Field Engineer

What we need

Symbotic is seeking a Field Engineer to serve as a field leader within our Site Installations organization. This role is responsible for owning the safe, high-quality, on-schedule delivery of Symbotic’s automation installation scope on live customer sites, from mobilization through commissioning readiness. This is not a project coordination role — it is a field leadership role that requires hands-on execution, decision-making under pressure, and the ability to lead multi-discipline, multi-vendor teams in fast-paced construction and startup environments.

What we do

The Site Installation team is responsible for delivering Symbotic’s automation systems on customer sites — turning engineered designs into fully installed, commissioning-ready operations. The organization oversees the full on-site installation lifecycle, including automation equipment, adapter cells, electrical and controls integration, and coordination with structural, racking, and construction partners. Working in close partnership with Project Management, Engineering, Safety, and Commissioning, the Site Installation team ensures that systems are installed safely, at high quality, on schedule, and within budget, setting each site up for a successful startup and long-term performance.

What you’ll do

• Lead the on-site execution of automation, controls, and adapter-cell installation from mobilization through commissioning readiness.

• Drive safe, high-quality, on-schedule installation across electricians, controls technicians, commissioning resources, and third-party contractors.

• Own cell-level readiness for handoff to commissioning with minimal rework and zero safety incidents.

• Serve as the field authority for Symbotic’s automation installation scope on site.

• Direct and influence multi-vendor, multi-discipline teams without formal reporting lines.

• Make real-time decisions when conditions change, issues arise, or schedules are at risk.

• Identify, escalate, and resolve installation-driven risks impacting schedule, quality, and cost.

• Own the cost and schedule impact of field changes, rework, and resource tradeoffs within the automation scope.

• Drive contractor performance, productivity, and accountability.

• Validate system installation through hands-on field verification, checklists, and performance testing.

• Ensure each adapter cell and automation area is commissioning-ready with defects resolved and documentation complete.

• Capture lessons learned and apply them to future sites.

• Partner closely with the Site Installation Manager, Project Management, Engineering, Safety, and Commissioning to ensure overall site success.

• Lead automation-specific kickoff meetings, progress reviews, and recovery plans.

What you’ll need

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering discipline or related field required.

• Minimum of 3 years trade experience in electrical installation, automation installation, industrial automation, robotics/ASRS, or large-scale capital equipment installations required.

• Demonstrated site-level ownership of live installations that goes beyond participation or coordination

• Experience leading electrical, controls, commissioning, and third-party installation teams

• Strong ability to diagnose design vs. process vs. execution issues in the field

• Proven ability to make decisions, hold teams accountable, and deliver under pressure

• Strong communication skills with engineers, project managers, customers, vendors, contractors and senior leadership

Our Environment

• Hybrid, travel-based position. Access to major airport preferred.

• Travel is required up to 80% of the time. Employee must have a valid driver’s license and the ability to drive and/or fly to client and other customer locations. Our main office is in Wilmington, MA. The person taking this position will be required to perform work at our customer installation locations for extended periods of time where equipment is installed and ready for commissioning.

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

• The employee is frequently required to walk and reach with hands and arms.

• The employee is routinely required to work at heights of up to 45 feet and within restrictive areas of 24 inches. to stand; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

• Must comply with all safety requirements and protocols, including without limitation Lock out tag out safety protocols and fall protection safety protocols.

• Approximately 80% of time will be spent on a construction site with PPE required (hard hat, safety vest, steel toes, eyeglasses, ear protection, fall protection (e.g., safety harness).

• There will be steep stairs to climb into the structure. You may be required to routinely walk up and down stairs to navigate the automation structure.

• You will regularly be near railings that are high off the ground.

• Subject to environmental conditions, protection from weather conditions but not necessarily temperature changes. Must be capable of working in temperatures ranging from 105° to 32° Fahrenheit.