Principal Platform Software Engineer - Robotics

ARCHER; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

ARCHER is seeking a product leader to define the vision, roadmap, and investment priorities for OCI Robotics Automation. You will translate customer and scientific workflows into concrete product requirements, pilot use cases and measurable outcomes.

You will partner with engineering, applied science, customers, and other teams to guide technical trade-offs, shape platform capabilities, and drive the product from discovery through launch and ongoing improvement.

Qualifications

• 11+ years of development experience or a relevant doctorate with 3 years; 8+ years of technical product management experience.
• Strong technical judgment across cloud, distributed systems, workflows or automation, plus programming and QA skills.
• Robotics or related automation experience and cloud platform experience preferred.
• Excellent communication skills and collaboration with engineering, applied science and customers.

Responsibilities

• Define vision, roadmap and investment priorities for OCI Robotics Automation.
• Translate workflows into product requirements, pilot use cases and measurable outcomes.
• Partner with engineering, customers and teams to guide trade-offs and drive launch.
• Guide product from discovery through launch and ongoing improvement.

Skills

Product Strategy

Product Roadmapping

Robotics Automation

Cloud Platforms

Distributed Systems

Workflow Orchestration

Customer Discovery

Product Requirements

Pilot Programs

Automation Systems

Data Analysis

Agile Methodologies

Software Development

Programming & Scripting

Database Management

Embedded Systems

Job description

Define the vision, roadmap, and investment priorities for OCI Robotics Automation, translating customer and scientific workflows into product requirements, pilot use cases, and measurable outcomes. Partner with engineering, applied science, customers, and other teams to guide technical trade-offs, shape platform capabilities, and drive the product from discovery through launch and ongoing improvement.

Requirements

Requires extensive software development experience, with qualifying education and experience combinations ranging from 11 years of development experience to a relevant doctorate plus three years; the posting also describes 8+ years of technical product management experience. Candidates should bring strong technical judgment across cloud, distributed systems, workflows, or automation, along with programming, database, quality assurance, and communication skills; robotics or related automation experience and cloud platform experience are preferred.

Key Skills

Product Strategy, Product Roadmapping, Robotics Automation, Cloud Platforms, Distributed Systems, Workflow Orchestration, Customer Discovery, Product Requirements, Pilot Program Management, Automation Systems, Data Analysis, Agile Methodologies, Software Development, Programming And Scripting, Database Management, Embedded Systems