Automation System Reliability Engineer

Symbotic; Brookhaven (MS); On-site; USD 71,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

Symbotic is seeking a System Engineer to support the reliability, availability, and performance of our automated warehouse systems in a live production setting. This hands-on role is aligned with Maintenance Engineers and focuses on system health, uptime, and practical execution on site.

You'll diagnose and repair PLCs, VFDs, motors, sensors, and control hardware while collaborating with maintenance and operations teams to stabilize performance and prevent downtime.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent hands-on experience.
• 1 year of PLC experience (Allen-Bradley) for diagnostics.
• 1 year of VFDs diagnosis (speed/torque).
• 1 year of AC/DC motors experience.
• Hands-on experience with automated conveyors and lifts.
• Knowledge of SQL, Python, Linux for diagnostics.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and maintain health of conveyors, lifts, robotics, motors, sensors, and PLC equipment.
• Troubleshoot electrical, mechanical, and automation systems to resolve production issues.
• Diagnose failures across PLCs (Allen-Bradley), VFDs, motors and control hardware.
• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on automated equipment.
• Use CMMS (Maximo) and logs to document repairs and findings.
• Provide on-site guidance to maintenance technicians and operators.
• Escalate during system disruptions and stabilize performance with onsite teams.
• Comply with OSHA, LOTO, and electrical safety standards.

Skills

PLCs (Allen-Bradley)

VFDs

AC/DC Motors

Robotics & electro-mech systems

SQL

Python

Linux

Maintenance engineering

Diagnostics

On-site operations support

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Related field or hands-on experience

Tools

Maximo CMMS

Job description

Symbotic is seeking a System Engineer to support the reliability, availability, and performance of our automated warehouse systems in a live production setting. This hands-on role is aligned with Maintenance Engineers and focuses on system health, uptime, and practical execution on site.

You'll diagnose and repair PLCs, VFDs, motors, sensors, and control hardware while collaborating with maintenance and operations teams to stabilize performance and prevent downtime.