Technical Product Manager
Location
Torrance, CA | United States
Job description
About Us
Day to day life has room for improvement.
That was our basic thinking when we founded simplehuman in 2000. Our mission is to bring high-performance and sustainable innovation to basic but essential tasks in our daily routine at home. Through new technologies, meticulous engineering and an obsession for improvement, we find new and better ways to achieve basic but important daily tasks.
About the role
We are seeking a sharp candidate with an Mechanical Engineering background to join our Research & Development team as Technical Product Manager (also called R&D Lead in our company) to help develop product ideas and concepts in the consumer and consumer electronics market. The Technical Product Manager is part of our larger product development team.
The Technical Product Manager manages technical definition and early development of new products, technologies, and product improvements, and will act as a subject matter expert for the company. This exciting role has a broad mandate with projects that may touch all of our product types and technologies. A key responsibility is to learn how an existing or emerging technology is being applied today, and how to translate that in a customized application relevant to our own product development.
In particular, you should possess:
- The ability to absorb and digest diverse technical information, both in theoretical terms and practical applications.
- Possess an open, curious and creative mindset to dive deep into new technologies, manufacturing methods and product applications.
- Be adept in project management and coordination activities, including handling vendor communications and providing timelines, costs, and team updates.
- Be able to handle multiple, dissimilar projects at once.
- Possess a consistent sense of urgency.
The Technical Product Manager is an important position that contributes directly to our short and long-term product development, and has the opportunity to grow into a lead manager, or transition into other areas in the broader product development team. It is a full-time position that sits in our Torrance, CA office. This is NOT a remote position.
Responsibilities:
- Research new technology areas for new and existing products
- Seek out and visit vendors, trade shows, and engineering resources skilled in new technologies
- Identify, evaluate, and define requirements for key components or technology solutions to accomplish features/functions for new product categories
- Oversee development, testing and validation of proof of concept designs and prototypes to validate new product concepts.
- Coordinate with the broader product development team to define product roadmap and product features.
- Manage internal engineering, outside vendors, and engineering consultants to deliver innovative solutions.
- Develop turnover packages so R&D engineering solutions can be translated into production solutions.
- Lead complex projects that involve multiple teams, vendors and deadlines to contribute to new product development.
- Manage and coordinate multiple project timetables and provide consistent communication to broader development team.
About You:
- BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering from a top program
- A hands-on approach to quickly evaluate and test out prototypes and solutions
- Leadership skills with an ability to work with internal and external partners to solve problems creatively
- Excellent verbal and written communications
- Must have interest in early stage product development role in a consumer technology company
- Experience with complex project management a plus
- 3D CAD skills, preferably Solidworks or Pro-E a plus
- Start-up experience a plus
Culture
We have the stability of an established business, but the soul of a start-up. We value ingenuity, precise communications, fast iteration and scrappiness. Our teams are tight-knit with a work hard, play hard tradition - we take pride in individual and team success and push boundaries to make the best products. And we only build products we love to use ourselves.
- Cool office with full-court gym + fitness activities/classes (basketball, yoga, volleyball, badminton, krav maga, more) + weight room
- Free weekly breakfasts + birthday celebrations + holiday parties/trips + juice club
- Great benefits + Competitive compensation
- Generous simplehuman product discounts
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