Power Electronics Product Manager (Defense & B2B)

Calnetix Technologies; Cypress (CA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Calnetix seeks an experienced Product Manager to lead the strategy, development, and lifecycle management of a power electronics product line. This role sits at the intersection of engineering, production, customers, and the commercial organization, driving profitable growth in B2B and defense markets.

The ideal candidate combines technical depth, product strategy expertise, and customer-facing experience, with demonstrated ability to support business development, manage cost and margin targets,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline (advanced degree preferred).
• 5+ years of experience in product management, product marketing, or technical program management for hardware-based products.
• Hands-on familiarity with electronics, with preference for experience in: Power electronics, Motor controllers or drives, Embedded or electromechanical systems.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end product lifecycle for assigned power electronics products, from concept through production, sustainment, and end-of-life.
• Define and maintain the product roadmap aligned with market needs, customer requirements, and company business objectives.
• Develop product positioning, value propositions, and competitive differentiation for B2B and defense markets.
• Continuously track competitor products, capabilities, and market positioning to ensure the power electronics portfolio remains competitive in performance, cost, reliability, and compliance; incorporate insights into product roadmap and positioning decisions.
• Monitor and evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends (e.g., power semiconductors, control techniques, thermal solutions, manufacturing processes) and assess their applicability to current and future product offerings.
• Act as a primary interface with customers, including defense primes, integrators, and industrial OEMs.
• Gather, analyze, and translate customer and program requirements into clear product and engineering requirements.
• Support sales efforts by participating in customer meetings, technical reviews, trade shows, and industry events.
• Identify new market opportunities and contribute to pipeline growth through customer engagement and market analysis.
• Collaborate closely with engineering teams on architecture trade-offs, feature prioritization, and technical feasibility.
• Participate in or lead technical program management activities, including schedule, risk, cost, operations and supply chain management.
• Ensure products meet performance, quality, compliance, and reliability requirements, including defense-specific standards where applicable.
• Own and support contract execution and compliance, ensuring product development and delivery align with contractual requirements, technical scope, schedules, deliverables, and applicable regulatory standards; identify and manage scope changes, risks, and contractual impacts in coordination with contract management, legal, and business leadership.
• Lead or contribute to technical proposal development, including requirements responses, compliance matrices, and technical volumes.
• Support pricing strategies, cost models, and margin analysis.
• Participate in customer negotiations and help drive contract awards to closure.
• Support bid/no-bid decisions with technical, market, and financial input.

Skills

Power electronics

Motor controllers

Embedded hardware

Product lifecycle management

Customer requirements development

Technical proposals

Program management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Calnetix seeks an experienced Product Manager to lead the strategy, development, and lifecycle management of a power electronics product line. This role sits at the intersection of engineering, production, customers, and the commercial organization, driving profitable growth in B2B and defense markets.

The ideal candidate combines technical depth, product strategy expertise, and customer-facing experience, with demonstrated ability to support business development, manage cost and margin targets,