Senior Director of NPD Engineering

Role, responsibility, and reporting

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 Inno v ation Engineering.

Qualifications

- Master's degree or higher in a relevant engineering discipline (or equivalent experience)
- 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 reliab le 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

Key Responsibilities

Line/People Management (~20% of your time)

- 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 ( ~80% of your time )

- L eads 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

Culture and Collaboration

- Treat people with authentic trust and respect
- Provide freedom and safety so that individuals and teams can innovate, experiment, and occasionally fail
- Ensure excellent communication with all levels of the organization
- Foster a cross-disciplinary collaboration culture
- Work to avoid silos

HSE

- Promo te a safe work environment
- Ensuring compliance with Health and Safety laws and regulations
- Facilitate training for persons working with potential hazards
- Follow up on reported non-conformances

Work location: Atlanta, US

Application deadline: October 2nd 2026.  Please note that we review applications continuously —if this opportunity excites you, we encourage you to apply as early as possible! All inquiries are treated confidentially.

We Offer:
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- 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!

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