Technical Program Manager, Industrial Controls, R&D

Exol

5d•$144,000 - $211,200•Remote

About The Position

Symbotic is seeking an ICS Technical Program Manager, R&D to join its Industrial Controls Program Management team. The role leads Industrial Controls workstreams for strategic customer NPI programs, aligning engineering, product, manufacturing, suppliers, and operations to deliver production-ready automation systems safely, on time, and within budget. The Industrial Controls organization develops, integrates, validates, and launches controls technologies for Symbotic’s automated systems. The program management team provides cross-functional governance across PLC and controls, electrical engineering, software and internal tools, manufacturing, and field operations to support stable, scalable, high-performing automated warehouse solutions. The position manages concurrent projects from design through NPI readiness and launch support. It owns workstream plans, budgets, schedules, scope, vendor relationships, risk management, reviews, and coordination across internal functions and external partners. It also supports prototype builds, engineering validation, system integration, manufacturing readiness, FAT/SAT activities, pilot builds, commissioning, engineering change control, BOM releases, and configuration management. Up to 30% travel may be required, and employees must have a valid driver's license and be able to drive and/or fly to client locations and company headquarters. Business travel expenses are reimbursed under program guidelines; eligible employees may receive a corporate credit card, though a personal card may be needed during onboarding.

Requirements

Minimum of 8 years of related experience or equivalent work experience.
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, such as Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Systems, Software, or a related field.
Proven experience delivering complex, multidisciplinary electro-mechanical, robotics, automation, or industrial systems through the full NPI lifecycle.
Experience taking complex hardware and software systems from concept through design validation, prototype builds, FAT/SAT, pilot lines, and production scale-up.
Experience owning workstream budgets, scope baselines, integrated master schedules, and active risk registers.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Project, Jira, Confluence, Excel, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Office.
Strong experience managing external vendors, suppliers, and systems integrators, including SOWs, milestones, performance tracking, deliverable verification, and escalations.
Ability to influence cross-functional engineering teams and resource managers without direct authority.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, presentation, written communication, and verbal communication skills.
Valid driver's license and ability to drive and/or fly to client locations and company headquarters.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with Rockwell Automation and Studio 5000, Beckhoff, Siemens, industrial safety systems, or warehouse automation.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end Industrial Controls workstream execution for strategic customer NPI programs, managing multiple concurrent projects from design through NPI readiness and launch support.
Establish and maintain workstream budgets, scope baselines, integrated master schedules, and program plans using Microsoft Project and Jira.
Manage external controls vendors and systems integrators, including scope alignment, SOW governance, milestone tracking, deliverable verification, and executive escalations.
Build and manage risk registers covering technical, vendor, manufacturing, schedule, and financial risks; drive mitigations to closure and escalate when baselines are at risk.
Coordinate across Product, Mechanical, Electrical, Controls, Internal Tools Software, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, and Field Operations.
Lead technical, design, gate, and executive status reviews, providing clear, data-driven reporting to program leadership, executive stakeholders, and customer-facing teams.
Support prototype builds, engineering validation, system integration, manufacturing readiness, FAT/SAT activities, pilot builds, site commissioning, engineering change control, BOM releases, and configuration management.