Product Manager II, Custom Embedded Solutions

Advantech USA; Tustin (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Long-term disability

Life insurance

401(k) with company match

Generous vacation and paid holidays

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Work from home program – once eligible

Company events and lunches

Referral Bonus

Job summary

Advantech USA is seeking a technically minded Product Manager II to own customer relationships and drive custom embedded design projects across Robotics, Healthcare and Defense markets. You’ll serve as the interface between customers and Advantech’s engineering and product teams, translating requirements into tailored embedded computing solutions.

This role covers full lifecycle from requirements gathering to architecture recommendation, design-in and delivery, with emphasis on COM modules and

Qualifications

• 3–5 years in product management, project management, or a customer-facing technical role in embedded/electronics.
• Knowledge of embedded computing architectures, including COM modules and carrier boards.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects with strong prioritization.
• Self-motivated, customer-first mindset in a fast-paced environment.
• Willingness to travel about 15% for trade shows and customer visits.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary customer-facing point of contact for custom embedded design projects across markets (Robotics, Healthcare, Defense).
• Engage with customers to understand requirements and recommend tailored embedded solutions (COM/module/carrier boards).
• Manage the full custom project lifecycle: requirements, proposals, milestones, delivery coordination.
• Evaluate embedded form factors and product configurations for diverse applications.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams (application engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, marketing, sales) to drive on-time outcomes.
• Develop customer-facing collateral (product briefs, RFQ responses).
• Identify and develop new business opportunities within target verticals.

Skills

Product management

Project management

Customer-facing role

Embedded computing

COM/Carrier boards

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical Eng or CS

Job description

Job Title: Product Manager II, Custom Embedded Solutions

Location(s): Tustin, CA - Onsite

Compensation: $90,000 - $110,000

About this position:

Advantech is in search for a technically minded Product Manager to own customer relationships and drive custom embedded design

projects across the Robotics, Healthcare and Defense markets. In this role, you’ll serve as the interface between customers and Advantech’s engineering and product teams.

This is a high-ownership role for someone who thrives in technology and customer engagement. You’ll translate real-world application requirements into tailored embedded computing solutions, with a strong emphasis on computer-on-module and carrier board architectures. You’ll be involved across the full product lifecycle from initial requirement gathering, architecture recommendation, design in and delivery.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary customer-facing point of contact for custom embedded design projects in various markets (For example: Robotics, Healthcare, and Defense).
• Engage directly with customers to understand application requirements and recommend tailored embedded computing solutions, with emphasis on computer-on-module and carrier board architectures.
• Manage the full custom project lifecycle, including requirements definition, proposal and quotation development, milestone tracking, and delivery coordination.
• Evaluate and recommend appropriate embedded form factors and product configurations to address diverse customer application needs.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, including application engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing, marketing and sales to drive successful and on-time project outcomes.
• Develop customer-facing collateral including product briefs and RFQ responses
• Identify and develop new business opportunities within target verticals to grow Advantech’s custom design win pipeline.

Required Qualifications:

• 3–5 years of experience in product management, project management, or a customer-facing technical role within the embedded computing or electronics industry.
• Working knowledge of embedded computing architectures, including computer-on-module (COM) and carrier board designs.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders effectively.
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects with strong organizational and prioritization skills.
• Self-motivated with a proactive, customer-first mindset and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Ability to travel to attend occasional trade shows and customer visits (15%)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with embedded form factor standards such as COM Express, SMARC, OSM, or similar.
• Experience working with customers or applications in the Robotics, Healthcare, or Defense industries.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• Competitive salary dependent on experience (DOE)
• Winning culture with a friendly, team-oriented environment!
• Generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(k) with company match
• Generous vacation and paid holidays package
• Company events, and lunches
• Work from home program – once eligible
• Referral Bonus

About Advantech

Founded in 1983, Advantech is a leader in providing trusted innovative embedded and automation products and solutions. Advantech offers comprehensive system integration, hardware, software, customer-centric design services, and global logistics support; all backed by industry-leading front and back-office e-business solutions. Advantech has always been an innovator in the development and manufacture of high-quality, high-performance computing platforms.

We cooperate closely with our partners to help provide complete solutions for a wide array of applications across a diverse range of industries. To realize our corporate vision of Enabling an Intelligent Planet, Advantech will continue collaborating and partnering for Smart city & IoT Solutions.

World-class Recognition

Advantech is an authorized alliance partner of both Intel® and Microsoft®. Our customers will find the technologies we use inside our products to be widely compatible with other products in the global marketplace. In 2018 and 2019, Interbrand, the world-renowned brand consulting firm, once again recognized Advantech efforts to build a trusted, global brand; it also symbolizes a promise we gave to our business partners, which was to do our best to keep building a trustworthy brand that is recognized everywhere in the world. Advantech was selected as Interbrand’s #5 best Taiwan Global Brand in 2018.

Work Authorization:

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations (ITAR), applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8. U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. More information can be found at https://www.pmddtc.state.gov/regulations_laws/itar.html

Advantech is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We accept applications directly from candidates only and will not be responsible for any recruiting agency fees absent a formal agreement.