Engineer the flow with us.
Build automated cells end to end — design, program, and commission — with a team that keeps every discipline in-house.
At DeGama, engineers don't get boxed into one narrow lane. Because we own the whole project — mechanical, controls, robotics, vision, AMRs, and field commissioning — you'll see your work go from a model on the screen to a cell running on a customer's floor. If you want to do real automation engineering with your name on the result, this is the place.
Real projects. Whole projects.
End-to-end ownership
You'll follow a cell from assessment to commissioning — not hand it off at a department wall. The engineer who designs it is the one who sees it run.
Depth across disciplines
Work alongside mechanical, controls, robotics, vision, and AMR specialists in-house, and grow past the edges of your own discipline.
Platforms worth mastering
FANUC, Otto Motors, Rockwell Automation, FactoryTalk Optix, Cognex, and Autodesk Inventor — the industrial tools that define modern automation.
Work that ships
Retrofits go onto real production lines. Your work isn't a prototype in a lab — it's a cell a shop depends on every shift.
Six disciplines. One flow.
We hire across the full stack of a cell: controls engineering, robotics, mechanical & cell design, sales engineering, field service & commissioning, and project engineering. If your experience spans two of these, even better — that's how we work.
Positions we're hiring for now.
All roles are based on-site in Baltimore, Maryland, unless noted. Field roles include travel to customer sites.
Controls Engineer
Design, program, and commission the control systems that run our automated cells — from the PLC logic that coordinates a robot, machine, and AMR to the operator interface your customer touches every shift.
- Develop PLC programs on Rockwell Automation platforms (CompactLogix / ControlLogix) that coordinate machines, robots, vision, and AMRs.
- Build operator interfaces in FactoryTalk Optix.
- Design the machine-interface logic that lets our cell command a customer's laser or press brake.
- Integrate safety control using GuardLogix and safety-rated devices.
- Commission your own code on site — power-up, I/O checks, tuning, and fault handling.
- Experience programming Allen-Bradley / Rockwell Logix controllers in an industrial setting.
- Familiarity with EtherNet/IP and industrial networking.
- An understanding of machine-safety concepts (ISO 13849 / RIA R15.06) — or the drive to learn them fast.
- Comfort working on a plant floor and seeing a project through commissioning.
Robotics Engineer
Program and deploy the robots at the center of our cells — tending press brakes, denesting and sorting laser-cut parts, and running deburring tools.
- Program FANUC robots for machine tending, part sorting/denesting, and deburring.
- Develop and validate paths offline (ROBOGUIDE) and refine them against real parts on site.
- Design and specify end-of-arm tooling in partnership with mechanical engineering.
- Integrate Cognex vision for part location and verification.
- Tune cycle time, reliability, and recovery behavior through commissioning.
- Hands-on FANUC programming experience (other industrial robot experience considered).
- An understanding of end-of-arm tooling, payload, and reach trade-offs.
- Exposure to machine vision for guidance or inspection is a plus.
- Willingness to travel to customer sites for commissioning.
Mechanical / Cell Design Engineer
Design the physical cell — tooling, end-of-arm tooling, fixturing, guarding, and layout — that makes an automated retrofit fit a customer's real floor.
- Model tooling, EOAT, fixtures, and cell layouts in Autodesk Inventor.
- Design around existing customer machines using supplied or surveyed CAD.
- Engineer safety guarding, robot pedestals, and material-handling hardware.
- Produce build-ready drawings and bills of material.
- Support fabrication, build, and on-site installation.
- Proficiency in Autodesk Inventor (or comparable 3D CAD) for machine/tooling design.
- Experience designing for fabrication and assembly.
- An eye for how mechanical design, controls, and robotics have to come together.
- Bonus: experience with sheet-metal processing equipment.
Sales Engineer
Be the first technical conversation a customer has with us — walk their floor, understand what they actually run, and turn a production problem into a scoped, honest proposal.
- Develop relationships with sheet-metal fabricators and identify where automation earns its keep.
- Lead on-site assessments: observe the process, ask the right questions, and capture what the cell has to accommodate.
- Work with engineering to scope a solution, define its boundaries, and price it accurately.
- Present proposals that explain the approach, the assumptions, and the payback in plain terms.
- Tell a customer when automation is the wrong answer for their part or their volume.
- Carry context from the sale into the project so nothing is lost at handoff.
- Experience selling capital equipment, automation, or engineered systems to manufacturers.
- Enough technical depth to hold a credible conversation on a shop floor.
- Familiarity with sheet-metal fabrication — lasers, press brakes, deburring, or inspection.
- The discipline to scope honestly rather than promise broadly.
- Willingness to travel to customer sites.
Field Service & Commissioning Engineer
Take cells from crated hardware to accepted, running production on customer floors — and keep them running.
- Install and integrate cells on site: mechanical assembly, power-up, and machine integration.
- Tune robots, vision, and material flow against real parts.
- Execute safety validation and site acceptance testing.
- Train customer operators and maintenance teams.
- Support production ramp and respond to service needs across the cell's life.
- Hands-on commissioning experience with automation, robots, or industrial machinery.
- Broad troubleshooting instincts across mechanical, electrical, and controls.
- Strong customer-facing communication.
- Willingness to travel to customer sites (varies by project).
Project Engineer
Own the delivery of a retrofit from quote to handover, running it through our gated methodology and keeping scope, schedule, and the customer aligned.
- Lead projects through the phase-gated methodology, from proposal to lifecycle handover.
- Coordinate mechanical, controls, robotics, and vision engineering against one schedule.
- Manage procurement of long-lead items and any vendor-installed equipment.
- Run factory and site acceptance tests with the customer.
- Be the customer's point of accountability throughout the project.
- Project engineering or management experience in automation, integration, or capital equipment.
- The ability to hold a technical project's scope, schedule, and budget together.
- Clear, credible communication with both engineers and customers.
- An engineering background strong enough to earn the room's trust.
Straightforward, and respectful of your time.
- Apply — Send your resume and a note about what you want to build.
- Intro conversation — A first call to understand your experience and what you're looking for.
- Technical discussion — A deeper conversation with the engineers you'd work alongside.
- Offer — If it's a fit both ways, we move quickly.
The essentials, done right.
- Competitive compensation
- Health, dental, and vision coverage
- Retirement plan
- Paid time off and holidays
- Real ownership of the projects you deliver
- Room to grow across disciplines, not just up a ladder
Tell us what you want to build.
Send your resume and a short note about the kind of automation work you want to do, and which role fits. If you're close but not an exact match, apply anyway — range matters here.
DeGama Automation is an equal-opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.
We're always interested in strong engineers.
If you build automation and you'd fit somewhere in the flow, reach out anyway. Tell us what you do best.
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