Product Development Engineer (Robotics)

Location: Bedford, Massachusetts, United States; onsite product development role.

Company

hirify.global develops AI-powered robotic automation solutions for supply chain and logistics applications.

What you will do

• Develop robotic automation solutions across the product development lifecycle, from concept through long-term support.
• Bring industrial automation systems into production and support them throughout their lifecycle.
• Support functionally safe electromechanical systems using risk assessment and hazard analysis standards.
• Program PLC-based industrial control systems and orchestrate motor-driven roller conveyor systems.
• Select and integrate sensors, drives, robot arms, motors, and other components into complex machinery.
• Design industrial communications networks and distributed I/O, debug complex devices, and define control-system APIs for higher-level software.

Requirements

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or a related field such as Mechatronics, Computer, Mechanical, or Robotics Engineering, or Physics.
• Six or more years of related work experience in material handling, process automation, piece part automation, semiconductor, or similar industries.
• Demonstrated experience bringing industrial automation systems into production and supporting them throughout their lifecycle.
• Significant experience supporting functionally safe electromechanical systems compliant with harmonized risk assessment and hazard analysis standards.
• Significant experience with PLC coding for industrial control environments, ideally Siemens TIA Portal using SCL, LAD, and FBD.
• Significant experience with motor-driven roller conveyor control, COTS sensor and drive integration, industrial motors in the 50W–3kW range, VFD drives, and robot arms.
• Significant experience designing industrial communications networks and distributed I/O using Ethernet/IP, Profinet, ASi, and IO-Link.
• Significant experience debugging complex devices using design documents, first-principles analysis, multimeters, oscilloscopes, and thermal sensors.

Nice to have

• Good source control practices using Git, with exposure to CI/CD concepts and build automation.
• Practical data analysis for engineering prioritization and debugging.
• Experience defining APIs for control-system interfaces with higher-level software.
• Experience developing and maintaining electrical designs in AutoCAD or AutoCAD Electrical.

Culture & Benefits

• Innovation-focused work on AI-powered robotic solutions for supply chain and logistics.
• Collaborative engineering environment with integrated hardware and software teams.
• Commitment to professional development and growth.
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package.