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Intelligent software orchestrates advanced robots in a high-density, end-to-end system - reinventing warehouse automation for increased efficiency, speed and flexibility.\nWhat we need\nSymbotic is seeking for a Principal Industrial Controls Engineer to join our Industrial Control Systems R&D team within our Engineering organization. Your job will be to serve as a technical authority for the architecture, evolution, and management of our PLC controls and simulation platforms. Reporting to the Director of Industrial Control Systems R&D, this role combines deep hands-on controls expertise with enterprise-level technical leadership. The Principal Engineer will drive simplification and standardization, create reusable platform capabilities, shape multi-year technical roadmaps, and influence execution across products, programs, and sites. The role may directly manage one or two engineers, but its primary accountability is technical direction, platform health, and organizational impact.\nWhat we do\nThe Industrial Control Systems R&D team develops and supports the controls and simulation platforms that power Symbotic's automated systems. We partner closely with software, robotics, electrical, systems, deployment, and operations teams to deliver scalable, reliable, and innovative automation solutions. Our team is responsible for PLC architecture, motion and safety systems, industrial networking, simulation and virtual commissioning, platform standardization, and lifecycle management across Symbotic products and customer deployments.\nWhat you'll do\nDefine and own the architecture, technical strategy, and lifecycle roadmap for industrial controls and simulation platforms across Symbotic products and deployments.\nEstablish modular, reusable PLC platform capabilities, libraries, templates, interfaces, and configuration standards that accelerate delivery and improve consistency.\nDrive simplification by reducing one-off solutions and platform variants, clarifying system boundaries, eliminating duplication, and leading practical migration plans.\nProvide deep, hands-on technical leadership for Rockwell Automation PLCs, motion control, safety systems, OT networking, industrial protocols, and HMI/SCADA solutions.\nLead the simulation and virtual-commissioning strategy, including digital twins, software-in-the-loop and hardware-in-the-loop testing, automated regression, and deterministic scenario coverage.\nManage platform health through versioning, compatibility, release governance, diagnostics, observability, cybersecurity, quality metrics, technical-debt reduction, and deprecation planning.\nArchitect and govern interfaces among PLC controls, electrical systems, robotics, embedded systems, simulation, and higher-level software.\nLead architecture and design reviews, document key decisions, and communicate risks and technical tradeoffs clearly to engineering and business stakeholders.\nPrototype and de-risk new controls concepts, then guide their transition into supported, production-ready platform capabilities.\nLead troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for complex, cross-system, or high-impact issues and convert findings into systemic improvements.\nMentor engineers and raise technical capability across teams through coaching, standards, technical forums, and reusable guidance.\nMay directly manage one or two engineers, including regular 1:1s, goal setting, performance feedback, and career development, while remaining primarily accountable for technical leadership.\nInfluence portfolio priorities and partner with product, systems, software, electrical, test, deployment, and operations leaders to align platform investments with business needs.\nWhat you'll need\nMinimum of 12 years of related experience or equivalent work experience.\nBachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Automation Engineering, or a related field.\nExpert-level knowledge of Rockwell Automation PLC platforms, motion control, safety PLC systems, OT networking, and industrial communication protocols.\nDemonstrated experience defining controls architectures and reusable platform capabilities deployed across multiple products, programs, or sites.\nDeep experience with simulation and virtual commissioning, including digital twins, software-in-the-loop or hardware-in-the-loop testing, automated regression, and scenario-based validation.\nStrong knowledge of HMI/SCADA architecture and development; experience with Inductive Automation Ignition is preferred.\nExperience managing platform lifecycles, including roadmaps, release and compatibility strategies, configuration management, observability, cybersecurity, technical debt, and deprecation planning.\nStrong software engineering practices applied to PLC development, including modular design, version control, code review, automated testing, CI/CD, diagnostics, and documentation.\nAbility to simplify complex systems, make sound architectural tradeoffs, and lead across organizational boundaries without relying on direct authority.\nExcellent communication, mentoring, and stakeholder-management skills; prior direct people-management experience is beneficial but not required.\nOur environment\nUp to 60% of travel may be required. Employees must have a valid driver's license and the ability to drive and/or fly to client locations and company HQ.\nEmployees may be required to use a personal credit card for business travel expenses, which are reimbursed based on the program guidelines. Eligible employees may receive a corporate credit card based on role and travel requirements, but a personal credit card may be needed during onboarding until the corporate card is issued.\nAbout Symbotic\nSymbotic 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. Applying next-gen technology, high-density storage and machine learning to solve today's complex distribution challenges, Symbotic enables companies to move goods with unmatched speed, agility, accuracy and efficiency. As the backbone of commerce the Symbotic platform transforms the flow of goods and the economics of supply chain for its customers. For more information, visit www.symbotic.com.\nWe 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. We depend on the collective voices of our employees, customers and community to help guide us as we build a better place to work - for you and the world. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer.\nWe 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.\nThe base range for this position in the posted location is $180,000.00 - $247,500.00 however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. 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