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Site Engineer

Symbotic· Customer Operations
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Hybrid (Palestine, TX)$69k - $101.2kFull-timePosted 4d ago

About the role

Site Engineer to support day-to-day reliability, availability, and performance of automated warehouse systems in a live production environment. Hands-on, operational role focusing on troubleshooting, maintenance, and stability of electro-mechanical and automated systems to ensure safe, consistent system uptime.

Responsibilities

  • Monitor and maintain the health of automated systems including conveyors, lifts, robotic vehicles, motors, sensors, and PLC-controlled equipment.
  • Perform advanced electrical, mechanical, and automation troubleshooting to resolve production-impacting issues.
  • Diagnose failures across PLCs (Allen-Bradley), VFDs, AC/DC motors, servo motors, sensors, and control hardware.
  • Support and execute preventive and corrective maintenance activities on automated equipment.
  • Utilize system data, alarms, logs, and dashboards to identify fault conditions and recurring issues.
  • Document maintenance activities, repairs, and findings using CMMS systems (e.g., Maximo) and internal tools.
  • Act as a senior technical escalation point during system disruptions or downtime events.
  • Partner with on-site maintenance, operations, and technical teams to restore and stabilize system performance.
  • Provide technical guidance and on-the-job support to maintenance technicians and operators.
  • Step in to support critical on-site technical functions as needed to maintain operational continuity.
  • Ensure compliance with OSHA, LOTO, electrical safety, and Symbotic safety standards.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Automation Engineering, or related field, or equivalent hands-on experience.
  • Minimum of 1 year of hands-on experience with PLCs, preferably Allen-Bradley, focused on diagnostics and troubleshooting (not heavy programming).
  • Minimum of 1 year of experience with VFDs, including diagnosing speed, torque, and drive-related issues.
  • Minimum of 1 year of experience working with AC and DC motors.
  • Hands-on experience with automated systems such as conveyor systems, conveyor belts, vertical lifts, and motor-driven equipment.
  • Experience supporting autonomous or semi-autonomous systems, including conveyors, lifts, AS/RS, robotics, servo motors, or 480V systems.
  • Working knowledge of SQL, Python, and Linux for diagnostics, log review, and system interaction.
  • Strong hands-on experience assembling, operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting robotics and electro-mechanical systems.
  • Prior experience in maintenance engineering, automation maintenance, or lead maintenance technician roles preferred.

Skills

Required:PLC diagnostics (Allen-Bradley)VFDs and motor diagnosticsAC/DC motor experienceCMMS documentation
Nice to have:SQLPythonLinux

Benefits

  • medical, dental, vision, disability, 401K, PTO and/or other benefits
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Symbotic

REINVENT THE WAREHOUSE. REIMAGINE THE SUPPLY CHAIN.

Symbotic Solutions are complete, end-to-end warehouse automation solutions that have the power to increase your facility’s capacity through dense storage, maximize throughput with streamlined operations, and create efficiency gains throughout your supply chain with AI-enhanced software that sees beyond your warehouse walls.

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