Technical Director

The Technical Director role based in Linz, Austria, offers a competitive gross annual salary of USD 145,000. This position requires hands-on experience in integrating industrial robotic cells with controls and production equipment. The ideal candidate will have a strong ability to articulate the technical decisions made during design, integration, or commissioning phases. Applicants currently residing outside Austria are encouraged to apply.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the development and management of the controls architecture for robotic cells involved in assembly, inspection, and part transfer processes. The primary focus will be ensuring seamless interaction between robots, PLCs, vision systems, and existing production equipment during normal operations, product changes, and unexpected stoppages.

Define equipment interfaces, signal sequences, and establish safe restart behaviors to maintain operational integrity. Review the vision system’s capability to accurately identify parts and oversee how the cell manages rejects or missing components. Develop and implement test cases to verify repeatability, fault recovery, and restart procedures following interruptions.

Provide guidance to controls engineers throughout commissioning activities and prepare comprehensive documentation to assist maintenance teams in diagnosing faults effectively. Building and maintaining relationships with Austrian controls specialists or automation partners is considered advantageous.

Required Qualifications

Candidates must demonstrate practical experience in integrating industrial robotic cells with control systems and production equipment. Proven expertise in explaining technical decisions related to design, integration, or commissioning is essential. Strong knowledge of robotics, PLC programming, vision systems, and industrial automation is required.

Experience in defining equipment interfaces, managing signal sequences, and ensuring safe operational restarts is critical. The ability to develop test cases for system reliability and fault recovery is also necessary. Candidates should have a track record of leading controls engineers during commissioning and producing clear maintenance documentation.

Preferred Qualifications and Benefits

Familiarity with Austrian automation industry standards and existing professional relationships with local controls specialists or automation partners will be considered an advantage. The role offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment focused on cutting-edge robotic integration and control systems.

Applicants are invited to submit their CV along with a detailed description of a controls issue they have resolved. This should include the symptoms observed, the diagnostic process used to identify the root cause, and the method employed to verify the effectiveness of the solution.

This position represents an excellent opportunity for experienced professionals seeking to lead technical control integration projects within a forward-thinking industrial setting in Austria.