Senior Product Manager - Hardware & Automation

Evolution USA; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Evolution USA is seeking a Senior Product Manager to own hardware-enabled automation products, sitting at the intersection of customers, hardware, software and field operations. You will translate field insights into concrete product requirements and drive end-to-end delivery from concept to deployment.

You will collaborate with mechanical, electrical, embedded/software, and systems teams, shaping products that operate in real-world environments and integrate with sensors, controls, and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Product Management experience with hardware-enabled products.
• Experience taking hardware products from concept to launch.
• Strong technical understanding of electromechanical, robotic, or industrial systems.
• Experience partnering with multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Comfortable working directly with customers to turn operational problems into product requirements.

Responsibilities

• Own product strategy and roadmap for hardware-enabled automation products.
• Spend time with customers and field teams to understand workflows and pain points.
• Translate real-world requirements into clear product and engineering priorities.
• Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, embedded/software and systems engineering teams.
• Define requirements across hardware, sensors, controls, connectivity and machine integration.
• Lead products through discovery, prototyping, validation, field testing and deployment.
• Balance customer needs with feasibility, reliability, cost and business impact.
• Gather feedback from deployments to drive continuous product improvement.
• Partner with engineering, operations, sales and customer-facing teams to bring products to market.

Skills

Product management

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical intuition

Customer discovery

Job description

We're partnering with a fast-growing technology company developing intelligent automation systems for heavy equipment used in demanding real-world environments.

They're looking for a Senior Product Manager who can sit at the intersection of customers, hardware, software and field operations, helping turn complex operational challenges into automation products that genuinely work outside the lab.

This isn't a traditional SaaS Product Manager role.

You'll work closely with engineers, operators and customers to understand how equipment is actually used in the field, identify opportunities for automation, and shape physical products and integrated systems from initial concept through deployment.

What you'll be doing

• Own product strategy and roadmap for hardware-enabled automation products.
• Spend time with customers and field teams understanding workflows, equipment and operational pain points.
• Translate real-world requirements into clear product and engineering priorities.
• Work closely with mechanical, electrical, embedded/software and systems engineering teams.
• Help define requirements across hardware, sensors, controls, connectivity and machine integration.
• Lead products through discovery, prototyping, validation, field testing and commercial deployment.
• Balance customer needs, technical feasibility, reliability, cost and commercial impact.
• Gather feedback from real-world deployments and use it to continuously improve the product.
• Partner across engineering, operations, sales and customer-facing teams to successfully bring new automation products to market.

What we're looking for

• 5+ years of Product Management experience working with complex physical or hardware-enabled products.
• Experience taking hardware products through the full lifecycle from concept to launch.
• Strong technical understanding of electromechanical, robotic, autonomous or industrial systems.
• Experience partnering closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Comfortable working directly with customers and turning ambiguous operational problems into product requirements.
• Experience with products deployed into real-world, operational or field environments.
• Able to operate effectively in a fast-moving environment where you'll have significant ownership.

We're interested in Product Managers coming from areas such as:

Robotics

Autonomous systems

Construction technology

Heavy equipment / off-highway vehicles

Mining technology

Automotive / autonomous vehicles

Connected equipment

Field robotics

Direct construction experience is not essential. What's more important is having built sophisticated hardware or automation products that interact with the physical world.

Why Apply!

This is an opportunity to help shape automation technology that is already being applied to real-world physical work.

You'll have significant ownership, direct access to customers and field operations, and the opportunity to work on products combining hardware, software, automation, machine intelligence and real-world equipment.

If you've built products where software meets machines and want to see your work operating in the physical world, I'd love to talk.