What Is an Entry Level Robotics Engineer and How to Become One

By ZipRecruiter Marketplace Research Team

An entry-level robotics engineer works with flexible automation, helping design, build, and test robot systems. The responsibilities of an entry-level robotics engineer are to integrate peripherals, such as controllers, welders, and other equipment; create event timing charts or system device lists; design end-of-arm tooling; investigate unexpected maintenance problems, such as mechanical or electrical failures; and evaluate and analyze robotic prototypes or systems. Other duties include researching robotic technology to use for the creation of new systems and system configuration.

The minimum qualifications for an entry-level robotics engineer include a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, math, or a related discipline. Knowledge of CADD/CAM systems is important for this field. Other useful skills include information ordering, which is being able to arrange actions and other things into patterns per the related rules, and advanced computer proficiency. An entry-level robotics engineer works with flexible automation, helping design, build, and test robot systems.