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Origin

AI-powered robot automating interior finishing trades

Product Manager

Full-Time
No salary listed
Mid
Bachelor's
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
In Person
ProductProduct Management

About the job

Requirements
  • Three to six years of product management experience, ideally in hardware, robotics, industrial technology, or deep technology.
  • A strong technical foundation and the ability to hold informed conversations with engineers about systems, sensors, or software architecture.
  • Experience working on physical products is advantageous.
  • Strong written, verbal, and visual communication skills.
  • Comfort with ambiguity and the ability to make decisions with incomplete information.
  • A bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Responsibilities
  • Own and prioritize the product roadmap, balancing customer impact, technical feasibility, and business goals.
  • Work closely with hardware, firmware, and software engineering teams to define clear requirements and ensure timely delivery.
  • Conduct customer discovery calls, site visits, and interviews to understand pain points in industrial and robotics environments.
  • Translate complex technical capabilities into clear value propositions for customers and stakeholders.
  • Define success metrics and track product performance after launch.
  • Collaborate with sales, marketing, and operations teams to support go-to-market strategies.
  • Stay current on trends in robotics, automation, and adjacent industries.
Desired Qualifications
  • Hands-on experience with robotics.
  • Experience with Agile/Scrum product development.

About the company

Origin builds a general-purpose construction robot that automates interior finishing trades such as drywall finishing and painting on real job sites. The AI-powered system can operate power tools and work alongside human crews across multiple trades. It is already deployed on live job sites in New York City with major contractor partners. Its goal is to enable scalable, high-quality, and cost-efficient construction by augmenting or replacing manual interior finishing work with intelligent robotics.

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Founded

2025

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What believers are saying

  • March 2026 caps reached multiple global beverage brands, showing real customer validation.
  • February 2026 Matrix partnership extends 2026 qualification trials and product runs.
  • September 2025 Starlinger equipment financing supports PET sheet production through 2029 repayment.

What critics are saying

  • Origin approved dissolution on August 12, 2026, making employer durability existentially weak.
  • Management cut 59% of staff on May 1, 2026, and John Bissell stepped down.
  • Cash lasts only into Q3 2026 without financing, forcing asset sales or shutdown.

What makes Origin unique

  • Origin still owns PET cap technology with customer-requested designs and qualification data.
  • Matrix Bottling partnership broadens commercialization through U.S. bottling and capping services.
  • HP Embalagens distribution gives Origin access to Nestlé, Ferrero Rocher, and J&J networks.

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