Job Responsibilities:
The Principal Product Development Engineer is the primary interface and advocate between Engineering and the Product Org and Sales. The position links business needs to technology. This role is hands-on and will have a customer-facing component.
The position typically works on products and features 6-18 months prior to market launch. The Principal Product Development Engineer will evaluate market needs, brainstorm solutions, discover insights and evaluate technical feasibility. This role is collaborative with Engineering Product teams and typically generates content and makes decisions in conjunction with those teams. Specific duties include the following:
- Analyze proposed solutions for effectiveness to address market needs and technical viability;
- Refine high-level product requirements and market goals into actionable units of technology;
- Create, update, and maintain annual technology release plans for products;
- Present new technology internally and to customers to build understanding and elicit feedback;
- Evaluate, summarize, rank, and build consensus on technical options;
- Participate in brainstorming, hack-a-thons, and design reviews; and
- Stay abreast of the latest advancements in warehouse robotics and enabling technology.
Salary: One hundred seventy thousand to one hundred eighty thousand dollars per year.
Travel Requirement: 10% travel required per year. 50% of travel domestic, 50% international.
Education, Experience and Skills Requirements:
Employer requires candidate to have a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Math or a closely related field and seven (7) years of progressively more responsible experience in an occupation involving warehouse logistics, automation, or industrial robotics. Alternatively, employer will accept a Master’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Math or a closely related field and five (5) years of progressively more responsible work experience in an occupation involving warehouse logistics, automation, or industrial robotics. In addition, the employer requires the following:
- Demonstrated ability with presentations and summaries gained through three (3) years of work experience;
- Demonstrated ability working on teams bringing products to market gained through five (5) years of work experience;
- Demonstrated ability to generate novel and insightful solutions gained through three (3) years of work experience and the publication of one (1) patent;
- Demonstrated knowledge of designing or coding features that went to market gained through three (3) years of work experience;
- Demonstrated knowledge of robotics and mechatronics gained through two (2) years of work experience;
- Demonstrated knowledge of post-launch product support gained through two (2) years of work experience;
- Demonstrated knowledge of Machine Learning, AI, and motion planning gained through two (2) years of work experience; and
- Demonstrated knowledge of Python gained through four (4) years of work experience.
All years of experience may be gained concurrently.
Applicants can send resumes to Berkshire Grey, Inc, 140 South Road, Bedford, MA 01730 (Attn: Req# HR2026-08) or apply online at https://www.berkshiregrey.com/careers/
This position is eligible for Berkshire Grey, Inc.’s Employee Referral Program.
HR2026-08
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Math, or a closely related field, plus seven years of progressively responsible experience involving warehouse logistics, automation, or industrial robotics; alternatively, a Master's degree in a related field plus five years of such experience.
- Three years of experience demonstrating presentation and summary skills.
- Five years of experience working on teams bringing products to market.
- Three years of experience generating novel and insightful solutions and publication of one patent.
- Three years of experience designing or coding features that went to market.
- Two years of knowledge and experience in robotics and mechatronics.
- Two years of knowledge and experience in post-launch product support.
- Two years of knowledge and experience in machine learning, artificial intelligence, and motion planning.
- Four years of experience using Python.
What We Do
It’s time to radically change the essential way we do business. At Berkshire Grey, our game-changing solutions combine AI and Robotics to automate omni-channel fulfillment for retailers, eCommerce, and logistics enterprises serving today’s connected consumers. By transforming pick, pack and sort operations, our technology is a fundamental engine of change that moves you forward.
