Graduate Manufacturing Engineer - AI-Powered Automation

Symbotic LLC; Wilmington (MA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Symbotic LLC is seeking a New Grad Manufacturing Engineer to join our External Manufacturing team. You will support senior engineers, work with external partners, and help establish efficient manufacturing processes.

This role offers mentorship and exposure to design for manufacturability, dashboards, automation, and AI-enabled tools. Up to 25% travel to partner locations; base compensation includes medical, 401K, PTO and other benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Internship, co‑op, academic project, or other hands‑on exposure to manufacturing, automation, prototyping, or engineering processes.
• Foundational knowledge of manufacturing processes such as machining, welding, additive manufacturing, assembly, or related production methods.
• Ability to interpret and work with mechanical or electrical engineering documentation, with an interest in developing experience across both disciplines.
• Strong problem‑solving and analytical skills with an interest in process improvement and learning how products move from engineering into manufacturing.
• Interest in using data, dashboards, automation, or emerging tools to improve manufacturing and engineering processes.

Responsibilities

• Support senior engineers and external manufacturing partners on manufacturing readiness, production support, and continuous improvement activities.
• Partner with Engineering and Quality teams to prepare manufacturing readiness documentation, support engineering changes, and help maintain standard manufacturing processes and procedures.
• Work across mechanical and electrical systems, including reviewing drawings, manufacturing requirements, and production‑related technical documentation.
• Support Design for Manufacturability activities and help identify opportunities to improve manufacturability, quality, efficiency, and scalability.
• Assist with troubleshooting manufacturing and design challenges and collaborate with internal teams and external partners to identify practical solutions.
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives, including opportunities to use dashboards, data, automation, or AI‑enabled tools to improve team efficiency.
• Travel to external manufacturing partner locations as needed to gain hands‑on exposure to manufacturing operations and support production activities.

Skills

Problem solving

Analytical thinking

Reading engineering drawings

Data dashboards

Automation interest

Education

Bachelor's in Industrial Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

Internship / co-op / academic project exposure

Job description

Symbotic LLC is seeking a New Grad Manufacturing Engineer to join our External Manufacturing team. You will support senior engineers, work with external partners, and help establish efficient manufacturing processes.

This role offers mentorship and exposure to design for manufacturability, dashboards, automation, and AI-enabled tools. Up to 25% travel to partner locations; base compensation includes medical, 401K, PTO and other benefits.