Technical Product Manager – Product Testing & Quality

Specialized Bicycle Components; Morgan Hill (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive healthcare plan

401(k) Company Matching

Career Development Assistance

Generous paid leave

Fitness & Wellness Reimbursement

Job summary

Specialized Bicycle Components in Morgan Hill seeks a Product Testing & Quality Technology Manager to oversee LIMS, Field Test, and Quality Inspection systems. The role demands extensive LIMS experience, strong integration skills, and the ability to drive quality strategies.

Ideal candidates possess a Bachelor’s degree in engineering or Computer Science, coupled with over 7 years of dedicated LIMS experience. Benefits include competitive pay, healthcare options, and significant career development support.

Qualifications

• 7+ years working with enterprise LIMS platforms.
• Experience integrating lab instruments and automation with LIMS.
• Strong ability to translate business needs into technical requirements.

Responsibilities

• Own the strategy, roadmap, and delivery of product testing platforms.
• Modernize lab and field-testing platforms for better efficiency.
• Manage complex timelines and external vendor interactions.

Skills

LIMS experience

Data integrity

Project management

Systems integration

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or Computer Science

Tools

STARLIMS

APIs

Middleware

Job description

Role Overview

Own the strategy, roadmap, and delivery of Specialized’s Product Testing & Quality technology platforms, including LIMS, Field Test, and Quality Inspection systems. This role ensures testing, validation, and compliance platforms scale with R&D and NPI demands while protecting premium product quality.

How You’ll Make a Difference

You will modernize and scale lab and field-testing platforms, enable end‑to‑end quality traceability, reduce launch risk, and ensure testing systems accelerate—not block—innovation and time‑to‑market.

Core Experience Requirements – Deep LIMS Experience (Non‑Negotiable)

• 7+ years working with enterprise LIMS platforms, ideally STARLIMS
• Hands‑on experience with LIMS configuration, workflow design, sample lifecycles, test methods, and results management
• Experience integrating lab instruments and automation with LIMS
• Proven involvement in large‑scale LIMS implementations, extensions, or replacements
• Experience owning LIMS as a long‑lived enterprise platform, not just a one‑time deployment

Systems Integration Leadership

• Direct experience integrating LIMS with R&D systems, PLM or engineering platforms, test automation and lab equipment, and data lakes, analytics platforms, or ERP
• Strong ability to translate business and lab needs into technical integration requirements
• Comfortable partnering with enterprise architecture, integration, and data teams

R&D / Engineering Domain Familiarity

• Experience supporting product development, validation, or testing labs
• Strong understanding of engineering and validation test protocols
• Familiarity with iterative R&D workflows and managing evolving test methods as designs change
• Background in manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, or high‑tech hardware strongly preferred

Program & Stakeholder Skills

• Ownership of multi‑site, multi‑year platform programs
• Comfortable managing complex timelines, cross‑system dependencies, vendors, system integrators, budgets, and scope
• Acts as a strong bridge between business, engaging lab scientists, quality engineers, R&D leadership, IT architecture and security teams, and external vendors
• Known for turning ambiguous and evolving requirements into actionable delivery plans

Change Management & Platform Maturity Growth

• Experience modernizing labs from manual or semi‑digital processes to enterprise platforms
• Drives adoption and behavioral change, not just system go‑live
• Anticipates organizational friction and plans for it
• Guides platforms through multiple stages of maturity over time

Technical, Data, AI & Automation Attributes

• Strong understanding of data models, data integrity, and end‑to‑end traceability
• Familiarity with validation strategies in both regulated and non‑regulated environments
• Experience with APIs, middleware, and event‑based integrations
• Applies data discipline to enable scalable reporting, analytics, automation, and future AI use cases
• Identifies opportunities to automate test data capture, result publishing, and quality reporting
• Comfortable reviewing architecture diagrams, technical specifications, and validation documentation

Education and Background

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, or related field
• Background in manufacturing or high‑tech hardware strongly preferred

Personal Traits That Matter Most

• Calm under complexity and proven delivery when requirements evolve mid‑flight
• Highly structured thinker who brings order to complex testing, data, and integration environments
• Influential without authority and able to align teams across organizations
• Long‑term mindset, designing solutions that scale as R&D and testing volume increase

Benefits

• Competitive pay with annual performance‑based reviews for continued growth and recognition
• Comprehensive healthcare plan options, including PPO, EPO, HDHP, and HMO (acupuncture and physical therapy included)
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer HSA contributions when enrolled in the High‑Deductible Healthcare Plan (HDHP)
• Dental and Vision plans
• 401(k) Company Matching up to $5,000 annually with immediate 100% vesting and administrative fees paid for by the company
• Company‑paid Life, AD&D, Short‑Term Disability, and Long‑Term Disability Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program that provides access to individualized mental well‑being care
• Generous Vacation, Sick, Paid Holidays, and Volunteer Time Off
• 14 weeks of 100% paid leave for birthing parents and 8 weeks of 100% paid leave for non‑birthing parents, plus a Specialized bike for your new baby
• Up to $9,000 annually in Career Development & Degree Assistance
• Up to $250 annually in Fitness & Wellness Reimbursement
• Industry Pro‑Deal Discounts and Perks

PAY

Below is a summary of compensation elements for this role at the company if based in the following locations:

California

Base Pay Range: $100,000 – $140,000

EEO Statement

We want to increase representation of all races, genders, and body types in the cycling industry and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce where all people thrive.