Senior Industrial Controls Engineer

Who we are

With its A.I.

-powered robotic technology platform, Symbotic is changing the way consumer goods move through the supply chain. Intelligent software orchestrates advanced robots in a high-density, end-to-end system – reinventing warehouse automation for increased efficiency, speed and flexibility.

Every day our intelligent robots are responsible for getting food and merchandise to thousands of stores across North America. We’re an industry changer – we created the first and only fully autonomous, end-to-end supply chain solution.

Today, we are driving towards even bigger ideas – and we have the people, technology, and leadership to fully realize these aspirations. We have the excitement and ambition of a startup with the benefits and resources of a proven organization.

We are seeking a Senior Industrial Controls Programmer. The candidate is part of our Industrial Automation team and will be reporting to the Senior Manager Industrial Controls Engineering and has a leadership role in driving the execution of the PLC development and implementation. The ideal candidate is customer driven and proactive, fetching information and discussing with the end user.

• Elaborate, define, and plan technical work from well-defined objectives, validating requirements with internal and external stakeholders.
• Elaborate and lead the execution of test strategies, execute test plan, generate test reports, and demonstrate compliance with requirements.
• Independently execute technical work, which may involve the technical supervision of other resources.
• Operate autonomously and self‑driving, requiring minimal supervision.
• Lead improvement initiatives, review and approve technical solutions within existing architectures.
• Coach and develop less experienced employees.
• Gather information and validate requirements to execute root‑cause analysis to resolve issues with internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide new control system functionalities and modify existing solutions, including PLC and HMI.
• Document equipment configuration, system functionality and features, and Industrial Controls team processes and procedures.
• Collaborate with Release Management and perform PLC and HMI updates for the customer, on‑site or remotely.
• Support customers to address unforeseen issues.
• Lead the design effort for a dedicated system.
• Contribute to and potentially lead process improvement initiatives.
• Support Production Sites.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering or Automation Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
• Knowledge of Power Systems to design drive controls.
• Experience with AC/DC Drive Control Architecture.
• Minimum of 8 years in design & implementation of Industrial Control systems using PLCs, HMIs, and Drives.
• Minimum of 8 years of programming PLCs, HMIs, and related equipment for Industrial Control Systems (Rockwell products preferred).
• Minimum of 8 years’ experience with automated systems engineering.
• Advanced experience programming Rockwell PLCs (Control Logix, Guard Logix).
• Advanced knowledge of Industrial networks.
• Experience developing and programming Human Machine Interface (Ignition 8, Factory Talk ME/SE).
• Able to understand and read electrical and mechanical schematics.
• Strong background in troubleshooting complex automated systems.
• Experience with JIRA and agile methodology is a plus.
• Experience organizing a team and prioritizing tasks.
• Knowledge in Rockwell and Inductive Automation products is a plus.
• Travel approximately 40% to various customer locations (Canada and United States).

• Up to 10% of travel may be required. Employees must have a valid driver’s license and the ability to drive and/or fly to client and other customer locations.
• The employee is responsible for owning a credit card and managing expenses personally to be reimbursed on a bi‑weekly basis.

Symbotic is an automation technology leader reimagining the supply chain with its end‑to‑end, AI‑powered robotic and software platform. Symbotic reinvents the warehouse as a strategic asset for the…