Product Development Manager

Lumijes Technologies; Gainesville (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Lumijes Technologies in Gainesville, TX is seeking a hands-on Product Development Manager to lead a small engineering team and translate complex hardware/software needs into clear requirements, supporting potential FDA submissions.

You will drive requirements, scheduling, and cross-functional coordination across mechanical, software, optics, and imaging domains while maintaining rigorous design verification plans and regulatory readiness.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in technical product management or systems engineering.
• Experience writing detailed requirements for hardware–software systems (medical devices or robotics).
• Proven track record in product development.
• Strong technical background in robotics, computer vision, optics, and embedded platforms.
• Proficiency with requirements management tools (Visure, Jama, DOORS).
• Excellent communication and facilitation in small teams.
• Experience in regulated environments (medical devices strongly preferred).

Responsibilities

• Capture, document, and maintain detailed system requirements using Visure or equivalent.
• Break down features into actionable tasks and manage schedules for mechanical and software engineers.
• Facilitate cross-team communication and alignment between mechanical, software, and external contractors.
• Define verification and validation criteria tied to requirements.
• Establish early best practices and documentation standards for quality/regulatory processes.
• Track progress, identify risks, and adjust priorities in a fast-moving startup environment.
• Contribute technical insight during design discussions (optics, robotics, imaging).

Skills

Technical product management

Systems engineering

Hardware-software requirements

Robotics knowledge

Computer vision

Embedded platforms

Requirements management tools

Regulated environments

Cross-functional communication

Tools

Visure

Jama

DOORS

Job description

Role Overview

We seek a hands-on Product Development Manager to lead team and drive requirements, scheduling, and coordination for our small, high-impact engineering team. This role combines classic product management with technical depth sufficient to translate complex engineering needs into clear requirements - critical for future FDA submission.

We seek a hands-on Product Development Manager to lead team and drive requirements, scheduling, and coordination for our small, high-impact engineering team. This role combines classic product management with technical depth sufficient to translate complex engineering needs into clear requirements - critical for future FDA submission.

Key Responsibilities

• Capture, document, and maintain detailed system requirements using tools such as Visure or equivalent.
• Break down features into actionable tasks and manage schedules for mechanical and software engineers.
• Facilitate cross-team communication and alignment between mechanical, software, and external contractors.
• Define verification and validation criteria tied to requirements.
• Establish early best practices and documentation standards in preparation for quality/regulatory processes.
• Track progress, identify risks, and adjust priorities in a fast-moving startup environment.
• Contribute technical insight during design discussions (optics, robotics, imaging).

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years in technical product management or systems engineering roles.
• Proven experience writing detailed requirements for hardware-software systems (ideally medical devices or robotics).
• Proven track record in product development.
• Strong technical background—able to understand and discuss robotics, computer vision, optical systems, and embedded platforms.
• Proficiency with requirements management tools (Visure, Jama, DOORS, etc.).
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills in small teams.
• Experience in regulated environments (medical devices strongly preferred).

Preferred Skills

• Prior work in medical device development and familiarity with FDA 21 CFR 820 / ISO 13485.
• Background in computer vision or robotics projects.
• Agile/Scrum certification or equivalent practical experience.