Job Overview

The Principal System Architect - Transportation Sensors (m/f/d) Remote is a global leadership role responsible for shaping the transportation sensors market strategy and product portfolio. This role works closely with customers, sales, product management, applications engineering, and R&D to identify emerging opportunities and define differentiated sensor solutions that drive long-term business growth.

As a recognized subject matter expert, the Principal System Architect (m/f/d) provides system-level leadership across the organization, translating customer needs, market trends, and technology developments into innovative product concepts, technology roadmaps, and executable requirements. The role serves as a critical bridge between customers, engineering teams, and business leadership to ensure solutions deliver meaningful customer value and sustainable competitive advantage.

Job Requirements

• Serve as the recognized technical authority for transportation sensing applications, providing deep system-level expertise and guidance across customers, partners, and internal teams
• Translate market, application, and customer requirements into clear product specifications, system architectures, and development priorities
• Advise customers on system-level trade-offs and optimize sensing solutions to maximize performance, reliability, cost, and ease of integration
• Drive early customer engagement and design-in activities through close collaboration with engineering teams and technical decision-makers
• Develop and deliver application-focused training programs to elevate technical knowledge across sales, FAE, marketing, and engineering organizations
• Represent the company as a thought leader and subject matter expert through industry forums, trade shows, technical publications, and digital channels
• Monitor market trends, competitive developments, and evaluate emerging technologies to identify growth opportunities and to guide future investment decisions
• Develop customer-centric value propositions and solution strategies based on market and application insights
• Define and shape mid- and long-term product, technology, and innovation roadmaps
• Lead and sponsor advanced technology initiatives that enable differentiated products and sustainable competitive advantage
• Partner with Product Management, R&D, Sales, and Marketing to drive product strategy, portfolio development, and future technology investments
• Serve as a strategic technical advisor to business leadership by identifying portfolio and technology gaps, shaping long-term product and growth strategies, and driving innovation through cross-functional collaboration and customer-focused technology development

What your background should look like

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline. Technical master’s degree preferred
• 10+ years direct experience within the transportation sensors market in a similar role. Preferred experience with automotive High Speed Rotary Sensing
• Strong understanding of sensor technologies and system-level integration
• Demonstrated experience working with customer engineering teams on technical solutions
• Ability to translate complex technical requirements into practical, scalable solutions
• Capability to synthesize and simplify complex situations and drive organizational alignment.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• Familiarity with market-driven product strategy and platform development
• Ability to lead and drive initiatives in a cross functional environment
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office tools
• Ability to travel globally 25% travel

Competencies