Automation Engineer Robotics

Do you enjoy solving complex problems with modern technology? Do you like the idea that your work will manifest itself into real-world physical applications? Do you want to be part of an interdisciplinary team, delivering world-class robots for retail logistics? Join Solwr Robotics today.  

Solwr Robotics develops innovative robots to solve logistics challenges in the trade industry. We currently have two products in the market: 

• Grab - an autonomous pick-and-place robot for warehouse operations. 

• Sort - a high-speed, low-space pallet sorting machine.  

We are looking for a robotics engineer to carry out the following tasks together with development and delivery teams:  

• Contribute to the development of our Robotics Solutions

• Install software, configure, and calibrate new robots and their sensors/motors

• Test new feature and help debug/improve them  

• Support customer and debug/analysis issues

• Help deploy robots at customers sites, even take responsibility for deployment projects 

The position is based at our Ålesund office but will require some travel to customer sites  

You are meant for this job if you have one of more of the following:  

• Have a bachelor’s degree in Automation, Software or Robotics, or equivalent experience  

• Have experience with software development on PLC 's, preferably structured text

• Have experience with motors, sensors and robots  

• Have experience with Linux and terminal

• Have experience leading automation projects

• Enjoy working with robots, technologies and customers

We offer a dynamic and flexible workplace, modern tools and hardware, development opportunities, and of course plenty of challenges.  

Solwr delivers cutting-edge logistics and technology solutions for the retail industry. With our plug-and-play portfolio, we ensure a competitive advantage for innovative players. Through our logistics platform, Trace, we provide a comprehensive order, warehouse, and transport management system, ensuring full visibility and tracking throughout the entire supply chain.

Our portfolio also includes the Sort and Grab robots. Sort efficiently handles all types of pallets, minimizing the need for manual pallet handling, while the Grab picking robot reduces strain on employees by managing heavy lifting in the warehouse.

Solwr has approximately 100 employees, with offices in Ålesund, Oslo, and Trondheim.