Director, Hardware Product Management

Apptronik Systems, Inc.; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Híbrido; USD 140.000 - 190.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Apptronik Systems, Inc. in Austin, TX seeks a Director of Product Management, Hardware to own the hardware roadmap for robots, peripherals and components.

You will build and lead a team of PMs, translating market needs into executable plans from concept to mass production and end-of-life. The ideal candidate has 10+ years in product management or engineering, 5+ years leading teams, and deep hardware NPI experience with vendors and contract manufacturers, collaborating with safety, quality, and

Formación

• Proven track record building and leading hardware product teams.
• Deep hardware product and NPI fluency across lifecycle.
• Experience with autonomous robots or complex electromechanical systems.
• Hands-on with vendors, suppliers, and internal manufacturing teams.
• Strong make-versus-buy judgments and cost awareness.
• Analytical skills with data-driven decisions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication for exec audiences.

Responsabilidades

• Build, lead, and develop the hardware product management team.
• Partner with engineering to maintain the hardware roadmap.
• Own hardware product strategy and portfolio coherence.
• Establish governance, metrics, and roadmaps across teams.
• Drive TCO strategy balancing costs with reliability.
• Track portfolio health and report in executive reviews.
• Lead NPI lifecycle from prototype to mass production.
• Own sustaining, improvements, and end-of-life planning.
• Make buy vs build decisions across systems.
• Lead vendor and manufacturing engagement on requirements and cost.
• Own product cost targets and BOM/COGS management.
• Align hardware with software product leadership.
• Collaborate with safety, quality, compliance teams.

Conocimientos

Team leadership

Hardware product management

NPI fluency

Vendor & supplier mgmt

Make-vs-buy decisions

Data-driven decision making

Communication skills

Educación

Engineering degree (B.S.)

MBA helpful

Descripción del empleo

Apptronik Systems, Inc. in Austin, TX seeks a Director of Product Management, Hardware to own the hardware roadmap for robots, peripherals and components.

You will build and lead a team of PMs, translating market needs into executable plans from concept to mass production and end-of-life. The ideal candidate has 10+ years in product management or engineering, 5+ years leading teams, and deep hardware NPI experience with vendors and contract manufacturers, collaborating with safety, quality, and