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Robotics & Automation Staffing

A new robot can’t improve production if no one is ready to program, install, troubleshoot, and support it. Get the automation and robotics staff you need through PeopleSolutions’ temporary staffing services.

Get the people you need before the equipment arrives.

PeopleSolutions provides specialized contract professionals for manufacturers, automation integrators, equipment builders, and industrial operations across Virginia and the United States. Add the technical capacity needed for robotic cells, controls upgrades, machine vision, automated packaging, material handling, startup, field service, and production support without forcing a permanent hire for every project. 

Experience

30+ Years

Candidates

7+ Million

Placements

100+ Per Year

We help industries that rely on automation for output, quality, and delivery.

Organizations & Industries We Support
Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices

Validated automation, inspection, material handling, documentation, controls, testing, and regulated production support.

Food, Beverage, & Packaging

Packaging lines, case packing, palletizing, conveyors, vision inspection, controls, field service, and sanitation-aware automation.

Automotive & EV Supply Chain

Robotic welding, material handling, assembly, inspection, controls, launch support, and production optimization.

Aerospace & Defense

Precision assembly, automated inspection, robotic processing, controls, testing, traceability, and program-driven technical support.

Semiconductors & Electronics

High-precision automation, machine vision, motion control, material handling, testing, equipment support, and reliability.

Industrial Equipment & Machinery

Machine design, controls, panel systems, applications engineering, startup, technical support, and service coverage.

Chemicals, Plastics, & Materials

Process automation, handling systems, controls, inspection, reliability, safety-sensitive support, and modernization.

Automation Integrators & OEMs

Engineering backlogs, programming, commissioning, field service, documentation, customer training, and project surges.

Logistics & Warehouse Automation

Conveyors, sortation, AS/RS, scanners, palletizing, AGV/AMR systems, commissioning, and uptime support.

Get help from design through stable production.

SUPPORT THROUGH EVERY STAGE

The mix of engineering, programming, installation, commissioning, service, and maintenance experience changes as the system moves from an idea to daily use. 

01

Plan & Design

Support requirements, application engineering, controls design, simulation, safety planning, project management, and vendor coordination. 

02

Build & Program

Add robotics, PLC/HMI, electrical, panel, machine-vision, mechanical, and systems-integration capability. 

03

Install & Commission

Cover equipment installation, startup, calibration, testing, debugging, site acceptance, training, and documentation. 

04

Stabilize & Optimize

Strengthen troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, reliability, cycle-time improvement, quality, field service, and knowledge transfer. 

Functions & Roles We Hire

Find people who can build, program, launch, and support automated systems.

We match candidates to the application, equipment, controller, programming environment, safety requirements, travel expectations, and day-to-day work involved. 

Common platforms & applications

Depending on the assignment, experience may include Fanuc, ABB, KUKA, Yaskawa/Motoman, Universal Robots, Rockwell/Allen-Bradley, Siemens, PLCs, HMIs, servo and motion control, VFDs, machine vision, safety circuits, industrial networks, conveyors, palletizing, packaging, welding, assembly, inspection, or autonomous material movement.

We Help Hire for:

Robotics Engineers, Robotics Programmers, Robotics Controls Engineers, Robotic Welding Specialists, and Robotics Applications Engineers 

We Help Hire for:

Controls Engineers, PLC Programmers, HMI Developers, Controls Designers, SCADA Engineers, and Electrical Controls Engineers 

We Help Hire for:

Automation Engineers, Automation Technicians, Mechatronics Engineers and Technicians, Instrumentation Technicians, and Electromechanical Technicians 

We Help Hire for:

Machine Vision Engineers, Vision System Specialists, Automated Inspection Engineers, Quality Automation Specialists, and Applications Engineers

We Help Hire for:

Systems Integration Engineers, Commissioning Engineers and Technicians, Startup Specialists, Test Engineers, and Validation Engineers 

We Help Hire for:

Field Service Engineers and Technicians, Automation Service Specialists, Technical Support Engineers, and Customer Training Specialists 

We Help Hire for:

Electrical Engineers and Designers, Mechanical Engineers and Designers, Control Panel Designers, Panel Builders, and Industrial Electricians 

We Help Hire for:

Automation Project Managers, Manufacturing Engineers, Process Engineers, Reliability Engineers, Maintenance Planners, and Technical Trainers 

Choose the search type that best fits your needs.

