Have you ever used the self-checkout in a Walmart or Target?  Played the slots at an MGM casino?  Maybe you grabbled a drink for a vending machine or paid to park your car?  If you answered with a resounding "YES", then you have done so with the aid of one of the 10 million devices installed by Crane Payment Innovations (CPI).

We make the technology that powers your everyday life, enabling more than 4 billion transactions every week in more than 143 currencies worldwide.  From cash and coins to cards and mobile, we keep the world of payments moving with smart validation devices and business management software.

Headquartered in Malvern, PA, CPI is supported by more than 2300 global associates, 7 manufacturing sites, 12 corporate offices, and 43 service branches.

If you want to have a hands-on global impact on payment solutions, we want you to join our team as a Technical Strategist!

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

As our Technical Strategist, you will primarily be responsible for leading and coordinating engineering’s research roadmap. This will involve both working with Strategic Marketing to identify future customer needs together with analyzing trends and technologies to identify the next generation of CPI products and full-service solutions.

You will have a direct impact on our Engineering team and the direction of the business with the following responsibilities:

• Research markets and products from both CPI and competitors to identify areas where CPI can offer improved or new products.
• Research relevant technology trends to identify new solutions for CPI’s future product portfolio.
• Interact with CPI’s customers to define unmet and unarticulated needs,
• Develop requirements for future CPI product and service stack to enable flexible customer solutions.
• Identify potential 3rd party partners of specialized technology.
• Work with product development teams to select appropriate technology.
• Help architect and develop top level specifications for our next generation of products.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in an Engineering discipline.
• 5+ years development or consultancy experience.
• 5+ years of system architecture and design.
• Broad knowledge and interest in all areas of technology.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to travel 30-40%
• Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the US.  We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Personal Attributes

• Customer oriented:  You are comfortable building relationships with customers, gaining trust.
• Operations oriented:  You have a good understand of business operations and able to see challenges and opportunitiey
• Action Oriented:  You display a sense of urgency and are known for being a timely decision maker
• Flexible:  You are comfortable wearing many hats and able to shift priorities as needed
• Organized:  You assemble all necessary materials and information before starting a task
• Team Player:  You are approachable, and willing to follow, or lead based on the team's need and ability to interface with personnel from various departments and levels
• Quality written communication:  Your writing is concise and descriptive, and you believe it is necessary to "overcommunicate" project status/updates

WHAT WE ARE OFFERING

• Flexible work environments
• Defined career growth plans with opportunities to go outside of your "comfort zone"
• Team building activities that support innovation
• Generous paid time off plus sick and Holiday pay
• Medical, dental & vision insurance plans
• 401K with company contribution
• Flexible spending accounts
• Life insurance and disability benefits
• Discounts for childcare
• Tuition assistance
• Community involvement and volunteering events
• Opportunities to travel and work at global sites

Sound interesting?  Come see why we are OneCPI!

CPI is a part of Crane NXT

Crane NXT is a premier industrial technology company that provides proprietary and trusted technology solutions to secure, detect, and authenticate what matters most to its customers.  The company is a pioneer in advanced, proprietary micro-optics technology for securing physical products, and its sophisticated electronic equipment and associated software leverages proprietary core capabilities with detection and sensing technologies.  Crane NXT has approximately 4000 employees with global operations and manufacturing facilities in the United States, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Japan, Switzerland, Germany, Sweden, and Malta.  For more information, visit www.cranenxt.com

Crane Payment Innovations is committed to hiring a diverse workforce.  Applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, military status, or national origin or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or applicable local law.

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