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Software Engineer – Robotics Design Simulation (Senior to Principal)

Symbotic
Wilmington, MA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/23/2026 CLOSED ON 5/24/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Engineer – Robotics Design Simulation (Senior to Principal) position at Symbotic?

Who We Are

With its A.I.-powered robotic technology platform, Symbotic is changing the way consumer goods move through the supply chain. Intelligent software orchestrates advanced robots in a high-density, end-to-end system – reinventing warehouse automation for increased efficiency, speed and flexibility.

Who We Are

Our work matters – Software is transforming the world of commerce. Every day our intelligent robots are responsible for getting food and merchandise to thousands of stores across North America. We’re an industry changer – we created the first and only fully autonomous, end-to-end supply chain solution. Today, we are driving towards even bigger ideas – and we have the people, technology, and leadership to fully realize these aspirations. We have the excitement and ambition of a startup with the benefits and resources of a proven organization.

What We Need

As a Software Engineer, you will play a key role in the development of simulation systems and tools responsible for supporting the design, development, qualification, and deployment of large scale integrated robotic systems for our customers. We are looking for a versatile and intellectually curious Senior Software Engineer who thrives at the intersection of simulation engineering and data science. This role is ideal for someone who can architect and build simulation systems, while also transforming real-world production data into meaningful experiments, generating synthetic datasets, and automating the analysis pipeline to extract actionable insights.

We are hiring across multiple levels from Senior through Principal. Final level will be determined based on experience, technical expertise, and scope of impact

You’ll be part of a cross-functional team that blends software engineering, system design, and data science to drive strategic decisions and optimize complex systems.

What You'll Do

  • Develop faster than real-time and optimized simulation tools and environments for driving key design decisions for new systems and products
  • Take responsibility for creating simulations transforming production data, generating synthetic data when needed, experiment creation through analysis and developing tools to automate this workflow end-to-end
  • Analyze and evaluate existing simulation tools and drive improvements that enable faster, more scalable, efficient, and low-cost solutions for use across the Symbotic development teams
  • Lead the design and implementation of a hierarchy of simulation capabilities to support the development and analysis of both component and integrated systems-level digital twins
  • Take responsibility for all aspects of the simulation tools used throughout the organization including individual robots, perception, controls, fleet-level operations, routing, and system-wide simulations used during testing and design of new features
  • Drive project scoping and requirement specification providing senior leadership with deep technical insight needed to create long-term technical roadmaps
  • Amplify impact through other team members by serving as a technical mentor to guide the team toward innovative solutions and increased productivity.

What You'll Need

  • A master’s degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, or related discipline provides the academic foundation for success.
  • Minimum of 5 years of software engineering skills with deep technical expertise including simulation environments and optimization solutions.
  • Solid foundation in computer science fundamentals{{:}} algorithms, data structures, object-oriented design.
  • Experience with data transformation, ETL pipelines, and data wrangling using tools like Pandas, NumPy, or SQL.
  • Familiarity with the current state-of-the-art and ability to draw upon a wealth of technical experience to drive difficult and impactful technological design decisions
  • Direct experience with data science workflows{{:}} experimentation, statistical analysis, and visualization.
  • Ability to understand and architect a modern hierarchical simulation system for a complex Software system with varying levels of fidelity for a variety of applications
  • Plus{{:}} Experience with ML and cloud computing models and tools for training in simulation
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively represent the derived results and technical concepts to leadership team.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, iterative environment.

Our environment

  • Up to 10% of travel may be required. Employees must have a valid driver’s license and the ability to drive and/or fly to client and other customer locations.
  • The employee is responsible for owning a credit card and managing expenses personally to be reimbursed on a bi-weekly basis.

About Symbotic

Symbotic is an automation technology leader reimagining the supply chain with its end-to-end, AI-powered robotic and software platform. Symbotic reinvents the warehouse as a strategic asset for the world’s largest retail, wholesale, and food & beverage companies. Applying next-gen technology, high-density storage and machine learning to solve today's complex distribution challenges, Symbotic enables companies to move goods with unmatched speed, agility, accuracy and efficiency. As the backbone of commerce the Symbotic platform transforms the flow of goods and the economics of supply chain for its customers. For more information, visit www.symbotic.com.

We are a community of innovators, collaborators and pioneers who embrace our differences, because we know unique perspectives make us stronger and smarter. Every perspective matters. We depend on the collective voices of our employees, customers and community to help guide us as we build a better place to work – for you and the world. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

We do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or genetic information.

The base range for this position in the posted location is $149,000.00 - $204,600.00 however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The compensation package includes medical, dental, vision, disability, 401K, PTO and/or other benefits.

Salary : $149,000 - $204,600

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