Job Title: Robotics Engineering Lead
Work Arrangement: Onsite
Location: Santa Rosa, California
Employment Type: Full Time
Base Salary: $150,000 - $190,000, commensurate with experience
Industry: Semiconductors
Relocation Assistance: Available
Position Summary
Dhaka Technologies Limited Company (DTLC) is hiring on behalf of our client for a Robotics Engineering Lead to join their team onsite in Santa Rosa, California. The client designs, simulates, prototypes, tests, manufactures, and optimizes technology and electronic solutions for the communications, 5G, automotive, energy, quantum, aerospace, defense, and semiconductor markets, serving customers in over 100 countries with a global workforce of approximately 16,800 employees.
In this role, the Robotics Engineering Lead will own the automation of targeted manufacturing processes from concept through full production deployment. This includes integrating collaborative robots (cobots) for assembly, handling, and test tasks, as well as deploying autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) to move material across the production floor.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree required
- 3+ years of experience in industrial automation and robotics within a live manufacturing or production environment
- Strong mix of software and mechanical engineering skills
- Hands-on experience programming and integrating collaborative robots (e.g., Universal Robots or similar) and their end-effectors, grippers, and vision systems
- Experience with autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and material-handling automation on a factory floor
- Experience with cobot simulation and offline programming tools to validate cobot cell layouts, cycle times, and reachability before physical deployment
- Experience with ROS / ROS 2 and robot simulation or digital-twin tools (e.g., RobotStudio, RoboDK, or vendor equivalents)
- Familiarity with 2D/3D machine vision, force/torque control, and pick-and-place applications
- Experience with AMR fleet management and integration with warehouse and manufacturing execution systems
- Experience in electronics or precision, high-mix, low-volume manufacturing
- Proficiency with CAD tools (e.g., Creo, SolidWorks, AutoCAD) for tooling and layout
- Working knowledge of machine safety standards and risk assessment for robotic and collaborative applications (e.g., ISO 10218, ISO/TS 15066, ISO 12100, ISO 13849)
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their resume to [email protected] along with the following information:
Candidate Information
- Full Name
- Phone Number
- Email Address
- Location (City, State)
- Willing to Relocate? (Yes/No)
- Availability to Start (Immediate / Notice Period)
Professional Summary
- Years of Experience
- Primary Skills/Technologies
Employment Details
- Current Employer
- Employment Type (W2 / 1099 / Corp-to-Corp)
- Expected Salary Confirmation (Hourly/Annual)
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree
- 3+ years of experience in industrial automation and robotics within a live manufacturing or production environment
- Software and mechanical engineering skills
- Experience programming and integrating collaborative robots and end-effectors, grippers, and vision systems
- Experience with autonomous mobile robots and material-handling automation on a factory floor
- Experience with cobot simulation and offline programming tools
- Experience with ROS or ROS 2 and robot simulation or digital-twin tools
- Familiarity with 2D/3D machine vision, force/torque control, and pick-and-place applications
- Experience with AMR fleet management and integration with warehouse and manufacturing execution systems
- Experience in electronics or precision, high-mix, low-volume manufacturing
- Proficiency with CAD tools such as Creo, SolidWorks, or AutoCAD
- Working knowledge of machine safety standards and risk assessment for robotic and collaborative applications
What We Do
Dhaka Technologies Limited is a Washington, D.C.-based IT solutions and staff augmentation provider serving government and private-sector organizations. It supplies IT staffing, recruiting, consulting, hardware and software solutions, application development, cloud and infrastructure services, cybersecurity, data engineering, and software testing. The company helps clients build and manage secure, scalable technology environments while connecting them with skilled technical professionals across diverse industries.
