Formic is looking to revolutionize American manufacturing by making automation accessible to all manufacturers and increasing their factory productivity. The company aims to overcome challenges like tariffs, rising costs, and labor shortages by providing full-service automation solutions. The Software Engineering team specifically needs to define and build the user experience for the next generation of industrial automation robotic systems, making them as easy to deploy and operate as a printer.
Requirements
- 3+ years of relevant experience as a User Experience-focused Product Manager
- Previous experience working with physical products and embedded software (e.g. consumer electronics, medical devices, robotics, autonomous vehicles, automotive and electric vehicles, etc.)
- Previous experience engaging with and collecting feedback from end users and operators of physical products
- software Product Management experience in Manufacturing, Industrial Automation, Food & Beverage, Packing, Production operations, or similar industries
- Experience with Software Development lifecycle, Scrum process, and project management tools such as Jira
- Previous experience with Figma and similar prototyping tools
- Experience working in a startup or similar agile environment is highly preferred
Responsibilities
- Define the roadmap and maintain Product backlog for suite of Formic Software products (both internal and customer-facing)
- Define, validate, and communicate requirements derived from customer feedback, collaboration with Formic’s Marketing, Sales, Product & Solutions, Deployment, and Production Optimization teams, and your own career experience
- Conduct studies, interviews, and focus groups to hear the voice of the customers on all levels: Operators, Engineers, Managers, Executives
- Work closely with Engineers to find innovative solutions to bring required features to the products with lean and efficient engineering efforts
- Work closely with UI/Ux/Cx designer to define App and HMI experience
- Participate in Scrum ceremonies as Product Owner
Other
- Exceptional communication and collaboration skills
- Motivation and enthusiasm to join a growing, high-impact startup team
- Preferred: located in or willing to relocate to the Chicago, IL area to work from Formic's Woodridge, IL facility
- Share our ambitious vision of what we can accomplish.
- Have a strong customer focus, no matter who your customer is.
