Product Manager

About the role

This is a 7-month training position at the corporate global headquarters in Korea. Candidates will meet corporate management, expand career knowledge, and be paid to learn while working on-site at the Korean worldwide headquarters.

As a Product Manager, you will serve as a key technical bridge between Korea HQ R&D and local engineering, production, and quality teams to ensure world-class product performance and reliability. Korean-speaking skills are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Product Lifecycle & Technical Ownership
  • Own and manage the technical specifications and performance standards for power equipment products.
  • Ensure consistent product quality across design, manufacturing, and field applications.
  • Monitor product performance throughout the lifecycle and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Failure Analysis & Troubleshooting
  • Lead root cause analysis (RCA) for product defects in manufacturing processes or field/customer applications.
  • Perform technical troubleshooting of product failures using engineering principles.
  • Coordinate cross-functional teams to identify failure mechanisms and corrective actions.
• Quality Improvement & Corrective Actions
  • Develop short-term and long-term corrective and preventive action plans based on failure analysis.
  • Drive implementation of quality improvements in collaboration with engineering, production, and quality teams.
  • Ensure effectiveness verification and validation of corrective actions.
• Standardization & Documentation
  • Establish and maintain documentation of failure cases, corrective actions, and improvement history.
  • Drive standardization of quality improvement processes and engineering practices.
  • Support continuous product quality monitoring and preventive quality initiatives.
• Cross-functional & Global Collaboration
  • Act as a technical liaison between Korea HQ R&D and local US engineering/quality teams.
  • Facilitate clear technical communication across multicultural and cross-functional teams.
  • Support alignment between product design intent and manufacturing execution.

Requirements

• Strong understanding of power equipment design, structure, and operating principles (MCCB, ACB, or similar).
• Ability to perform basic electrical and mechanical testing (e.g., continuity test, insulation resistance, operational performance tests).
• Strong engineering problem-solving and analytical thinking skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively in a cross-functional and multinational environment.
• Proficiency in MS Office and basic engineering tools (CAD, drawing interpretation).

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in product engineering, R&D, manufacturing engineering, or quality engineering in power equipment or electrical manufacturing industries.
• Strong knowledge of quality tools such as FMEA, 8D Report, Root Cause Analysis methodologies.
• Experience with UL standards (UL 489, UL 1066, or similar) and ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems.
• Experience working in manufacturing systems such as ERP, PLM, or MES.
• Proficiency in CAD tools such as AutoCAD or SolidWorks.
• Bilingual capability in Korean and English for direct collaboration with Korea HQ R&D teams.