- Professional
- Office in Bangalore
Role: Product Manager – Hardware
Work Location: Bangalore
Experience: 6–12 years
Team Values: Teamwork | Innovation | Extreme Ownership | Tenacity
OBJECTIVES OF THIS ROLE
- Own the product vision and roadmap for 75F’s embedded hardware and firmware platforms
- Define hardware and firmware specs for edge devices, controllers, and environmental sensors
- Collaborate with engineering on board design, schematic reviews, prototyping, and testing
- Drive architectural alignment between firmware stack and hardware capabilities
- Ensure regulatory compliance (UL, CE, FCC) and industry protocol adherence (BACnet, Modbus, Zigbee, LoRa, etc.)
- Balance performance, power, reliability, and cost in hardware/firmware decisions
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Define technical product requirements for control boards, IoT edge devices, and smart sensors
- Oversee hardware design lifecycle: component selection, schematic/PCB reviews, EVT/DVT/PVT phases
- Work with firmware teams on embedded development for control loops, device drivers, RTOS-based systems
- Manage hardware-firmware integration planning including OTA update mechanisms and diagnostics
- Own validation test plans for field environments—thermal, electrical, RF, and real-world use cases
- Interface with external hardware design houses and manufacturing partners
- Track bugs, reliability issues, and drive root cause analysis to closure across firmware and hardware
- Collaborate with Product Marketing and Sales for technical documentation and value messaging
- Lead competitive benchmarking of product hardware and embedded capabilities
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
- 4+ years of experience in product management or design for hardware or embedded systems
- Deep understanding of PCB design, board bring-up, sensors, power systems, and microcontrollers
- Hands-on experience with embedded firmware development and debugging (C/C++, RTOS, MCUs, SoCs)
- Familiarity with HVAC and BMS control topologies and protocols (BACnet, Modbus, MQTT, Zigbee, BLE)
- Experience with hardware validation tools (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, thermal chambers, RF testers)
- Strong grasp of embedded systems integration, diagnostics, bootloaders, OTA mechanisms
- Proven ability to work closely with hardware/firmware teams and convert customer needs into product specs
- Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electronics, Electrical, Embedded Systems, or related engineering fields
- Excellent communication skills, documentation ability, and cross-functional stakeholder management
- Passionate about IoT and energy-efficient smart building technologies
EXPECTED OUTCOMES
- Successfully launch highly reliable and integrated hardware platforms aligned with product roadmap
- Streamline hardware/firmware co-development process and reduce time-to-market
- Deliver seamless edge intelligence capabilities—sensor integration, local control, and secure connectivity
- Ensure rigorous design validation and field reliability across all deployed hardware
- Maintain competitive advantage by continuously improving hardware performance, cost efficiency, and feature set
