Global Optical Product Manager — Semiconductors

IDEX Corporation; United States; Remote; USD 113,000 - 169,000; Full time

Job summary

IDEX Corporation in the United States is seeking a Product Manager for Optical drives within Global Semiconductors. You will own product strategy, roadmap direction, and portfolio performance to drive growth and customer value.

You will translate customer needs into clear requirements, partner with Sales, Engineering, and Operations, and support global commercialization with compelling product positioning and enablement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, business, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in product management, applications engineering, technical sales, engineering, or business development for complex technical products.
• Strong understanding of optical products, optical systems, semiconductor applications, or adjacent precision technology markets.
• Demonstrated ability to translate customer needs and market trends into product priorities and commercial actions.
• Ability to influence across Sales, Applications Engineering, Engineering, Operations, and Business Line stakeholders.
• Excellent analytical, communication, product positioning, and cross-functional leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the product strategy, roadmap inputs, positioning, and lifecycle priorities for assigned optical products and applications.
• Translate customer requirements, technology trends, competitor activity, and application needs into clear product priorities.
• Define target applications, value propositions, differentiation, and investment recommendations for optical solutions.
• Partner with Business Line and Engineering teams to align product direction with capability, capacity, quality, and business objectives.
• Support Sales and Key Account teams with optical product positioning, application fit, customer presentations, and opportunity strategy.
• Help qualify and prioritize opportunities based on strategic fit, customer value, technical feasibility, and resource requirements.
• Provide product guidance for RFQs, proposals, pricing inputs, customer programs, and commercialization plans.
• Monitor optical market trends, semiconductor customer roadmaps, application requirements, and competitive activity.
• Track product adoption, funnel contribution, win/loss feedback, portfolio health, and customer satisfaction indicators.

Skills

Product management

Applications engineering

Technical sales

Cross-functional leadership

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/science/business

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

IDEX Corporation in the United States is seeking a Product Manager for Optical drives within Global Semiconductors. You will own product strategy, roadmap direction, and portfolio performance to drive growth and customer value.

You will translate customer needs into clear requirements, partner with Sales, Engineering, and Operations, and support global commercialization with compelling product positioning and enablement.