View All Staffing services
Contract-to-Hire

Contract-to-hire is a hiring model where you bring someone in on a contract basis first, then convert them to a permanent employee if the fit is right…

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Temporary Staffing

Temporary staffing is a hiring model that gives you access to workers for a defined period without adding a permanent hire on day one…

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Staff Augmentation

Staff augmentation is a hiring model where you temporarily add external professionals to your existing team…

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Statement of Work

A project-based hiring and delivery model where you engage an outside provider to deliver a defined outcome, milestone, or scope of work…

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Employer of Record

An employer of record is a third-party organization that legally employs a worker on your behalf while you direct the person’s day-to-day work…

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Interim Executive Search

Interim executive search is a recruiting model built to place senior leaders into time-bound or transitional roles…

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We help you solve your staffing challenges.

Automation projects often need controls, robotics, electrical, mechanical, programming, and startup experience at the same time. Contract staffing adds those skills during the busiest stages without pulling your best people away from daily production. 

Prepare Before Implementation

Add automation, controls, robotics, electrical, mechanical, or project support before installation and startup put the schedule at risk.

Manage PLC & Controls Wrok

Bring in controls engineers, PLC programmers, HMI developers, or technicians for upgrades, programming, testing, and troubleshooting.

Added Field Support for Integrators/OEMs

Add commissioning, startup, field-service, applications, or customer-support professionals around deployments and service commitments.

Separate Startup from Production

Use contract specialists for debugging, performance improvements, documentation, training, and stabilization while internal teams protect daily output.

Add Troubleshooting Capabilities

Strengthen hands-on coverage with automation technicians, robotics technicians, industrial electricians, and reliability professionals.

Test Staff Before Hiring Permanently

Use project staffing or contract-to-hire to understand the workload, technical requirements, and team fit before adding a permanent role.

Automation process for cars involving robotic arms
Great and supportive in my search for new hires!
Hunter C.

Contract Employer

Alan was recommended to me by another person whom he had placed. This is the only time I have ever proactively reached out to a recruiter as a candidate. Alan and I spent an enormous amount of time originally discussing my goals and my strengths. He did not try to force me into a job that did not fit, rather he waited several months until we found a match. Alan is the most thorough recruiter with whom I have ever worked. The manner in which he goes about his business is truly a craft and a fantastic example of the value a talented recruiter offers. 
Andrew M.

Past Candidate

Alan is top-notch at his craft. I was lucky enough to have Alan reach out to me and get me introduced for a new position which when receiving an offer I accepted. Throughout the course of the interviewing process, Alan was very communicative and helped to make the situation easy and stress-free for all parties. I would highly recommend Alan as a recruiter and look forward to working with him again! 
Sean M.

Past Candidate

Hiring Process

How to Hire with PeopleSolutions

  • 1
    Connect
    Contact one of our team members via contact form, email, phone, or LinkedIn.
  • 2
    Share
    Share with our team the needs of your business and the requirements your team has for the role you’d like to hire.
  • 3
    Assess
    Our team will begin their search for your role and send you updates as we find candidates that we think would be a good fit. You will have the chance to assess each candidate and provide feedback.
  • 4
    Hire
    Once you’ve found a candidate you’re happy with, it’s time to onboard! We’ll handle payroll, taxes and benefits for you.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Common Questions about Robotics & Automation Staffing

Robotics and automation staffing provides professionals who help design, program, integrate, install, commission, troubleshoot, maintain, and improve automated systems. Contract talent can support a defined project, workload surge, service backlog, ramp-up period, or ongoing technical gap. 

Roles may span robotics programming, controls engineering, PLC/HMI development, automation and mechatronics, machine vision, electrical and mechanical design, systems integration, commissioning, field service, reliability, project management, and production support. Availability depends on the role, location, timing, travel, and required experience. 

The search can be aligned to specific platforms, controllers, programming environments, applications, and equipment. Share the required system experience and distinguish between must-have expertise and skills that can be learned on the project. 

Begin before installation, startup, or a service commitment becomes urgent. Early intake gives the recruiting team time to map the talent market, align compensation and travel expectations, and work backward from design reviews, factory acceptance testing, installation, commissioning, or production launch. 

Yes. Staff augmentation may fit one PLC programmer, robotics engineer, vision specialist, or field-service technician. Project-based staffing can provide several people for an installation or production ramp-up. A Statement of Work may fit when the result and schedule are clearly defined. 

Share the application, equipment, platforms, work location, schedule, expected duration, travel, reporting structure, shift, required technical experience, safety and screening rules, and what the person needs to handle first. 

Yes. Contract professionals can support startup, debugging, production stabilization, maintenance backlogs, reliability, field service, documentation, training, and optimization after the integrator or OEM completes the initial installation. 

For PeopleSolutions contract employees, PeopleSolutions handles payroll, taxes, and benefits while the client directs the day-to-day work. Responsibilities are confirmed for each engagement and staffing model. 

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