Phil Szymanowski in a JLS Automation hard hat, safety glasses and hi-vis vest
On site at a cured snack stick manufacturer during an installation.

Mechanical design · Systems engineering · Machine development

Phil Szymanowski

Systems Engineer · JLS Automation · Lancaster, PA

I'm a Systems Engineer at JLS Automation. I work with customers to define what their robotic packaging machines need to do, then coordinate our mechanical, electrical and software teams to design, build and install them.

Since 2021 I’ve specified 87 robots in 51 robotic cells across 15 programs, and been the technical lead on capital equipment programs worth more than $40M.

Before JLS Automation

FRC 272 Cyber Crusaders, 2025 robot. I led the design with the team's students.N

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FRC 103's 2012 robot in the pit, showing the shooter and ramp

FIRST Robotics · Engineering, design and strategy mentor

FIRST Robotics Mentorship

Mentor for FRC 272 Cyber Crusaders since 2020, and FRC 103 Cybersonics from 2011 to 2020 after competing as a student. Also FTC 14133 (2022 to 2023) and FTC 23598 (2025 to 2026). Wrote and teaches a CAD and mechanical design curriculum.

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