Product Engineering Manager

As a Product Engineering Manager for the Foundry custom hardware team, you will play a pivotal role leading a team of Product Engineers in designing and onboarding advanced computer systems into production while delivering hardware and software support to our clients. You will provide guidance and oversight to a team of Product Engineers, including resource and task management. You will collaborate closely with a multidisciplinary engineering team—including sales engineers, mechanical & regulatory engineers, systems verification engineers, and manufacturing engineering.  You will help drive the development and deployment of next-generation edge AI, appliance, and embedded system solutions. Your efforts will directly impact key industry verticals such as transportation, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, healthcare, security, flight simulation, and media/live events.  

Roles & Responsibilities

• Manage daily operations of the Foundry Custom Product Engineering team. 
• Manage workload and cross training plans for the Product Engineering Team. 
• Lead and mentor a team of engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement. 
• Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development planning. 
• Support hiring, onboarding, and training of new team members. 
• Identify inefficiencies and implement solutions to improve team velocity and quality. 
• Assume the role of a Sr. Product Engineer on top named accounts 
• Manage quoting requests and collaborate with Product Engineers, Sales Engineers and external teams as necessary for complete and accurate quotes. 
• Collaborate with the Sales Engineering team to document and build hardware and software platforms designed by the Sales Engineering team. 
• Manage the revision control of product and Bill of Materials throughout the product’s lifecycle. 
• Participate in the launch of new products, ensuring successful delivery to customers. 
• Diagnose and resolve hardware, firmware, and software compatibility issues in coordination with customers and vendors. 
• Conduct research on emerging technologies, including performance evaluations and benchmark testing. 
• Monitor vendor end-of-life (EOL) notices and engineering change notifications (ECNs), initiating actions to ensure uninterrupted production of your products. 
• Respond to and resolve advanced customer technical inquiries in a timely manner. 
• Mentor and provide guidance to Product Engineers to support team development. 
• Support production teams by addressing technical challenges and ensuring smooth operations. 
• Undertake assigned product management responsibilities, contributing to product strategy and execution. 

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and listening skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with customers, technical resources, and team members to deliver successful projects. 
• Proven ability to understand, gather, and document customer requirements. 
• Expertise in engineering disciplines and revision control, including engineering change management, product lifecycle management (PLM), and end-of-life (EOL) processes. 
• In-depth understanding of x86 and ARM computer architectures, server hardware components, and computer standards. 
• An understanding of edge AI accelerators, model frameworks, and AI inference for edge applications. 
• Knowledge of quality control and computer assembly methods. 
• Experience collaborating effectively with external vendors. 
• Demonstrated critical thinking, problem-solving, planning, and organizational skills, with the ability to make decisions under pressure. 
• Strong teamwork, leadership, negotiation, and conflict management abilities. 
• Maturity in leading a team of senior engineers. 
• Adaptability and resilience in dynamic environments. 
• Proven experience in risk management and new product introduction (NPI). 
• High level understanding of scripting and automation within Linux and Windows.  (Bash / Python / PowerShell) 
• Excellent attention to detail and documentation skills. 
• Network+ and Server+ certifications are a plus.