Senior Product Architect

AutoStore™ • Atlanta, GA

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About The Position

AutoStore is hiring a Senior Product Architect to join its Systems Architecture team. The team guides hardware and software development to optimize system performance, bridging customer-facing Product Management and technically oriented R&D. The role translates market requirements into technical product requirements while considering overall system performance and the long-term technical roadmap. The successful candidate should have a mechanical or electromechanical engineering background and significant business savvy.

The Systems Architecture team works with Product and Engineering leadership to help ensure new product designs are feasible, worthwhile, and aligned with the overall system's long-term technical roadmap. The position involves gathering firsthand insight into customer and partner challenges and use cases, architecting and simulating system-level solutions, and guiding product development teams during concept design.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• At least 10 years of experience in mechanical design, robotics, electronics, or embedded engineering.
• At least 5 years of experience in a technical client-facing capacity; experience working with internal Product Management teams is also desired.
• Strong team-player skills and the ability to work with a distributed, diverse team.
• Substantial analytical abilities and a desire to learn every facet of a product and system.
• Good communication skills and the ability to explain technical aspects of systems in simplified terms.

Nice To Haves

• Work experience in warehouse and logistics industry equipment.
• Work experience with full-cycle product development.
• Work experience with software development and software architecture.

Responsibilities

• Participate in customer and partner meetings alongside Product Management to understand challenges and use cases.
• Architect and simulate system-level solutions.
• Translate market requirements into technical product requirements while considering overall system performance.
• Analyze and decompose system designs into product requirements.
• Communicate with product development teams and guide them during the concept design phase of new products.
• Drive innovation and creative thinking across R&D.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with a company contribution.
• Generous paid time off, including 12 holidays, paid exercise time, paid volunteer time, and paid parental leave plans for all new parents.
• Retirement 401(k) plan with employer match and discretionary profit-sharing contribution.
• Educational assistance and professional development programs, including mentorship and coaching programs with external industry leaders.
• Group life insurance, voluntary additional life insurance, disability insurance, and employee assistance programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior