Senior Director of NPD Engineering

AutoStore™; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

HSA with company contribution

Paid time off and holidays

401(k) with employer match

Educational assistance & mentorship

Life Insurance & disability coverage

Job summary

AutoStore seeks a Senior Director of Engineering to lead a 40+ engineering team across multiple disciplines. You will drive people management and project execution while collaborating with Product Management to deliver customer-focused solutions.

The role emphasizes building scalable processes, aligning strategies across teams, and delivering products on time and within budget. A strong leadership background and engineering advanced degree are required.

Qualifications

• 15+ years delivering customer-focused solutions and products at volume (robotics, IoT, mechanical, embedded systems, electronics).
• Experience managing large global engineering teams across disciplines.
• Ability to mature modern processes that drive reliable products.
• Excellent communication skills across organizational levels and strong strategic thinking.
• Master's degree or higher in a relevant engineering discipline (or equivalent experience).

Responsibilities

• Provide mentorship and coaching to your team.
• Conduct effective 1:1s, feedback, and performance assessments.
• Own hiring, onboarding, and succession planning for your team.
• Encourage knowledge sharing and training within the group.
• Leads a multi-disciplinary group of engineers to develop HW solutions from concept to delivery.
• Collaborate with Product Management to meet customer needs within time and budget.
• Promote a culture of execution and engineering discipline.
• Develop and track KPIs.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Strategic planning

Cross-functional collaboration

People management

Education

Master's degree or higher in engineering

Job description

AutoStore™ holds a simple yet powerful vision: to store and move things for everyone, everywhere. Founded in Norway, we've grown into a global technology company. AutoStore uses advanced software to automate and orchestrate order fulfillment. Our goal is to ensure orders arrive faster than ever, with minimal environmental impact. That’s how we help brands exceed customer expectations.

We have more than 1600 systems in nearly 60 countries, and we grow continuously as a community of employees, partners, customers, suppliers, and connected technologies. Automation should make life easier, and by listening carefully to our community, we innovate to meet the industry’s most complex needs. With AutoStore™, brands gain speed, efficiency, and improved workplaces. And much more floor space.

AutoStore – moving things forward.

The Role:

The Sr. Director of Engineering will lead a multi-disciplinary engineering team (40+) responsible for both people management and project execution. Most of your time will be focused on project execution. In this role you will lead a team focused on developing new products by working closely with the Product Management team on customer-focused solutions. The Sr. Director of Engineering reports to the Vice President of NPD and Innovation Engineering.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities:

Line/People Management

• Provide mentoring and coaching to your team
• Conduct effective 1:1s, feedback, performance assessments
• Own hiring, onboarding, and succession planning for your team
• Encourage subject matter sharing and facilitate training
• Identify and drive continuous improvement

Project Execution

• Leads a multi-disciplinary group of engineers to develop HW solutions from concept to delivery
• Work closely with Product Management to understand the customer needs and develop solutions that meet or exceed expectations within time and budget constraints
• Promote a culture of execution and engineering discipline
• Evaluate potential solutions for compatibility with system requirements by working across teams and cultures to align strategies and goals to existing and future AutoStore systems
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement and look for ways to improve teams and systems at AutoStore
• Develop and track associated KPIs

Key Qualifications:

• 15+ years of experience in delivering customer focused solutions and products at volume (areas of relevance are robotics, IoT, mechanical, embedded systems, and electronics)
• Experience in managing large global engineering engineers from multiple disciplines executing a diverse set of projects
• Develop and mature modern processes that drive effective execution while ensuring reliable products
• Ability to motivate people and create a safe work environment
• Excellent communication skills across organizational levels
• Ability to think wholistic and contribute to strategic planning
• Familiar with Project Management concepts
• Demonstrates business-oriented acumen
• Master's degree or higher in a relevant engineering discipline(or equivalent experience)

We Offer:

AutoStore believes in taking care of employees and is dedicated to providing a supportive and rewarding work environment. Join us in our mission to store and move things for everyone, everywhere.

• 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/coaching programs with external industry leaders
• Additional benefits include Group Life Insurance, Voluntary Additional Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, Employee Assistance programs, and more!

AutoStore is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions, and lactation), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.