Jobs at Symbotic

Support hardware engineering teams by designing, documenting, building, testing, and debugging robotic and electromechanical systems. Responsibilities include CAD-based part design, assembly, robot motion scripting in Python, BOM and ECO management, PLC implementation, reliability testing, and root cause analysis. Interns may work across mechanical, electrical, testing, and industrial controls functions while collaborating with experienced engineers on warehouse automation technology.

Leads Industrial Controls workstreams for customer new product introduction programs, coordinating engineering, product, manufacturing, suppliers, and operations. Responsibilities include managing budgets, schedules, scope, vendors, risks, technical reviews, NPI readiness, prototype builds, validation, factory and site acceptance testing, pilot builds, commissioning, and production scale-up. The role requires cross-functional influence, executive reporting, and delivery of complex robotics, automation, and electro-mechanical systems.

Provides advanced remote and on-site technical support for automated robotic warehouse systems. Troubleshoots controls, PLCs, motion systems, software, networking, and infrastructure; leads major incident response, root cause analysis, performance monitoring, and preventative improvements. Coordinates cross-functional teams and vendors, supports site transitions from hypercare to steady state, maintains knowledge resources, and performs system maintenance, backups, trend analysis, and I/O checks.

Leads the Lab Engineering function supporting reliability and system testing. Owns prototype and test labs, machine shop, 3D printing, facilities, equipment, safety, calibration, capacity planning, workforce management, budgets, and external fabrication partners. Oversees development of test rigs and fixtures, equipment installation and maintenance, and scalable test infrastructure for robotics programs.

Owns planning, scheduling, and execution of PLC updates, hotfixes, and sustaining releases across live operational sites. Manages Jira-based issue intake and triage, coordinates maintenance windows with site operations, enforces change-management and rollback procedures, and standardizes release runbooks and dashboards. The role aligns Controls Engineering, software release, QA, and site operations teams to deliver risk-mitigated industrial controls deployments with minimal disruption.

Supports technical automation projects by coordinating meetings, maintaining trackers and dashboards, monitoring risks and dependencies, analyzing project data, documenting requirements, improving workflows, and preparing updates for stakeholders. Partners with project managers and cross-functional teams to improve project visibility, processes, documentation, and execution. The role requires a bachelor's degree, project management knowledge, data analysis ability, familiarity with project management tools, strong communication skills, and up to 30% travel.

Leads complex software and technical programs across engineering, product, robotics, and automation teams. Responsibilities include building program plans, managing risks and dependencies, tracking execution, facilitating technical and executive communication, reporting program health metrics, driving accountability, and improving delivery processes. The role requires coordinating distributed-system development in a fast-paced environment and may involve up to 20% travel.

Design and develop scalable, real-time distributed software for warehouse automation and robotic systems. Solve complex NP-hard optimization problems using algorithms, heuristics, graph-based methods, bin packing, and sequencing. Build microservice-based applications with .NET Core, RabbitMQ, OpenAPI, and Kubernetes; analyze performance, debug systems, and improve reliability. Collaborate in an Agile/Scrum environment and travel to customer sites as needed.

MBA intern supporting executives on special projects, including market research, competitive analysis, strategic planning, data analysis, executive presentations, and cross-functional coordination. The role provides exposure to executive decision-making and high-impact initiatives in warehouse automation and supply chain technology. Up to 10% travel may be required, including driving or flying to client locations.

Develop real-time software for robotic manipulation, including motion planning, state machines, gripper control, simulation, sensing, and machine learning. Design algorithms, optimize pick-and-place processes, integrate hardware and software, support testing, troubleshoot production issues, and evaluate engineering changes. Collaborate with cross-functional robotics teams in an Agile/Scrum environment.

Leads and mentors a senior system test and software quality engineering team while defining QA strategy, verification standards, quality gates, and compliance. Oversees site-level simulations, automated testing, CI/CD integration, distributed-system validation, performance and regression testing, customer-facing system integration testing, release readiness, and defect resolution across software, hardware, and robotic automation platforms. Requires cross-functional collaboration and up to 10% travel to production sites.

Develop industrial control automation tools for commissioning, manufacturing, and PLC programming. Build PLC and HMI auto-code generation, automate PLC testing and deployment with Agentic AI, integrate APIs and services, troubleshoot production issues, and design scalable software systems. Lead technical tasks, mentor junior engineers, collaborate with customers, and work in an Agile/Scrum environment. Travel of up to 10% may be required.

Lead accounting, financial reporting, tax, statutory compliance, and financial controls for Symbotic’s Canadian operations. Manage month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close, reconciliations, audits, regulatory filings, and accounting analyses. Partner with Corporate Accounting, FP&A, Tax, Legal, and Operations on budgeting, forecasting, contract accounting, ERP initiatives, and process improvements while ensuring compliance with Canadian standards, U.S. GAAP, and multinational reporting requirements.

Design and develop real-time distributed software for inventory induction and order fulfillment. Build and evolve microservices using .NET Core, Kubernetes, RabbitMQ, and Redis; contribute to multithreaded and multiprocessor architecture; and participate in designing, testing, reviewing, and deploying functionality. Collaborate with engineering, product, and project teams to deliver business requirements in an agile environment.

Supports the ML Operations team in building, scaling, and deploying machine learning systems for autonomous warehouse robots. Responsibilities include optimizing deployment pipelines, maintaining edge infrastructure, creating data and ML pipelines, developing monitoring and diagnostics, and improving robotic software performance. The intern collaborates with research, software, hardware, perception, and operations teams to move machine learning technologies into reliable production use.

Architect and build a company-wide autonomous test platform for robotic systems, including versioned test data schemas, automated pipelines, CI/CD frameworks, hardware-in-the-loop integration, and executive dashboards. Drive adoption across test teams, support reliability modeling with traceable data, establish technical roadmaps, make build-versus-buy decisions, and mentor senior engineers while developing future technical leadership.

The Accounts Receivable Specialist manages customer sales orders, invoicing, credit notes, payment terms, pricing, sales tax, collections, disputes, and account reconciliation. The role supports financial reporting, month-end close, audits, process improvements, and ERP implementation while coordinating with customers, suppliers, sales, and supply chain teams. The position is hybrid in Wilmington, Massachusetts, with up to 10% travel.

Manage supplier and contract manufacturer quality activities, audits, quality planning, root-cause investigations, corrective actions, and performance metrics. Partner with Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and suppliers to resolve defects and prevent recurrence. Support product introductions, production readiness, process improvements, documentation, and field reliability. The hybrid role is based remotely in Detroit, requires at least two onsite days weekly, and includes up to 25% domestic and international travel.

Administer and improve U.S. and global employee benefit programs, including enrollment, eligibility, vendor transactions, compliance, audits, reporting, and open enrollment. Analyze utilization and program effectiveness, support budgeting and renewals, resolve complex employee and vendor issues, maintain plan documentation, and partner with HRIS, Payroll, brokers, consultants, and benefit providers.

Owns finance operations for Symbotic’s Mexico entity, including statutory accounting, financial reporting, regulatory compliance, and third-party provider oversight. Leads monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities; reviews reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, variances, and financial analyses. Partners with Accounting, FP&A, Tax, Legal, and Operations on budgeting, forecasting, contract accounting, audits, ERP initiatives, and internal controls while aligning Mexican accounting requirements with U.S. GAAP.