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Robotics/Autonomous Systems Engineer

Randstad Digital Americas
Chillicothe, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 6/15/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/14/2026
Job Summary:

  • The hauling application team is responsible for the overall onboard solution (vehicle level) for Client's autonomous haulage machines. This position is to work under the direction of the team's technical program manager and application architect.
  • Contribute to onboard system designs and decisions
  • Identify and evaluate potential solutions
  • Analyze value and risk of proposed changes
  • Break down solutions into actionable delivery elements
  • Triage and resolve system level issues
  • Translate business requirements into technical requirements and solutions
  • Document designs and coordinate delivery with partner teams
  • Join a high performing team delivering Client's flagship mining technology products.
  • Opportunities for technical growth as well as project management exposure
  • Create integrated solutions at the vehicle level

location: Chillicothe, Illinois

job type: Contract

salary: $45 - 50 per hour

work hours: 8am to 5pm

education: Bachelors

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities:

  • The application architect assigns a task for a new requirement or issue.
  • Collaborate within the hauling team, with process partners, and with SMEs to identify potential solutions and select one.
  • Analysis may be required to understand the problem or to evaluate benefits and risks.
  • Document the selected design and break it down into work items assigned to the appropriate teams.
  • Collaborate with delivery teams as needed during implementation.
  • When implementation is complete, review delivery against the original request and requirements.
  • Collaborate with the validation team as they create a test plan. Support them as needed to triage issues.
  • This role is a member of an application team led by a technical program manager and application architect.
  • The application team is a part of the hauling division, which has onboard engineering ownership of autonomous haulage machines for mining.
  • Teams within the hauling division interface with process partners, including platform, offboard, validation, product support, and business teams.

Techinical Skills Required:

Top 3 Skills

  • Robotics and autonomy fundamentals
  • Effective collaboration across teams with diverse skills
  • Design process - evaluate tradeoffs without bias

Additional Technical Skills

(Required)

  • Experience with development processes
  • Experience with autonomous or automated robotics
  • Requirements decomposition and solution creation
  • Risk and benefit tradeoff analysis
  • Technical writing - design documentation
  • Troubleshooting

Desired Skills:

  • Experience with mining, construction, or agricultural machines and methods
  • Familiarity with product lifecycle
  • Data analysis and issue investigation
  • Safety frameworks, such as functional safety or SOTIF
  • Simulation tools for development and validation
  • C and Python familiarity
  • Development in a Linux environment

Soft Skills Required:

(Required)

  • Collaboration - must be able to work with specialized global teams to efficiently design solutions
  • Clear Communication - must be able to communicate effectively with teammates, process partners, and stakeholders with appropriate level of detail
  • Continuous learning
  • Initiative

(Desired)

  • Time management and task prioritization
  • Organization
  • Innovation
  • Project management

Education & Experience Required:

  • Years of experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree requirement: BS Degree Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent

Qualifications:

Techinical Skills Required:

Top 3 Skills

  • Robotics and autonomy fundamentals
  • Effective collaboration across teams with diverse skills
  • Design process - evaluate tradeoffs without bias

Additional Technical Skills

(Required)

  • Experience with development processes
  • Experience with autonomous or automated robotics
  • Requirements decomposition and solution creation
  • Risk and benefit tradeoff analysis
  • Technical writing - design documentation
  • Troubleshooting

Desired Skills:

  • Experience with mining, construction, or agricultural machines and methods
  • Familiarity with product lifecycle
  • Data analysis and issue investigation
  • Safety frameworks, such as functional safety or SOTIF
  • Simulation tools for development and validation
  • C and Python familiarity
  • Development in a Linux environment

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.

At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com.

Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.

Salary : $45 - $50

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