Fuse Robotics & Automation Engineer at Fuse responsible for designing, building, programming, and deploying robotic cells for pulsed-power hardware manufacturing. Lead integration of robotics with mechanical and electrical engineering teams.
Responsibilities
We're looking for robotics engineers to stand up and grow Fuse's robotic manufacturing capability from the ground up. You will design, build, program, and deploy robotic cells that handle the full lifecycle of our pulsed-power hardware, from individual components up to our complete Impedance-Matched Marx Generator (IMG) modules. This is a hands-on, high-responsibility role: you'll select the robots, design the end-effectors and fixturing, write the control and vision software, integrate everything into a working line, and keep it running. You'll work shoulder to shoulder with our pulsed-power, mechanical, and electrical engineers to make our hardware manufacturable by robots.
Obsess about the details — sloppy work costs us later, so do it right the first time.
Care — pick up the trash. Do things no one asks you to do. Go the extra mile because you care.
Act with urgency — every hour matters more than it feels like it does.
Be responsible for the outcome, not just the task; if it is not working, it remains your problem until it is fixed.
Assume good intent — disagree openly, then commit fully once a call is made.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
Design and deploy robotic capabilities to fabricate and assemble Fuse's core pulsed-power components, including FDGS (field-distortion gas switches), "bricks" (capacitor and switch assemblies), stages, full IMG modules, and transmission lines.
Build automated assembly, fastening, bonding, alignment, and handling processes for high-voltage, high-energy parts, including heavy and delicate components.
Develop robotic workflows for inspection, test, and preventive maintenance of fielded hardware, reducing manual intervention in high-voltage environments.
Design and fabricate custom end-effectors, grippers, tooling, and fixtures tailored to our components.
Integrate machine vision, force/torque sensing, and metrology for precise alignment, quality control, and error detection.
Qualification
Degree in RoboticsExperience designing end-effectorsSoftware ability (eA builder's mindsetBackground in pulsed powerExperience with heavy-payload handlingADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Required
Degree in Robotics, Mechatronics, Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, Controls, or equivalent hands-on experience.
Hands-on experience deploying robotic automation in a manufacturing or assembly environment.
Strong skills in robot programming and integration (e.g., FANUC, KUKA, ABB, Universal Robots, or similar) and industrial controls (PLCs, motion control, I/O, safety systems).
Experience designing end-effectors, fixtures, and tooling in CAD and seeing them through fabrication.
Working knowledge of machine vision and sensor integration for guidance and inspection.
Software ability (e.g., Python, C++, and/or ROS) for control, vision, and system integration.
Solid grasp of automation safety standards and safe design practice.
A builder's mindset: comfortable with ambiguity, iterating fast, and owning a system end to end in a startup.
Preferred
Experience automating the assembly of high-voltage, high-energy, or hazardous hardware, and familiarity with the associated safety requirements.
Background in pulsed power, Marx generators, capacitors, high-voltage systems, or fusion/plasma hardware.
Experience with heavy-payload handling, precision alignment/metrology, or automated electrical/hi-pot testing.
Experience with mobile robots or automated maintenance/inspection in field environments.
Experience standing up a new automation function or production line.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Based in or willing to relocate to our San Leandro, CA facility; this role is fully onsite.
Comfortable working hands-on in a lab and production environment around high-voltage and high-energy equipment, following strict safety procedures.
