Robotics & Automation Systems Engineer – Lead & Optimize

Albertsons Companies; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Earned wage access up to 50%

Employee discounts

Health & wellbeing benefits

Paid time off

Training & development

Inclusive work environment

Job summary

Albertsons Companies is seeking a System Engineer to run our system control center, ensuring issues are communicated to cross-functional teams for best system performance. You will drive CI projects by identifying root causes and partnering with teams to deliver performance criteria for the system.

The role leads day-to-day operations of robotic material handling systems and collaborates with onsite customers to ensure best-in-class quality, safety, and system performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with automation focus.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience with automated systems.
• Experience with PLCs (Allen Bradley, Siemens), ABB robots, and SQL/Linux/Python.
• Ability to work under pressure and adapt to changing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Monitor health of automated adapters, vertical lifts, and robotic vehicles.
• Troubleshoot advanced system and operational issues.
• Backfill key on-site roles as needed.
• Lead continuous improvement and standardization of warehouse automation.

Skills

PLC controls

ABB Robotics

SQL

Linux

Python

Automation engineering

Education

Electrical or Software Engineering degree or CS or Automation Engineering

Job description

Albertsons Companies is seeking a System Engineer to run our system control center, ensuring issues are communicated to cross-functional teams for best system performance. You will drive CI projects by identifying root causes and partnering with teams to deliver performance criteria for the system.

The role leads day-to-day operations of robotic material handling systems and collaborates with onsite customers to ensure best-in-class quality, safety, and system performance.