Product Manager, nCode

HBK - Hottinger Brüel & Kjær; Malvern; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

HBK - Hottinger Brüel & Kjær in Malvern, UK seeks a Product Leader to own the vision and roadmap for nCode DesignLife and GlyphWorks. You will align customer needs with market opportunities and business objectives, guiding cross-functional teams to deliver high-value capabilities.

Engage directly with customers and partners to validate requirements, drive product strategy, and support planning events within an Agile framework. Strong technical and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience with nCode DesignLife, GlyphWorks, durability engineering, fatigue analysis, or related software.

Responsibilities

• Own the product vision and roadmap for nCode DesignLife and GlyphWorks.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Architects, and Engineering teams to define and deliver capabilities with measurable value.
• Engage with customers, partners, and stakeholders to understand workflows and market trends.
• Define and communicate product strategy across internal teams and portfolio leadership.
• Support PI Planning and Inspect & Adapt events with product context and priorities.
• Represent the voice of the customer through the product lifecycle for durability engineers and data scientists.
• Collaborate with marketing and sales on positioning and go-to-market activities.
• Monitor product performance and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

nCode DesignLife

Durability engineering

Product management

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related

Technical background in CAE/engineering software

Tools

GlyphWorks

nCode DesignLife

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Own the product vision and roadmap for nCode DesignLife and GlyphWorks, aligning customer needs, market opportunities, and business objectives.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Architects, and Engineering teams to define, prioritize, and deliver capabilities that provide measurable customer value.
• Engage directly with customers, industry partners, and key stakeholders to understand workflows, validate requirements, and identify emerging market trends.
• Define and communicate product strategy, ensuring transparency and alignment across internal teams, sales channels, and portfolio leadership.
• Support PI Planning and Inspect & Adapt events, providing product context, priorities, and feedback to Scrum teams and the Agile Release Train (ART).
• Represent the voice of the customer throughout the product lifecycle, ensuring solutions meet the needs of durability engineers, simulation analysts, test engineers, and data scientists.
• Collaborate with product marketing and sales teams to develop positioning, messaging, training, and go-to-market activities for new releases and strategic initiatives.
• Monitor product performance, adoption, and customer satisfaction, using data and feedback to drive continuous improvement.
• Champion innovation and technical excellence, ensuring nCode remains a market leader in fatigue analysis, durability engineering, and engineering data analytics.
• Drive integration strategy across the wider HBK software portfolio and key technology partners, supporting connected engineering workflows from simulation through testing and reliability.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with nCode DesignLife, GlyphWorks, durability engineering, fatigue analysis, or related engineering software solutions.
• Strong understanding of fatigue methods, durability validation processes, CAE-driven design, test data analysis, and engineering simulation workflows.
• Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, or a related technical discipline.
• Proven experience in product management, application engineering, durability engineering, or a related technical leadership role.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear product direction.
• Experience working with Agile development methodologies and cross-functional software development teams.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to engage effectively with customers, partners, and internal leadership.
• Ability to balance strategic planning with hands-on execution in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with fatigue and durability standards, including strain-life, stress-life, vibration fatigue, and multiaxial fatigue methodologies.
• Knowledge of simulation-driven development processes and CAE tools such as Ansys, Abaqus, Nastran, OptiStruct, or similar platforms.
• Experience with engineering test data acquisition, processing, and analysis methodologies.
• Familiarity with cloud-based engineering workflows, digital engineering platforms, and modern software architectures.
• Experience presenting at industry conferences, customer forums, or user group meetings.

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to shape the future of industry-leading engineering software used by automotive, aerospace, transportation, energy, and industrial organizations around the world. You will work alongside highly skilled engineers and software professionals while helping customers design safer, more reliable, and more durable products.

We Offer

At HBK, we believe in freedom with responsibility. We offer a flexible and collaborative work environment that supports both professional growth and work-life balance. You will have the opportunity to work with modern technologies, influence technical direction, and help shape the future of software engineering within a global technology leader.

About HBK

On January 1, 2019, Brüel & Kjær and HBM merged to form HBK (Hottinger Brüel & Kjær). With over 3,500 employees worldwide, production facilities in Denmark, Germany, the UK, the USA, China, and Portugal, and a presence in 80 countries, HBK is a global leader in test and measurement solutions. Learn more at https://www.hbkworld.com.