UP.Labs

Robotics & Automation Engineering Consultant

UP.Labs  •  Remote  •  3 months ago
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Job Description

We’re partnering with one of the world’s leading industrial and heavy machinery manufacturers to reimagine how the industrial world builds, operates, and makes decisions. This venture is focused on applying technology and automation to high-impact manufacturing challenges.

We’re looking for a Robotics & Automation Engineering Consultant to support our venture team as we explore and validate automation opportunities. In this role, you will advise our venture team to help identify pain points, evaluate automation feasibility, and inform the development of a new B2B SaaS solution designed to improve manufacturing workflows.

What You’ll Do
  • Advise on the design and feasibility of opportunities in the manufacturing robotics space; specifically automated welding, painting and grinding robotics operations
  • Provide guidance on robot selection, tooling, reach, tolerances, and process constraints
  • Evaluate automation feasibility for real manufacturing workflows
  • Help assess integration complexity for sensors, vision systems, and PLC controls
  • Provide perspective on vendor tradeoffs across robotics platforms (e.g., FANUC, ABB)
  • Help determine cost vs. ROI of automation opportunities


Ideal Background
  • Experience designing, programming, or integrating robotic welding cells or automated manufacturing systems
  • Hands-on experience with industrial robots (FANUC, ABB, or similar)
  • Familiarity with PLC-based control systems and industrial automation architecture
  • Experience integrating sensors, vision systems, or other automation technologies into production workflows
  • Time spent commissioning or troubleshooting automation systems on the plant floor


Engagement• Paid consulting / advisory engagement• Flexible hours depending on project needs• Opportunity to help shape a new venture in partnership with a global industrial leader

UP.Labs

About UP.Labs

UP.Labs is a first-of-its-kind venture lab unlocking the future of transportation and mobility. We work with global corporate partners to identify the most pressing challenges that they, and broader society, face. Inspired by these complex problems, we launch startups built by proven entrepreneurs, product leaders and technologists that use their agility and talent to develop transformative solutions. After these companies have matured and proven market fit, our corporate partners are able to acquire them, reaping strategic value while enriching their culture and core business. We believe this to be the shortest road to a faster, cleaner, safer, and more accessible future.

Industry
Finance & Insurance
Company Size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Santa Monica, CA
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
up.partners
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