About Standard Bots

Standard Bots mission is to significantly lower the barrier to entry to real-world automation bringing the power of bits to the world of atoms and unlocking productivity for entire new industries and users.

Our user facing applications and APIs unlock the power of automation for entire new use cases. A relentless focus on simplicity and ease of use brings the revolutionary potential of robotic automation to new users and industries. The Applications Engineering team drives forward the companys mission by designing solutions around installing and supporting Standard Bots innovative 6 axis robot.

Notes: This role will be required to come into our Glen Cove robotics factory 5 days/week

We are unable to offer Visa sponsorship for this role

What Youll Do

You write the code that proves our controls and industrial-integration layer works. Youre a developer first but your domain is the seam where our robots meet the factory floor: PLCs fieldbus protocols I/O and safety systems. You build the automated test suites hardware-in-the-loop rigs and PLC/protocol simulators that let us validate controls behavior without waiting on a physical cell and you validate integrations in real time alongside the engineers building them.

Responsibilities

• Build and own automated test suites and hardware-in-the-loop infrastructure for the controls and industrial-integration (PLC HMI fieldbus I/O).

• Exercise industrial communication protocols in code: Modbus TCP/RTU EtherNet/IP EtherCAT PROFINET along with digital/analog I/O behavior.

• Build SW-based simulators and mocks for PLCs fieldbus devices conveyors grippers and safety hardware so controls testing isnt gated on physical equipment.

• Fold safety-system integration (e-stops safety PLCs light curtains) into automated release validation against industrial safety standards.

• Validate integrations in real time during the sprint partnering tightly with software and applications engineers so defects are solved as they appear.

• Hand off maintainable test code and fixtures to Systems Test Engineers and Technicians and review designs and PRs for testability and protocol compliance.

Skills Youll Bring

• Strong Software Engineering: 4 years (or strong equivalent) writing production-quality code daily in Python C/C or TypeScript with deep test-automation and CI/CD experience (Playwright pytest or similar).

• Controls & Industrial Automation: Hands-on background with PLC programming and industrial communication protocols (Modbus TCP/RTU EtherNet/IP EtherCAT PROFINET) and digital/analog I/O.

• Electrical Fundamentals: Reads electrical schematics comfortable with signal types (24V digital I/O 420mA analog) and test equipment (multimeters etc.) and can build and wire test fixtures and PLC cabinets.

• Systems Thinking: Comfortable debugging networked distributed and real-time systems across the software/hardware boundary.

• Impact Driven: You value simplicity reliability and velocity and would rather prevent a bug than file one.

Who You Are

A developer with a controls or industrial-automation background who wants to apply strong software skills to robotics quality at the hardware seam equally at home in a codebase and in front of a PLC cabinet.

Nice To Have

• Allen-Bradley Siemens or Beckhoff PLC platforms; structured text

• ROS2 Docker or robotics software stacks

• Hardware-in-the-loop or system-level test automation at scale

• Industrial safety standards (ISO 13849 ANSI/RIA 15.06)

Compensation and Benefits:

The salary range for this role is $110000 to $150000 depending on experience. We are open to a variety of seniority levels for this role and will build compensation packages that are commensurate with seniority and skill level. Base salary is just one part of the overall compensation at Standard Bots. All Full-Time Employees are eligible for Employee Stock Options. We also offer a package of benefits including paid time off medical/dental/vision insurance life insurance disability insurance and 401(k) to regular full-time employees.

Required Experience:

Senior IC