte sur la programmation de robots, la commande et la mise en service de cellules; les 35 % restants portent sur l’automatisation au sens large : intégrer, dépanner et améliorer l’ensemble du système de production autour des robots.

Relevant directement du chef de la technologie (CTO), vous vous joindrez à une petite équipe d’ingénierie axée sur le concret, à titre de contributeur(trice) individuel(le). Vous travaillerez sur le terrain avec nos techniciens pour opérer le système, cerner ce qui limite la disponibilité et le temps de cycle, puis concevoir et valider la prochaine itération dans notre laboratoire de Montréal avant de la déployer dans nos usines.

Que vous soyez un(e) intégrateur(trice) en robotique chevronné(e) aspirant à une carrière axée sur l’impact, ou un(e) jeune ingénieur(e) en commande à la recherche de défis et de croissance, si vous aimez voir des robots accomplir un vrai travail en production, nous voulons vous parler.

Responsabilités

Robotique et commande (environ 65 %)

  • Programmer, optimiser et maintenir nos cellules robotisées ABB (RAPID), sur contrôleurs IRC5 et OmniCore.
  • Concevoir et utiliser des stations sur RobotStudio et les programmer hors ligne. Faire des études de portée, de charge utile, de temps de cycle et de mise en service virtuelle, avant de pousser les changements en production.
  • Piloter le volet robotique des nouveaux déploiements de cellules, de la sélection des robots (charge utile, portée, inertie) jusqu’à l’installation, la programmation, la mise en service et le transfert aux opérations.
  • Intégrer les robots aux automates programmables, aux systèmes de sécurité, aux outils de préhension et aux équipements tiers par réseaux industriels (p. ex. EtherNet/IP).
  • Concevoir et valider la sécurité robotique : configurations SafeMove, protecteurs, verrouillages et appréciations du risque selon CSA Z434 / ISO 10218.
  • Développer une gestion des erreurs et une reprise robustes pour que la cellule continue de fonctionner avec un minimum d’interventions de l’opérateur.

Automatisation et intégration de systèmes (environ 35 %)

  • Se déplacer dans nos usines Relo au Canada et aux États-Unis pour déployer, appuyer la production, diagnostiquer les défaillances et remettre la ligne en marche.
  • Transformer les apprentissages terrain en améliorations, les tester dans notre laboratoire de Montréal et les intégrer au produit.
  • Recueillir et analyser les données machine (temps de cycle, défauts, temps d’arrêt) pour prioriser les prochaines corrections.
  • Collaborer avec l’équipe de conception mécanique sur l’outillage, les gabarits et l’aménagement des cellules afin que les conceptions soient adaptées aux robots.
  • Garder un œil sur la robotique, l’automatisation et l’apprentissage automatique, et intégrer les avancées prometteuses à notre roadmap.

Ce que vous apportez à l’équipe

  • Formation : Baccalauréat ou DEC/diplôme en génie de l’automatisation, électrique, mécatronique ou mécanique, ou expérience pratique équivalente.
  • Expérience : 3 ans ou plus en programmation, mise en service et dépannage de robots industriels en environnement de production.
  • Mobilité : Volonté et capacité de voyager jusqu’à une semaine par mois au Canada et aux États-Unis.
  • Langues : Français et anglais fonctionnels.

Expertise technique

  • Robotique industrielle : Solide expérience pratique en programmation de robots industriels. ABB (RAPID, IRC5 / RobotWare 6, OmniCore / RobotWare 7) constitue un atout majeur; une expérience KUKA ou FANUC est la bienvenue.
  • Simulation : Maîtrise avancée d’ABB RobotStudio : création de stations, programmation hors ligne, validation de portée et de charge utile, optimisation des temps de cycle et mise en service virtuelle.
  • Robots de grande taille : Expérience avec des robots à forte charge utile et longue portée (p. ex. classe IRB 4600 / 5710 / 5720), incluant l’identification des charges, l’étalonnage des outils et des repères objets, et l’ajustement des mouvements.
  • Commande : Programmation d’automates (Rockwell), développement d’IHM et réseaux industriels (EtherNet/IP). Capacité à lire et à annoter des schémas électriques.
  • Sécurité : Connaissance pratique de la sécurité des machines et des robots (CSA Z434, ISO 10218, ISO 13849). Une expérience avec ABB SafeMove est un atout important.
  • Atouts : Outils de préhension et effecteurs, Python ou équivalent pour les données et l’outillage, notions de CAO (Onshape est un plus).
More about this job

Responsibilities

Program, optimize, commission, and maintain ABB robot cells, including offline simulation, safety validation, and integration with PLCs and production equipment. Travel to production sites to troubleshoot and improve system uptime and cycle times, then validate and deploy improvements from the Montreal lab.

Requirements

Requires at least three years of experience programming, commissioning, and troubleshooting industrial robots in production, plus a relevant bachelor’s degree or diploma or equivalent practical experience. Candidates should have strong industrial robotics and RobotStudio skills, knowledge of PLCs, industrial networks, and machine safety, and be willing to travel up to one week per month in Canada and the United States.

Skills

  • Industrial Robot Programming
  • ABB RAPID
  • ABB RobotStudio
  • Robot Commissioning
  • PLC Programming
  • Rockwell Automation
  • EtherNet/IP
  • Robot Safety
  • ABB SafeMove
  • Machine Safety
  • Offline Programming
  • Virtual Commissioning
  • HMI Development
  • Electrical Schematics
  • Python
  • Machine Data Analysis

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Categories

  • Engineering
  • Manufacturing
  • Technology
  • Food & Beverage
  • Security & Safety

Keywords

  • ABB
  • RAPID
  • IRC5
  • RobotWare 6
  • OmniCore
  • RobotWare 7
  • RobotStudio
  • KUKA
  • FANUC
  • Rockwell Automation
  • PLC Programming
  • HMI Development
  • EtherNet/IP
  • SafeMove
  • CSA Z434
  • ISO 10218
  • ISO 13849
  • Offline Programming
  • Virtual Commissioning
  • Robot Cell Integration
  • Industrial Robotics
  • Machine Safety
  • Risk Assessment
  • Load Identification
  • Tool Calibration
  • Work-Object Calibration
  • Motion Tuning
  • End-of-Arm Tooling
  • Python
  • Onshape

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