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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\nWe are seeking an experienced Senior Manager to join our Simulation Engineering organization. This leader will be responsible for guiding the technical vision, strategy, and execution of our Simulation Engineering team while helping unify simulation efforts across robotics, controls, perception, software, systems, and industrial controls organizations.\nWhat We Do\nThe Simulation Engineering team develops simulation platforms, tooling, infrastructure, validation environments, and system models used to accelerate the development of Symbotic's robotic systems and automation technologies.\nThrough simulation-driven engineering, the team enables engineers to design, develop, test, validate, and optimize complex robotic systems before physical deployment. These capabilities help accelerate product development, reduce technical risk, improve product quality, and increase confidence in engineering decisions.\nWhat You'll Do\nDefine and execute the strategy for simulation engineering, platform development, validation environments, and system modeling.\nLead the development of simulation platforms, infrastructure, tooling, and engineering workflows used across the organization.\nDrive the architecture and technical direction of simulation systems supporting robotics, perception, controls, software, and automation technologies.\nPartner with cross-functional engineering teams to accelerate development through simulation-driven testing, validation, experimentation, and analysis.\nLead, mentor, and develop a team of simulation and modeling engineers while establishing technical standards and engineering best practices.\nDrive alignment across software, controls, robotics, perception, systems, and industrial controls organizations to establish a unified simulation ecosystem and strategy.\nInfluence engineering decisions through simulation-driven insights, technical recommendations, system-level analysis, performance prediction, and design evaluation.\nSupport future robotics and automation initiatives by improving simulation fidelity, scalability, performance, and adoption across engineering teams.\nDevelop simulation capabilities that improve product development velocity, validation effectiveness, system performance, and deployment readiness.\nPartner with internal engineering teams and stakeholders to ensure simulation capabilities remain aligned with product development priorities and business objectives.\nCommunicate complex technical concepts and recommendations to engineering and executive leadership.\nDrive alignment across teams to ensure simulation efforts are focused on the highest-impact engineering challenges.\nPartner with internal and external stakeholders to communicate simulation-driven recommendations, technical tradeoffs, and engineering insights.\nSupport customer-facing and executive-level discussions by translating complex technical concepts and simulation results into actionable recommendations.\nWhat You'll Need\nMinimum of 10 years of experience in simulation, modeling, robotics, controls, systems engineering, software engineering, autonomy, operations research, or related technical disciplines.\nMinium of 3 years of engineering management experience leading technical teams.\nExperience leading engineering teams responsible for simulation platforms, modeling capabilities, validation systems, software engineering or related technologies.\nStrong understanding of simulation architecture, engineering workflows, system validation, and complex technical problem solving.\nExperience developing or utilizing simulation to improve development, validation, testing, optimization or performance of complex systems.\nExperience driving cross-functional engineering initiatives across multiple organizations and technology domains.\nExcellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders ranging from individual contributors to executive leadership.\nAbility to operate effectively in ambiguous, fast-paced, and highly technical environments.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience with robotics, autonomous systems, perception systems, controls systems, industrial automation, or other complex cyber-physical systems.\nExperience with simulation-driven development, HIL/SIL, system validation, or related methodologies.\nExperience building or extending simulation platforms, infrastructure, or engineering tooling.\nExperience helping engineering organizations adopt simulation to improve development velocity and product outcomes.\nExperience aligning simulation efforts across multiple engineering organizations and technology domains.\nOur Environment\nUp to 10% 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.\nEmployees may be required to use a personal credit card for business travel expenses, which are reimbursed based on 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.\n#LI-JS1\n#LI-Onsite\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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