Summer Internship: Industrial Controls & Automation

Symbotic; Wilmington (MA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Transportation benefits

Housing benefits

Job summary

Symbotic in Wilmington, MA offers an Intern - Industrial Controls for Summer 2027. You will join the Industrial Controls team to design, implement, test, and support PLC and electrical systems powering automated warehouse equipment.

You will gain hands-on experience with PLC hardware/software, motors, wiring, VFDs, and software toolchains; plus mentorship and relocation benefits for eligible students.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in engineering (Electrical, Controls, Automation, Mechatronics, Computer Engineering, CS or related).
• Familiarity with PLCs, controls, industrial automation, or electro-mechanical systems.
• Ability to read or trace electrical circuits; interest in motors, wiring, power systems, and VFDs.
• Exposure to object-oriented programming and languages such as C# is a plus.
• Familiarity with AutoCAD, Git, software testing frameworks, or CI/CD pipelines is a plus.
• Experience with Jenkins, Redis, Docker, or Kubernetes is a plus for software tools opportunities.
• Strong analytical, creative problem solving, and organizational skills.
• Outstanding communication with data presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist Industrial Controls teams with design, implementation, testing and support of controls for automated warehouse systems.
• Contribute to PLC hardware and software design and troubleshooting with site operators.
• Collaborate with engineers to diagnose PLC system issues and validate performance.
• Develop and execute testing plans for PLC system performance.
• Support electrical design and troubleshooting including circuits, motors, wiring and power distribution.
• Assist with site installation, commissioning and system integration activities.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams including software, electrical, and commissioning.

Skills

PLC familiarity

Analytical thinking

Communication

C# programming (plus)

CI/CD pipelines (plus)

Docker/Kubernetes (plus)

AutoCAD (plus)

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Git

Jenkins

Job description

Symbotic in Wilmington, MA offers an Intern - Industrial Controls for Summer 2027. You will join the Industrial Controls team to design, implement, test, and support PLC and electrical systems powering automated warehouse equipment.

You will gain hands-on experience with PLC hardware/software, motors, wiring, VFDs, and software toolchains; plus mentorship and relocation benefits for eligible students.