- Robot type
- Warehouse and Logistics
- Location
- WilmingtonNorth CarolinaUSA
- Job type
- Software
- Posted
- Oct 14, 2026
- Salary
- $144,000–$211,200 a year
Staff Software Engineer, Industrial Controls Systems - Tooling
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
- Design and develop industrial control system automation which provides productivity improvement for commissioning, manufacturing, and PLC automation under AI-assisted programming.
- Drive PLC and HMI auto code generation based on AOI libraries/Ignition templates for Industry Control R&D team.
- Automate PLC code testing, optimization, and remote deployment by leveraging Agentic AI.
- Design software systems and solutions which are highly scalable and maintainable. Analyze the root cause of production issues and provide a timely solution with quality.
- Integrate with other tools, services, and/or APIs for data retrieval and reporting.
- Play a lead role in the assigned task and mentor junior team members. Be a team player and flexible with direction change and multitasking.
- Communicate and present effectively with internal and external customers. Work in a dynamic Agile/Scrum based environment. Up to 10% of travel may be required.
Job requirements
- College degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other related disciplines.
- Hands-on problem solver with a minimum of 8 years of software design and implementation skills.
- Minimum of 5 years of professional experience developing object-oriented software in C#.
- Demonstrated track record of AI-Driven development and Agentic AI applications.
- Experience with PLC programming is highly preferred. Experience with 3rd party tools for integration and testing (E.g., Rockwell and Ignition).
- Experience with microservice development and DB schema. Background in Networking and Electrical Engineering.
- Demonstrated ability for multi-tasking and customer-facing.
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