Product Development Manager

Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a collaborative, authentic, and high-performing engineering team across electrical, mechanical, and firmware disciplines.
• Own end-to-end product development lifecycle (concept, design, prototype, validation, certification, and manufacturing handoff) with accountable delivery of scope, timelines, quality, and cost.
• Provide technical leadership across embedded systems and hardware design, ensuring customer-centric solutions aligned to smart grid and metering product needs.
• Drive agile and innovative development practices, improving processes for quality, reliability, and efficiency while ensuring compliance with industry standards (e.g., ANSI, FCC, UL).
• Partner cross-functionally to translate customer and business requirements into executable plans and sustain existing product portfolio performance.

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in product development, preferably in the electronics/electrical industry.
• 5+ years of experience managing or leading an engineering team.
• Proven experience managing full product lifecycle and delivering high-quality, high-reliability products in regulated industries.
• Demonstrated ability to drive execution, influence stakeholders, and build accountable, inclusive teams.
• Applied leadership in areas such as requirements analysis, design review, risk mitigation/FMEA, and design for manufacturability.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Knowledge of analog/digital design, power management, or signal integrity.
• Strong software or firmware background with ability to integrate hardware and software solutions in a collaborative and agile environment.
• Familiarity with regulatory certification processes and manufacturing transfer (DFM, validation, sustaining).
• Understanding modern electronics and mechanical CAD design tools (e.g., Cadence Allegro, PTC Creo, etc.).
• Track record of fostering innovative, customer-centric product strategies and continuous improvement.

Physical Demands

This is a typical office job, with no special physical requirements or unusual work environment. This is a safety sensitive role.

Benefits Info

• A competitive benefit package including; financial, social, health and wellbeing programs, paid vacation, 401k matching, employee stock purchase program, hybrid work schedule, and more!
• The position is eligible for an annual bonus program.