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Walmart Running Into Trouble as Its Super-Expensive Robots Can’t Handle the Realities of Warehouse Work: It's an automation "arms race." (futurism.com)
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[–] 4 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

For reference. My role is considered "entry level" and I get 6 figures.

Please give me a job, thank you good sir or madam.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 weeks ago* (2 children)

    This is actually a good time to get into the space. There's not a ton of companies competing over a now growing market and the work is weird enough that AI hasn't fully eaten it.

    Downside, see my other posts, the field wants to pull people who have a pretty diverse skill set. I would be prepared to discuss RAFT consensus in the same conversation as PID tuning and control theory.

    Checkout companies like Symbotic, Boston Dynamics, or robotics integrators like ABB

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  • [–] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    Job sounds interesting. Several questions if u don't mind me asking because I'm thinking to do small career change.

    • What's the job title I should look for?
    • Do you think it's possible to transfer from software developer? I have engineering background so I think I should be able to pick things up
    • Is ageism real in your industry? I'm in 30s so ain't young so worried about applying to entry level positions
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  • [–] 3 points 2 weeks ago

    Unfortunately we don't have standardized roles in this industry.

    Jobs like these tend to touch one of a couple spaces.

    1. Controls engineering: PLC programming and traditional robotics
    2. Fleetops, application engineer, or operations engineer: I've seen these show up at places like Boston dynamics
    3. Technical support: look for ones that mention wanting like a EE and knowing stuff about control systems.
    4. SCADA engineer: Especially at tech startups.

    In general you're looking for jobs that reference a mixture of networking, control systems, SCADA, DCS, PLC, IT infra, and of course robotics.

    My entire team is 30+, hard to find people with a diverse background that are also 22.

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