Senior Infrastructure Development & Partnerships Associate

Who we are

Atoms is building the machines that power the next era of progress.

Over the last decade, software has transformed the digital world. But the physical world, where food is made, minerals are mined, goods are moved, and industries are run, remains far less intelligent, far less efficient, and far more constrained. We’re changing that.

Atoms builds Physical AI— real-world robots for the industries that move civilization forward, starting with food, mining, and transport. Our systems are designed to understand, predict, and control the real world with precision, turning complex physical operations into something more reliable, more scalable, and more productive.

This work requires more than robotics. It requires deep integration across hardware, software, AI, operations, manufacturing, and real estate. We don’t just build machines in a lab. We deploy them into real environments, operate them, learn from them, and improve them until they work at scale.

We are roboticists, engineers, operators, and builders. We believe the next great technology companies will not only transform information, but the physical systems that shape everyday life.

If you want to work on hard problems with real-world impact, join us.

What you’ll do

We are looking for a Senior Infrastructure Development & Partnerships Associate to turn strategic operator relationships into investable and executable infrastructure projects across Europe. The position will report directly to the Head of Infrastructure Development Europe. Based in Paris, the Senior Associate will lead complex partnerships and multi-country development opportunities across France, the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Poland, Belgium, and the Netherlands, working closely with local real estate acquisition, engineering, investment, and legal teams.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on infrastructure developer with 5 to 8 years of relevant experience, strong commercial judgment, and a track record of independently advancing complex projects from inception through investment approval, contract signature, construction, commissioning and delivery. The role requires confident negotiation with senior counterparties, sound technical and financial judgment, and the ability to resolve cross-functional issues with limited day-to-day supervision. The Senior Associate should be comfortable across EV charging, energy storage and digital infrastructure, and using AI tools to work efficiently.

What we’re looking for

• 5 to 8 years of relevant experience in EV charging, energy infrastructure, data centers, real estate infrastructure development, or strategic partnerships, with demonstrable ownership of complex development and transaction execution.
• Proven ability to manage senior institutional or corporate counterparties, lead commercial negotiations and independently advance multi-stakeholder projects through key development, approval and delivery milestones.
• Strong practical understanding of land-led development, permitting, electrical capacity, infrastructure CAPEX and project economics; ability to challenge assumptions and assess commercial, technical and financial trade-offs.
• Excellent project and stakeholder management across countries and functions; ability to prioritize a portfolio, resolve competing demands, mentor colleagues and coordinate teams without formal hierarchical authority.
• Native-level or fluent professional English; ability to write and negotiate clearly in English.
• Comfort with Excel, PowerPoint, CRM/project trackers, and modern AI productivity tools
• Based in Paris with frequent European travel.

Desired skills

• Experience with CPOs, depot charging, battery storage, grid connections, colocation/edge computing data centres, or build-to-suit infrastructure projects.
• French, Spanish, Italian, or Polish language skills are a plus.
• A track record of negotiating framework agreements and translating them into repeatable site deployment programs.
• Experience preparing investment committee submissions and negotiating leases, development agreements and cross-border project structures with Legal and Investment teams.
• Understanding of real estate cash flows and consolidated real estate plus infrastructure models; ability to challenge underwriting inputs with investment colleagues.

Why join us

At Atoms, you’ll work on one of the defining challenges of our time—bringing automation into the physical world to drive real, lasting impact. We exist to uncover valuable unknown truths and turn them into progress, which means constantly pushing beyond what’s known and building what doesn’t yet exist. The work is ambitious and often challenging, but it’s grounded in a shared sense of purpose and a team committed to seeing it through together. Our work only matters if it serves others, and we know that meaningful progress depends on the trust of the people we serve and the strength of our team—so we invest in both, creating an environment where you can do your best work and grow.

What else you need to know

This role is based in our Paris office. Atoms is a company driven by invention and continuous change - we are constantly reimagining our industries, building new products, and refining how we operate. We do our best work together. That’s why all of our office-based teams work onsite, five days a week, with travel throughout France and Europe.