Remote Manager, Industrial Controls Engineering

Symbotic

United States

Remote

USD 144,000 - 211,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
401K

Job summary

Symbotic is seeking a Manager, Industrial Controls Engineering to lead and scale a growing team responsible for PLC, HMI, and control system implementations across warehouse automation solutions.

The role focuses on leadership, technical excellence, and cross-functional collaboration, with travel up to 40% and a base compensation package including medical, dental, vision, 401K, and PTO. Strong organizational and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

  • Minimum 2 years of management experience and 8 years total experience.
  • 8+ years programming PLCs, HMIs, drives, and automation systems.
  • 3+ years people leadership managing technical teams.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop a growing team of Industrial Controls Engineers.
  • Establish performance expectations and career development plans.
  • Drive recruitment, succession planning, and organizational development.
  • Own engineering execution for Industrial Controls implementations and deployments.
  • Ensure high-quality PLC and HMI solutions and maintainable architectures.
  • Influence controls architecture and technology direction for scalability.
  • Communicate status, risks, and recommendations to leadership.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to translate strategy into roadmaps.

Skills

Leadership
Industrial automation
PLC programming
HMI development
Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Controls/Automation Engineering
Master's degree preferred

Tools

Rockwell Automation (ControlLogix/GuardLogix)
Ignition
FactoryTalk ME/SE
Jira

Job description

Symbotic is seeking a Manager, Industrial Controls Engineering to lead and scale a growing team responsible for PLC, HMI, and control system implementations across warehouse automation solutions.

The role focuses on leadership, technical excellence, and cross-functional collaboration, with travel up to 40% and a base compensation package including medical, dental, vision, 401K, and PTO. Strong organizational and communication skills are essential.

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