Lead Product Manager

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) seeks a Lead Product Manager who has a unique blend of business, marketing, and technical savvy. Successful candidates have experience with competitive strategy and defining product and solution roadmaps with excellent writing, and presentation skills and enjoy technical writing. If you are an engineer with demonstrated experience in product management and are interested in applying your skills to promote, support, and develop products and solutions that serve the electric power industry, we invite you to join our team.

As a Lead Product Manager a typical day might include the following:  

• Lead and teach others with R&D, Marketing, Sales, and customers to ensure that SEL makes the right product at the right time.
• Maintain a deep understanding of the end user, how they use the product, and identify and evaluate product line opportunities.
• Work closely with Marketing and Sales to develop sales forecasts, marketing plans, draft sales and marketing collateral, support customers and provide training.
• Think strategically when creating and managing key elements of the products throughout the lifecycle including the roadmap, data sheet, technical presentations, pricing, demos, customer requests, and competitive analysis.
• Participate in industry technical meetings, standard committees, and contribute with technical papers.

This job might be for you if: 

• You have a B.S. in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent experience
• Minimum 6+ years of experience in electric power systems, telecommunications, automation systems or other relevant discipline
• Excellent technical training, speaking and writing skills
• Knowledge of product life cycle planning
• Willing to travel 25%

It would be nice if you have:

• Mba

• MS Degree in Engineering

Location

Pullman, WA- This position is located in Pullman, WA. Nestled in Eastern Washington, offering an exceptional quality of life. Embrace the charm of small-town living with spacious surroundings, no traffic hassles, and easy a​ccess to outdoor adventures in nearby mountains, rivers, and forests. Plus, benefit from excellent schools and universities in the area.

Competitive pay. Superior benefits. Inspiring work.

People are at the core of our company and we hire employee-owners. We welcome you to learn more about how we support employees.

• We’re 100% employee owned. Retirement benefits include an employer funded stock ownership plan (ESOP) and personal 401(k) options.
• We offer top tier medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• We recognize the importance of a healthy life balance and offer: 10 paid holidays, annual vacation accrual starting at 12 days, 9 paid sick days, and paid family and medical leave that covers 90% of your pay.
• We foster growth and development of our employees through avenues such as STEM courses, apprenticeships, tuition assistance, and engineering development programs.  
• Ask our team about other benefits including wellness, fertility, adoption, and flexible spending benefits.

Salary Range Data

We anticipate filling this position as a Lead Product Manager $101,000 - $124,000 per year. We are open to reviewing additional candidates with more or less experience and the pay range may differ if filled at a different level. Our pay ranges are determined by job, responsibility, and location. We base our starting pay offer and title on location and job-related factors such as candidate experience, training, knowledge, and skills.

Communication With Applicants

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SEL is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Vets/Disabled.