Advanced Industrial Controls Engineer

Exol; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Symbotic is seeking an Advanced Industrial Controls Engineer to join the Industrial Automation team. You will drive PLC development and implementation, collaborate with end users to capture requirements, and lead test strategies and root-cause analysis.

The role involves on-site or remote customer work and mentoring junior engineers. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in industrial control systems, Rockwell PLC experience (ControlLogix/GuardLogix), and strong knowledge of industrial networks, HMI

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering or Automation Engineering or Computer Science or related discipline.
• Knowledge of Power Systems to design drive controls.
• Experience with AC/DC Drive Control Architecture.
• Minimum of 5 years in Design & Implementation of Industrial Control systems using PLCs, HMIs, and Drives.
• Minimum of 5years’ of Programming PLCs, HMIs, and related equipment for Industrial Control Systems (Rockwell products preferred).
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience with automated systems engineering.
• Advanced experience programming Rockwell PLC’s (ControlLogix,GuardLogix).
• Advanced knowledge of Industrial networks.
• Experience developing and programming Human Machine Interface (Ignition 8, FactoryTalk ME/SE).
• Able to understand and read electrical and mechanical schematics.
• Strong background in troubleshooting complex automatedsystem.
• Experience with JIRA and agilemethodologyis a plus.
• Havingexperience oforganizing a team and prioritizing tasks.
• KnowledgeinRockwell and Inductive Automation products is a plus.
• Travel approximately 40% to various customer locations (Canada and United States).

Responsibilities

• Elaborate, define, and plan technical work from well-defined objectives, validating requirements with internal and external stakeholders.
• Elaborate and lead the execution of test strategies, execute test plans, generate test reports, and demonstrate compliance with requirements.
• Independently execute technical work, including the supervision of other resources.
• Autonomous and self-driving, requiring minimal supervision.
• Lead improvement initiatives, review and approve technical solutions within existing architectures.
• Coach and develop lesser-experienced employees.
• Gather information and validate requirements to execute root cause analysis to resolve issues with internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide new control system functionalities and modify existing solutions including PLC and HMI.
• Document equipment configuration, system functionality and features, and Industrial Controls team processes and procedures.
• Collaborate with Release management and perform PLC and HMI updates for the customer, on-site or remotely.
• Support customers to address unforeseen issues.
• Lead the design effort for a dedicated system.
• Contribute to and potentially lead process improvement initiatives.
• Support Production Sites.

Skills

Power systems design

Drive controls

AC/DC drive architectures

Rockwell PLC programming

Industrial networks

JIRA & Agile

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical/Controls/Automation

Tools

Ignition 8

FactoryTalk ME/SE

Rockwell ControlLogix/GuardLogix

Job description

Who we are

With its A.I.-powered robotic technology platform, Symbotic is changing the way consumer goods move through the supply chain. Intelligent software orchestrates advanced robots in a high-density, end-to-end system – reinventing warehouse automation for increased efficiency, speed and flexibility.

What we need

We are seeking an Advanced Industrial Controls Engineer. The candidate is part of our Industrial Automation team and will be reporting to the SeniorManagerIndustrial Controls Engineering and have a leadership role in driving the execution of the PLC development and implementation. The ideal candidate is customer-driven, proactive, and comfortable taking the initiative to gather information and collaborate directly with end users to understand requirements and deliver effective solutions.

Whatyou’lldo

• Elaborate, define, and plan technical work fromwell-definedobjectives,validatingrequirements with internal and external stakeholders.
• Elaborate and lead the execution of test strategies, execute testplan, generate test reports, anddemonstratecompliance with requirements.
• Independently execute technical work, which may involve the technical supervision of other resources.
• Autonomous and self-driving, requiring minimal supervision.
• Lead improvement initiatives, review and approve technical solutions within existing architectures.
• Coach and developlesserexperienced employees.
• Gather information andvalidaterequirements to execute root cause analysis to resolve issues with internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide new control system functionalities andmodifyexisting solutions whichincludesPLC and HMI.
• Document equipment configuration, system functionality and features, and Industrial Controls team processes and procedures.
• Collaborate with Release management and perform PLC and HMI updates for the customer, on-site or remotely.
• Support customers to address unforeseen issues.
• Lead the design effort for a dedicated system.
• Contribute to and potentially lead process improvement initiatives.
• Support Production Sites.

Whatyou’ll need

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering or Automation Engineer or Computer science or in a related discipline.
• Knowledge of Power Systems to design drive controls.
• Experience with AC/DC Drive Control Architecture.
• Minimum of 5 years in Design & Implementation of Industrial Control systems using PLCs, HMIs, and Drives.
• Minimum of 5years’of Programming PLCs, HMIs, and related equipment for Industrial Control Systems (Rockwell products preferred).
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience with automated systems engineering.
• Advanced experience programming Rockwell PLC’s (ControlLogix,GuardLogix).
• Advanced knowledge of Industrial networks.
• Experience developing and programming Human Machine Interface (Ignition 8, FactoryTalk ME/SE).
• Able to understand and read electrical and mechanical schematics.
• Strong background in troubleshooting complex automatedsystem.
• Experience with JIRA and agilemethodologyis a plus.
• Havingexperience oforganizing a team and prioritizing tasks.
• KnowledgeinRockwell and Inductive Automation products is a plus.
• Travel approximatively 40% to various customer locations (Canada and United States).

Our environment

• Up to 45% of travel may berequired. Employees must have a valid driver’s license and the ability to drive and/or fly to client and other customer locations.
• The employeeis responsible forowning a credit card and managing expenses personally to be reimbursed on a bi-weekly basis.

#LI-JS1

About Symbotic

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. 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.

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. 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.

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.

The base range for this position in the posted location is $120,000.00 - $165,000.00 however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The compensation package includes medical, dental, vision, disability, 401K, PTO and/or other benefits.