Job Description
Robotics Technician (FANUC Preferred)
Location: Bartlett, IL
Pay: Up to $45/hour (Direct Hire)
Employment Type: Direct Hire or Contract-to-Hire
Pay: Up to $45/hour (Direct Hire)
Employment Type: Direct Hire or Contract-to-Hire
Join a Growing Custom Automation Company
We're partnering with a leading custom automation company that designs and builds automated systems for a variety of industries. They're looking for a Robotics Technician to support the installation, startup, troubleshooting, and commissioning of robotic automation systems throughout the Midwest and beyond.
What You'll Be Doing
When you're not traveling, you'll be based out of the Bartlett facility where you'll:
- Support project planning and system readiness before equipment ships
- Perform factory acceptance testing (FAT/SAT preparation)
- Troubleshoot robotic systems and automation equipment
- Assist engineering teams with system testing and project execution
When you're traveling (approximately 40%), you'll:
- Commission robotic automation systems at customer facilities
- Troubleshoot and edit existing robot programs (no programming from scratch required)
- Support startups, installations, and customer acceptance testing (SAT)
- Provide technical support while maintaining a professional, customer-focused attitude
Most travel is within Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, and New York, typically lasting one to two weeks at a time. All travel expenses are reimbursed, and you'll have the option of using a personal or company credit card for travel.
What We're Looking For
- 2+ years of experience working with industrial robots or automated manufacturing equipment
- Experience troubleshooting and editing FANUC robots is highly preferred
- Candidates with ABB, Universal Robots, Yaskawa, or similar robotic platforms are also encouraged to apply
- Strong mechanical and electrical troubleshooting skills
- Ability to read electrical schematics and mechanical drawings
- Comfortable working directly with customers during equipment startups
- Valid driver's license and ability to travel up to 40%
Nice to Have
- Experience with Cognex or Keyence vision systems (training available if you don't have it)
- Experience working in a manufacturing environment, OEM, or automation company
- Fanuc programming
Why This Opportunity?
- No robot programming from scratch required—focus on troubleshooting, editing, commissioning, and support
- Opportunity to work on a wide variety of custom automation projects across multiple industries
- Excellent career path with the opportunity to become FANUC Master Certified and advance into an Automation Engineer role within approximately 3-5 years
- Consistent overtime available (typically 40-50 hours per week)
- Stable, growing organization with exposure to cutting-edge automation technology
If you're looking for a hands-on robotics role where you'll work with customers, travel, and build your automation career, we'd love to hear from you.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.v #inauto
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Bartlett, IL |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1969 |
| Website | http://www.sterling-engineering.com |
About Company
Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:
- Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.
- Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.
Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.
Skills
- ABB (Asea Brown Boveri)unmatched
- Acceptance Testingunmatched
- Automationunmatched
- Automation Engineeringunmatched
- Automation Systemsunmatched
- Commissioningunmatched
- Credit Cardsunmatched
- Customer Relationsunmatched
- Driver's Licenseunmatched
- Editingunmatched
- Identify Issuesunmatched
- Leading Edge Technologyunmatched
- Manufacturingunmatched
- Manufacturing Equipmentunmatched
- OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer)unmatched
- Project Executionunmatched
- Project Planningunmatched
- Reimbursementunmatched
- Roboticsunmatched
- Startupunmatched
- System Start-Upunmatched
- System Testunmatched
- Systems Engineeringunmatched
- Technical Supportunmatched
- Testingunmatched
- Willing to Travelunmatched
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