Product Manager - Power Electronics

About the role

Calnetix is an engineering and manufacturing company located in Southern California, dedicated to advancing energy solutions for commercial and defense sectors. We are seeking a Product Manager to lead the strategy, development, and lifecycle management of our power electronics product line.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end product lifecycle for assigned power electronics products, from concept through production, sustainment, and end-of-life.
• Define and maintain the product roadmap aligned with market needs, customer requirements, and company business objectives.
• Develop product positioning, value propositions, and competitive differentiation for B2B and defense markets.
• Monitor and evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends, incorporating insights into product roadmap and positioning decisions.
• Act as a primary interface with customers, including defense primes, integrators, and industrial OEMs.
• Support sales efforts by participating in customer meetings, technical reviews, trade shows, and industry events.
• Identify new market opportunities and contribute to pipeline growth through customer engagement and market analysis.
• Collaborate closely with engineering teams on architecture trade-offs, feature prioritization, and technical feasibility.
• Participate in or lead technical program management activities, including schedule, risk, cost, operations, and supply chain management.
• Ensure products meet performance, quality, compliance, and reliability requirements, including defense-specific standards where applicable.
• Own and support contract execution and compliance, ensuring product development and delivery align with contractual requirements, technical scope, schedules, deliverables, and applicable regulatory standards; identify and manage scope changes, risks, and contractual impacts in coordination with contract management, legal, and business leadership.
• Lead or contribute to technical proposal development, including requirements responses, compliance matrices, and technical volumes.
• Support pricing strategies, cost models, and margin analysis.
• Participate in customer negotiations and help drive contract awards to closure.
• Support bid/no-bid decisions with technical, market, and financial input.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline (advanced degree preferred).
• 5+ years of experience in product management, product marketing, or technical program management for hardware-based products.
• Hands-on familiarity with electronics, with preference for experience in: Power electronics, Motor controllers or drives, Embedded or electromechanical systems.
• Strong background in B2B product strategy and customer requirements development.
• Proven experience working directly with customers, including technical discussions and commercial support.
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing NPI processes for power electronics.
• Experience in the defense sector, aerospace, or other regulated industries.
• Ability to write clear, compelling technical proposals and customer-facing documentation.
• Comfort working across engineering, operations, supply chain, sales, and executive leadership.
• Willingness to travel for customer visits, industry events, and trade shows.
• Experience owning or supporting P&L, cost management, or product-line financial performance.
• Prior experience as a Technical Program Manager (TPM) or in a role combining program execution with product ownership.
• Familiarity with defense acquisition processes, RFP/RFQ responses, and long-cycle B2B sales.
• Experience supporting or coordinating with sales and business development teams.

Qualifications

• Strong technical aptitude with the ability to communicate complex concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strategic thinker with a bias toward execution and results.
• Customer-focused mindset with strong negotiation and relationship-building skills.
• Financial acumen related to cost, pricing, margin, and lifecycle management.
• Self-directed, organized, and comfortable operating in ambiguous, high-responsibility environments.

Skills

• Technical aptitude
• Product strategy expertise
• Customer-facing experience
• Technical proposal writing
• Customer engagement
• Technical program management
• Contract execution and compliance
• Business development
• Market analysis
• Technical proposal development
• Cost management
• Financial performance oversight

Benefits

Calnetix offers a competitive salary range of $165,000-$200,000, along with comprehensive benefits including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.

Pay

$165,000 - $200,000 annually

Schedule

Full-time, office-based role with occasional travel required.