Technical Product Manager (Hardware & Accessories)

LMI Technologies; Burnaby; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Benefits: Full health care with

Hybrid work arrangements

Education Support Program

Team events and wellness initiatives

On-site fitness facility

Job summary

LMI Technologies, a leader in 2D/3D inline inspection, seeks a Technical Product Manager (Hardware & Accessories) to drive growth through new product development, sourcing, and implementation. You’ll translate requirements into specs, coordinate cross-functional initiatives, and track progress with stakeholders across departments.

The ideal candidate has a mechanical/electrical/physics background, 3–5 years in hardware PM, and experience with embedded electronics, machine vision, and 3D

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Engineering in a related field.
• Proven ability to work in a multidisciplinary product development environment with customer-facing interactions.
• 3–5 years of project/product management in hardware development, preferably with 3rd party suppliers.
• Experience with embedded electronics, machine vision, electro-optical systems, and/or 3D measurement is an asset.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to clearly convey technical issues.
• Familiarity with Jira, MS Office and Google Docs.

Responsibilities

• Translate high level product requirements into technical specifications.
• Coordinate implementation of new products with development, sales, marketing and support teams.
• Track and provide updates on project status and user feedback for internal/external customers.
• Review proposed solutions with stakeholders to ensure market needs are met.
• Facilitate technical discussions across groups and perform trade-off analyses.
• Address complex problems with innovative solutions to meet business needs.
• International travel as required (typically < 3 times per year).

Skills

Product management

Hardware development

Stakeholder communication

3rd party supplier management

Embedded electronics

Machine vision

3D measurement

Education

Bachelor of Engineering

Tools

Jira

MS Office

Google Docs

C++

C#

Python

MATLAB

Job description

LMI Technologies is a leader in 2D and 3D inline inspection solutions including our flagship Gocator Smart Sensors with innovative built-in measurement and IO capabilities. Our products are used in a wide range of markets, ranging from micron level inspection of medical and electronic components to large multi-scanner solutions for the lumber, packaging and logistics.

As a Technical Product Manager (Hardware & Accessories) you will be responsible for driving LMI's growth through the development, sourcing, and implementation of new and successful products and features that meet our customers' needs.

The ideal candidate will be passionate about understanding our customers' challenges and have prior experience sourcing and implementing partnerships with 3rd party suppliers. Strong communication skills and the ability to negotiate with stakeholders from numerous departments is a must. Experience with embedded electronics, machine vision, electro-optical systems, and/or 3D measurement is an asset.

• Translate high level product requirements into technical specifications
• Coordinate the implementation of new products and accessories with a wide variety of stakeholders including the development, sales, marketing, and support teams
• Track and provide regular updates on project status and user feedback, including presentations to internal and external customers as required
• Review proposed solutions with stakeholders to ensure that the resulting solution addresses customer and market needs
• Facilitate technical discussions between various groups, including complex trade-offs studies, to ensure that optimal path forward and clear communication
• Examine a wide range complex problems and propose innovative and creative solutions to meet business needs
• International travel as required (typically < 3 times per year).
• Other duties as required

Education and Qualifications

• Bachelor of Engineering in a related field (e.g. Mechanical, Electrical, Physics)
• Proven ability to work in a multidisciplinary product development environment, including customer facing interactions
• 3-5 years experience of project/product management in hardware development, preferably with experience managing 3rd party suppliers
• Experience with embedded electronics, machine vision, electro-optical systems, and/or 3D measurement is an asset
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to clearly convey technical issues to a wide audience
• Proven creative problem solving and decision making skills
• Experience with Jira, MS Office, Google docs
• Familiarity with programming languages and data analysis (e.g. C++, C#, Python, Matlab)
• Experience with Purchasing/Supply and B2B is an asset

Salary Range

$90,400 to $128,820 + Eligibility for Profit Sharing Program Participation (pending successful completion of probationary period and based on business performance)

Perks and Benefits

• Health Benefits: Full health care coverage (with 100% paid premiums) including dental, vision, and drugs for you and your family.
• Work-Life Balance: We support a healthy balance with hybrid work arrangements, flextime, and competitive paid time off.
• Growth & Development: An annual Education Support Program for training and professional growth, plus annual performance reviews.
• Enjoy free snacks and drinks, team-building events, tenure awards, and our official "May the 4th" (Star Wars Day) company holiday!
• Access to an on-site fitness facility, tennis/basketball court, and company-wide wellness initiatives.
• This is a hybrid position based out of our Burnaby, BC headquarters. To support our collaborative model, preference will be given to local candidates that are able to work in the office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
• Please note that financial relocation assistance and immigration are not available for this position.

Our Recruitment Process

We believe in a transparent and collaborative hiring journey. Our goal is to ensure you are as excited about us as we are about you. Below is the typical path (can vary by position):

Talent Discovery (Human Resources): An initial screening call focused on your professional background, language and communication proficiency, and cultural alignment with the team as well as overview of role and company.

Role Fit (Hiring Manager): A deep dive into your experience, knowledge and skills as well as sharing of role expectations and team initiatives.

Team Fit (Peers and Colleagues): An opportunity to meet with potential team members and/or cross-functional peers to discuss your experience/background and their experience and work at LMI.

Assessment: Some roles may entail a technical assessment to further discover your technical capabilities and skills.

About LMI Technologies

We are recognized as one of Canada's Great Workplaces and a global leader in industrial vision. LMI is a medium-sized technology company built on a culture of openness, respect and engineering excellence. At LMI, our teams work collaboratively toward the shared goal of designing and delivering innovative 3D and 2D machine vision solutions to OEMs and System Integrators operating in industrial factory automation worldwide. The result of this collaboration is high-performance, easy-to-deploy, and cost-effective vision technologies that deliver consistent results in even the most demanding inline inspection applications today worldwide reliably.

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