Automation Engineer

OUR MISSION: At Sunrise Robotics, we are dedicated to augmenting humanity through intelligent robotics. Our mission is to elevate the world of manufacturing by introducing intelligent, flexible robots that enhance human capabilities and existing machinery, ushering in the next era of production at higher quality, with less waste, and lower cost. OUR VISION: We see a future where every element of manufacturing, from design to assembly, is optimised with intelligent automation. Our vision is to integrate flexible robotic solutions, based on generic hardware and advanced software/AI capabilities, into manufacturing, particularly in small and medium-sized enterprises, to make automation economically viable and accessible, for all sizes of manufacturers. We are not just building robots; we are creating the strategically crucial components for autonomous, intelligent agents of the future. THE ROLE: Sunrise Robotics is hiring an Automation Engineer to own the automation and electrical deliverables that take robotic cells from development into reliable, deployable systems. This role exists because the gap between a working prototype and a production-ready cell is largely won or lost at the controls and electrical layer - and we need someone who owns that layer end to end. In the next 6 months, you'll establish clean, maintainable PLC code across our R&D cells, bring version control discipline to our automation workflows, and ensure electrical plans are complete and build-ready. By month 12, you'll be the person our delivery and deployment teams rely on when a cell needs to be commissioned, a customer issue needs diagnosing, or a Factory Acceptance Test needs to pass. You own the automation and electrical quality of what we ship. This is a hands-on, cross-functional role based in Ljubljana, working across R&D and Delivery. You'll work directly with mechanical, safety, and software engineering teams - and travel to customer sites to support commissioning and deployment when i