Senior robotics engineer
| Highest | $9,500 / mo · Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Experience | 5+ yrs |
| Degree | Required |
| First paycheck | 4 years bachelor's + 5 to 7 years professional experience |
Pay in the destination countries
Monthly, in US dollars. Each country is an Imora admission package — open one for that route's fees, language requirement and deadline.
| Country | Monthly |
|---|---|
| SwitzerlandIELTS 6.5 · CHF 0.9–8k | $9,500max |
| NorwayIELTS 6.0–6.5 · NOK 130–260k | $9,300 |
| United StatesTOEFL 80–100 · $10–70k | $9,300 |
| GermanyIELTS 6.5 · €0–3k | $9,100 |
| FinlandIELTS 6.0–6.5 · €6–18k | $9,100 |
| DenmarkIELTS 6.5 · DKK 45–135k | $9,100 |
What does the day look like?
A Senior Robotics Engineer works across system architecture, functional safety verification, vendor integration, and physical commissioning. Daily tasks include multi-robot cell simulation using Siemens Process Simulate, Dassault Systèmes DELMIA, ABB RobotStudio, FANUC ROBOGUIDE, or KUKA.Sim. Engineers write IEC 61131-3 code (Structured Text, Ladder Diagram) in Siemens TIA Portal (S7-1500 / Safety Integrated) or Rockwell Studio 5000 (GuardLogix), configure multi-axis industrial robots (FANUC Karel/TP, KUKA KRL, ABB RAPID, Yaskawa Inform) or ROS 2 on Linux, C++, and Python. Work also involves calculating Performance Levels (PL r) and SIL under ISO 13849-1 and IEC 62061 using SISTEMA, configuring PROFINET, PROFIsafe, and EtherCAT fieldbus networks, and running FAT and SAT acceptance tests on factory floors.
The hands-on tuning of robot paths, testing grippers, and working on novel algorithms takes up roughly 25% of the time. The remaining time is split: 35% goes to software architecture, PLC safety interlocking, and system debugging; 25% to safety documentation, FMEA risk analyses, BOM costing, and client negotiations; and 15% to physical wiring checks, sensor calibration, and production line troubleshooting. Plant commissioning phases require shift work, on-call support during plant downtime, and travel taking up between 20% and 50% of the working year.
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