- Robot type
- Warehouse and Logistics
- Location
- USA
- Job type
- Hardware
- Posted
- Sep 14, 2026
- Salary
- $180,000–$247,500 a year
Full-time
Senior Manager, Industrial Controls Engineering
Job description
We do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or genetic information.
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 world’s largest retail, wholesale, and food & beverage companies.
We are a community of innovators, collaborators and pioneers who embrace our differences, because we know unique perspectives make us stronger and smarter. Every perspective matters.
Job responsibilities
- Directly manage a team of 6–8 PLC R&D Controls Engineers, providing day-to-day guidance and technical direction.
- Own delivery of PLC software milestones across multiple projects and programs.
- Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, goal setting, and career development planning.
- Communicate status, risks, and technical tradeoffs clearly to stakeholders.
- Lead prototyping, testing, validation, and documentation of new control system concepts and electrical designs.
- Ensure high-quality, reliable, and maintainable PLC software design.
- Promote best practices in modular programming, version control, diagnostics, and documentation.
- Drive adoption of AI assisted programming, simulation, Digital Twins, and automated testing.
Job requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Automation Engineering, or related field.
- Minimum of 7 years in industrial automation, controls engineering, and people management responsibility.
- Hands-on expertise with Rockwell Automation PLC platforms, Motion Control, Safety PLC Systems, OT networking, and industrial communication protocols.
- Experience with HMI/SCADA development, preferably Inductive Automation Ignition software.
- Exposure to AI assisted PLC code development, simulation tools, Digital Twins, and automated PLC testing.
- Ability to balance hands-on technical work with people leadership responsibilities.
- Strong communication and organizational skills.