Fire-Systems Product Manager: Hardware & Software Leader

Integress, Inc.; Santa Barbara (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5–10% bonus

Equity/Options

Job summary

Integress, Inc. in Santa Barbara, CA, seeks a Product Manager for Fire Products to own its strategy, roadmap, and lifecycle—from concept through launch and sustaining activities.

You will partner with Engineering, Design, Sales, Marketing, Operations, Quality, Customer Service, and Finance to translate firefighter needs into differentiated requirements. You will shape go-to-market plans, define success metrics, monitor field performance, and drive continuous improvements across hardware,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Marketing, Product Management, or a related technical field; technical degree preferred.
• 5+ years of product management or closely related product development experience; hardware and integrated software experience strongly preferred.
• Experience in thermal imaging, fire service products, public safety, rugged professional equipment, or adjacent markets is preferred.
• Proven product launch experience; global manufacturing, supply chain, or procurement experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own the product strategy and roadmap for the Company’s fire products.
• Conduct market assessments and identify opportunities for new products, product innovation, and enhancements across hardware, software, accessories, and user experience.
• Build understanding of firefighters and fire-market stakeholders through voice-of-customer research, field observations, surveys, prototype evaluations, field testing, and ongoing customer engagement.
• Define target users, use cases, value propositions, features, performance requirements, user experience, and packaging in partnership with cross-functional teams.
• Drive product planning documentation including MRDs, PRDs, ROI analyses, competitive analyses, and launch recommendations.

Skills

Product management

Lifecycle management

Cross-functional

Communication

Financial analysis

Customer orientation

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Marketing, Product Management, or related field

Technical degree preferred

Experience in fire/thermal imaging or rugged equipment

Experience in global manufacturing or procurement

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Integress, Inc. in Santa Barbara, CA, seeks a Product Manager for Fire Products to own its strategy, roadmap, and lifecycle—from concept through launch and sustaining activities.

You will partner with Engineering, Design, Sales, Marketing, Operations, Quality, Customer Service, and Finance to translate firefighter needs into differentiated requirements. You will shape go-to-market plans, define success metrics, monitor field performance, and drive continuous improvements across hardware,