Product Manager, Smart Home Hardware

TP-Link Systems Inc.; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & Dental

401k

Paid time off

Raises

Wellness benefits

Team events

Job summary

TP-Link Systems Inc. in the United States is seeking a Smart Home Hardware Product Manager with 3–5 years of experience to define, develop, launch, and improve smart home devices.

You will translate customer needs into competitive hardware specs and collaborate with cross‑functional teams across the product lifecycle. You will work closely with R&D and global business teams to ensure hardware feasibility, cost, quality, and timely delivery from concept to mass production and post‑launch

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, electronics, industrial design, or related field.
• 3–5 years of product management experience launching consumer hardware or connected devices.
• Experience translating customer and market insights into clear product requirements and specs.
• Ability to collaborate with hardware engineering on trade-offs among functionality, cost, quality, and schedule.
• Strong analytical, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Willingness to coordinate across regions, cultures, and time zones.

Responsibilities

• Study user needs, usage scenarios, and feedback to identify product opportunities.
• Evaluate competing devices and recommend differentiated experiences.
• Own or drive hardware product definitions, roadmaps, and PRDs.
• Collaborate with engineering and design on feasibility, cost, and quality.
• Coordinate with R&D, industrial design, software, sourcing, and operations to hit milestones.
• Lead end-to-end lifecycle from concept to mass production and launch.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Organization

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Description

_ About Us _

Headquartered in the United States, TP-Link Systems Inc. is a global provider of reliable networking devices and smart home products, consistently ranked as the world’s top provider of Wi-Fi devices. The company is committed to delivering innovative products that enhance people’s lives through faster, more reliable connectivity. With a commitment to excellence, TP-Link serves customers in over 170 countries and continues to grow its global footprint.

We believe technology changes the world for the better! At TP-Link Systems Inc, we are committed to crafting dependable, high-performance products to connect users worldwide with the wonders of technology.

Embracing professionalism, innovation, excellence, and simplicity, we aim to assist our clients in achieving remarkable global performance and enable consumers to enjoy a seamless, effortless lifestyle.

We are seeking a motivated Smart Home Hardware Product Manager with approximately 3-5 years of relevant experience to help define, develop, launch, and continuously improve smart home devices. You will translate customer needs and market insights into competitive hardware products while coordinating cross-functional execution throughout the product lifecycle. The role involves close collaboration with R&D and global business teams.

Key Responsibilities

• User Insights and Market Research: Study consumer needs, usage scenarios, and pain points; gather market and customer feedback to identify meaningful product opportunities.

• Competitive Analysis: Evaluate competing devices, features, pricing, and positioning; recommend differentiated product experiences and improvements.

• Product Definition and Planning: Own or independently drive the definition of assigned hardware products or major product modules, including target users, core scenarios, value proposition, feature priorities, product specifications, and PRDs; contribute to product roadmaps and iteration plans.

• Technology and Feasibility: Work with engineering and design teams to understand hardware technologies, technical trade-offs, cost, quality, and development feasibility; help balance user experience, business needs, and execution constraints.

• R&D Coordination and Project Execution : Work closely with R&D, industrial design, software, QA, sourcing, and operations teams to align requirements, track development schedules and key milestones, resolve cross-functional issues, manage product trade-offs, and drive high-quality, on-time delivery.

• End-to-end Product Lifecycle Management : Coordinate product development from concept, specification, prototyping, testing, and validation through mass production, launch, post-launch performance tracking, and iteration. Partner with global sales and regional business teams on market requirements, launch readiness, demand planning, and customer feedback.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, electronics, industrial design, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.

• 3-5 years of product management experience, with hands-on experience defining and launching consumer hardware or connected devices.

• Experience translating customer and market insights into clear product requirements, specifications, and prioritized decisions.

• Working knowledge of hardware product development and ability to collaborate effectively with engineering teams on trade-offs involving functionality, cost, quality, and schedule.

• Strong analytical, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills; able to take ownership and move work forward across functions.

• Comfortable working across regions, cultures, and time zones, with clear written and verbal communication skills and flexibility for regular coordination with R&D and global business teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with smart home, IoT, connected consumer electronics, or home automation products.

• Experience coordinating hardware development timelines, engineering milestones, issue resolution, mass-production readiness, and product launches.

• Familiarity with mobile apps, cloud services, wireless connectivity, and device ecosystems as they relate to hardware experiences.

• Strong customer empathy, curiosity about emerging technologies, and a hands-on approach to evaluating physical products.

Benefits

_ Salary Range: _

$135,000-$145,000

_ Benefits: _

• Fully paid medical, dental, and vision insurance (partial coverage for dependents)

• Contributions to 401k funds

• Over four weeks of PTO per year

• Bi-annual pay increases

• Health and wellness benefits, including free gym membership

• Quarterly team‑building events

At TP-Link Systems Inc., we are continually searching for ambitious individuals who are passionate about their work. We believe that diversity fuels innovation, collaboration, and drives our entrepreneurial spirit. As a global company, we highly value diverse perspectives and are committed to cultivating an environment where all voices are heard, respected, and valued. We are dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants, and we prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Beyond compliance, we strive to create a supportive and growth‑oriented workplace for everyone.

Please, no third-party agency inquiries, and we are unable to offer visa sponsorships at this time.