Job Title: Supervisor, Product Manager

Location(s): Tustin, CA and various unanticipated worksites throughout the US

Compensation: $170,373 per year

Job Code:  176933

 

 

Responsible for leading, coaching, and mentoring a team of Product Managers, providing guidance on product strategy, development processes, and best practices; foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the product management team; conduct regular performance evaluations, set development goals, and provide constructive feedback to team members; collaborate with senior management to define overarching product strategies and objectives; work closely with Product Managers to develop detailed product roadmaps that align with business goals and market opportunities; provide strategic input on feature prioritization, resource allocation, and product portfolio management; conduct market research to identify customer needs, market trends, and competitive landscape; define and articulate product vision, strategy, and roadmap based on market insights and business goals; collaborate with stakeholders to prioritize features and enhancements that align with the product strategy; work closely with engineering and design teams to translate product requirements into technical specifications and user-friendly designs; drive the New Product Introduction development process, including schedule planning, pricing/costing, feature development, and lifecycle management; monitor project timelines, identify risks, and proactively address issues to ensure timely delivery of products; facilitate communication and collaboration between the product management team and cross-functional stakeholders including engineering, design, testing, production, marketing, and sales; ensure alignment and shared understanding of product goals, priorities, and timelines across teams; act as a liaison between the product management team and senior leadership, providing regular updates on project status, key metrics, and challenges; oversee the end-to-end product development process, from ideation to launch, ensuring adherence to project timelines and quality standards; review and provide feedback on product requirements, user stories, and technical specifications; monitor project progress, identify risks, and proactively address issues to mitigate delays and ensure successful product delivery; drive CBOM control, margin optimization, and pricing decisions across product lifecycle to meet profitability targets; apply GD&T, DFSS, and CAD expertise (Creo/AutoCAD) to balance performance, manufacturability, and cost; use knowledge of SMT, DIP, FATP, injection molding, sheet metal, and die casting to enable practical, factory-aligned decisions; lead HW, ME, thermal, RF, and ID team to deliver optimized system-level solutions; own NPI builds, DFx, and SOP readiness to ensure smooth ramp from prototype to mass production; resolve production issues using structured root cause analysis/Six Sigma methodologies to improve yield and reliability; drive supplier qualification, trial runs, and quality performance for scalable manufacturing; and manage demand-supply planning and material readiness during NPI under constrained conditions. 

 

 

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or in a related field of study (will accept equivalent foreign degree);

• Experience: Two (2) years in the position above, as a Mechanical Engineer, as a Product Manager, as a Project Manager, or in a related occupation;

• Other Requirements: Experience must include two (2) years’ use of all the following: CBOM control, margin optimization, GD&T, DFSS, SMT, DIP, FATP, root cause analysis, Six Sigma, and supplier qualification.

• Will also accept any suitable combination of education, training, and/or experience.

 

 

• Competitive salary dependent on experience (DOE)

• Winning culture with a friendly, team-oriented environment!

• Generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance.

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• 401(k) with company match

• Education & personal development reimbursement program

• Generous vacation and paid holidays package

• Company events, and lunches

• Work from home program – once eligible

• Referral Bonus

 

Founded in 1983, Advantech is a leader in providing trusted innovative embedded and automation products and solutions. Advantech offers comprehensive system integration, hardware, software, customer-centric design services, and global logistics support; all backed by industry-leading front and back-office e-business solutions. Advantech has always been an innovator in the development and manufacture of high-quality, high-performance computing platforms.

We cooperate closely with our partners to help provide complete solutions for a wide array of applications across a diverse range of industries. To realize our corporate vision of Enabling an Intelligent Planet, Advantech will continue collaborating and partnering for Smart city & IoT Solutions.

 

Advantech is an authorized alliance partner of both Intel® and Microsoft®. Our customers will find the technologies we use inside our products to be widely compatible with other products in the global marketplace. In 2018 and 2019, Interbrand, the world-renowned brand consulting firm, once again recognized Advantech efforts to build a trusted, global brand; it also symbolizes a promise we gave to our business partners, which was to do our best to keep building a trustworthy brand that is recognized everywhere in the world. Advantech was selected as Interbrand’s #5 best Taiwan Global Brand in 2018.

 

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations (ITAR), applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8. U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. More information can be found at https://www.pmddtc.state.gov/regulations_laws/itar.html

 

Advantech is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We accept applications directly from candidates only and will not be responsible for any recruiting agency fees absent a formal agreement.