Symbotic

Industrial Controls Engineer

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June 30, 2025
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Job Description

What we need 

We are looking for an Industrial Controls Engineer to join our Industrial Automation team within our Industrial Controls organization. This position will report to the Manager, Industrial Controls Engineering and will play an important part in driving the execution of the PLC (Programmable Logic Controllers) development and implementation.

What we do 

The Industrial Automation team is part of the Industrial Controls organization which develops products for our warehouse automation systems. With a proven track record in industrial control specification, design implementation, standard engineering practices and documentation; their mission is to research new platforms, utilize advanced hardware, and push the limits of technology to build a world-class automation platform that minimizes development time, reduces commissioning time, and eliminates unplanned downtime.  

What you’ll do 

  • Gather information and validate requirements to execute root cause analysis to resolve issues with internal and external stakeholders.  

  • Provide new control system functionalities and modify existing solutions which include PLC and HMI.  

  • Document equipment configuration, system functionality and features, and Industrial Controls team processes and procedures.  

  • Collaborate with Release management and perform PLC and HMI updates for the customer, on-site or remotely.  

  • Elaborate test strategies and perform tests using a framework to validate logic and SCADA changes.  

  • Execute test plan, generate test reports, and demonstrate compliance with requirements.  

  • Support customers to address unforeseen issues.  

  • Participate in peer reviews.   

  • Contribute to and potentially lead process improvement initiatives. 

What you’ll need 

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Computer science or in a related discipline  

  • Knowledge of Power Systems to design drive controls.  

  • Experience with AC/DC Drive Control Architecture  

  • Minimum 2 years in Design & Implementation of Industrial Control systems using PLCs, HMIs, and Drives  

  • Minimum 2 years of Programming PLCs, HMIs, and related equipment for Industrial Control Systems (Rockwell products preferred)  

  • Minimum 2 years’ experience with automated systems engineering  

  • Experience programming Rockwell PLC’s (ControlLogix, GuardLogix)  

  • Knowledge of Industrial networks   

  • Experience developing and programming Human Machine Interface (Ignition 8, FactoryTalk ME/SE)  

  • Able to understand and read electrical and mechanical schematics.  

  • Strong background in troubleshooting complex automated system.  

  • Experience with JIRA and agile methodology.  

  • Knowledge of Rockwell and Inductive Automation products is a plus.  

Our environment 

  • Travel approximatively 40% to various customer locations (Canada and United States). 

  • The employee is responsible for owning a credit card and managing expenses personally to be reimbursed on a bi-weekly basis.     

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