Symbotic

Software Support Engineer

Symbotic
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4 months ago
Andover, MA, USAMid Level

Base Salary

$96k - $132k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Troubleshoot and resolve production-impacting automation-system issues as a technical escalation point for live site operations.
  • Support incident response through triage, mitigation, escalation coordination, stakeholder communication, and root cause analysis.
  • Monitor system performance, respond to alerts, and help maintain high availability and reliability.
  • Partner with Software, Hardware, Systems, Controls, and Operations teams to diagnose issues and improve system stability.
  • Document incidents, resolutions, corrective actions, runbooks, technical processes, and training materials.
  • Support software, system, and network updates, including validation activities for successful deployments.
  • Analyze incident and system data, identify recurring issues and trends, and recommend improvements.
  • Create scripts, tools, dashboards, reports, and process improvements for triage, reporting, and support workflows.
  • Participate in a 10x7 operational support model and on-call rotation for escalations and critical issues.
  • Share technical knowledge, support onboarding, and incorporate customer and site feedback into improvement opportunities.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience.
  • At least 2 years of experience in technical support, NOC operations, systems engineering, site reliability, or a similar operational support environment.
  • Experience supporting production systems, including incident response, escalation management, root cause analysis, and operational documentation.
  • Familiarity with automation, controls, or material-handling systems, including PLCs, VFDs, motion control, or servo tuning; Allen-Bradley ControlLogix experience is preferred.
  • Hands-on electrical and mechanical troubleshooting experience, ideally in robotics or automation.
  • Proficiency with Linux/Unix environments and scripting languages such as Python.
  • Experience using or developing dashboards, reporting tools, or system monitoring platforms; Tableau or Power BI familiarity is preferred.
  • Exposure to databases, data warehouses, or knowledge-based systems is preferred.
  • Strong technical troubleshooting, analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to work across Software, Hardware, Systems, Operations, and Engineering teams and manage multiple priorities.
  • Willingness to participate in Wednesday-through-Saturday operational support and an on-call rotation.
  • Valid driver’s license and ability to travel to client and customer locations.

Benefits

  • Hybrid schedule with two days per week onsite at the Wilmington headquarters and two days remote.
  • Sunday-Wednesday and Wednesday-Saturday shift options are available.
  • Participation in a 10x7 operational support model with on-call escalation coverage.
  • Up to 10% travel may be required.
  • Medical, dental, vision, disability, 401(k), PTO, and/or other benefits are included.
  • Employees manage travel expenses personally using a credit card and are reimbursed bi-weekly.

Tech Stack

LinuxPythonRobot Framework

Categories

Site Reliability
Symbotic

About Symbotic

1,001-5,000 employees

Symbotic builds AI-enabled warehouse automation systems that combine high-density storage, autonomous robots, and warehouse execution software for large retailers, wholesalers, and consumer-goods distributors. The company sells and operates end-to-end material-handling platforms, including automated case picking and AS/RS, delivered through system deployments and long-term service agreements. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Wilmington, Massachusetts, Symbotic is a public company on Nasdaq (SYM) and counts Walmart among its customers.

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