Product Manager - Vibration High Temperature Sensors

This job will provide you with an opportunity to further your career alongside some of the best and most passionate technology experts from around the world in a leading company within the test, measurement and data analytics industry. You will be a strong contributor collaborating closely with colleagues from various business functions.

At HBK, we live up to our three values: Be True, Own It and Aim High. We believe in absolute integrity – it’s how we win for stakeholders, the environment and each other. We believe in teamwork and keeping our promises – to ourselves and others. Finally, we believe in being bold and positive. This is how we perform at our best and achieve greater success.

We are currently looking for a Product Manager to join our global team. This role involves overseeing the lifecycle of specialized sensors used for vibration measurement to operate in high-temperature environments. The Product Manager acts as a bridge between engineering, sales, and marketing teams to ensure the development, production, and successful market delivery of these sensors. Responsibilities include market analysis to identify customer needs, creating product roadmaps, defining technical requirements, managing product development timelines, and ensuring compliance with industry standards.

Must be a US citizen. Unable to hire anyone with a Green card, Permanent Resident, or Visa Holder due to the clients this position will support. 

Travel for this position will be between 30% and 40%

Primary Responsibilities

The role requires technical expertise in sensor technology and applications, strong project management skills, and the ability to communicate effectively with cross-functional teams and clients. The hands-on knowledge of the main players in the market is a huge plus: turbine manufacturers, aerospace customers, and energy market segments.

Your day-to-day work may include, but is not limited to:

• Product and portfolio management of the dynamic transducers for HUMS (Health, Usage, and Monitoring Systems) applications mainly aerospace & defense, space, and energy applications.  Formulate clear product road maps, monitor product obsolescence process, and product life cycles control.

• Oversee custom projects in our dynamic measurement competence centers in Europe and USA. Balances project priority with other departments requirements and needs.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure product quality and performance. Tracks product performance metrics and initiates continual improvement plans.

• Drive product innovation and improvements, focusing on HT and HUMS applications. Performs high level project management duties.

• Represents the customer interests during design review processes and presents the requirements to the representatives of other departments (Sales, Quality, Materials, etc.).

• Together with sales specialists develops new market opportunities in the A&D, Energy, Industrial market with our HBK-unique high-temperature sensors.

• Manage product lifecycle from concept to end-of-life, ensuring alignment with customer needs and market trends.

• Develop and execute product strategies to achieve business objectives.

• Conduct market research and competitive analysis to inform product decisions.

• Work closely with sales and marketing teams to support product launches and promotional activities.

• Develops customer training materials to promote products.

• Responsible for feature prioritization in case of a conflict.

• Serves as a main gateway for customer feedback, determines the pathway for resolution.

Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor's/master’s degree in engineering in a STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), Business, or a related field; MBA preferred.

• Proven experience in product management, preferably in the aerospace, defense, space, or energy sectors or dynamic measurement.

• Strong understanding of vibration/accelerometer technology and high-temperature applications.

Personal Skills

• Excellent project management and organizational skills.

• Ability to work effectively in a global, cross-functional team environment.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Offer

The job will provide you with the opportunity to advance your career alongside some of the best and most passionate technology experts from around the world at a leading company within the testing, measurement and data analytics industry. You'll be a great contributor by working closely with colleagues from various business functions.

At Dytran/HBK, we live up to our three values: being honest, owning, and aiming high. We believe in absolute integrity – that's how we win for stakeholders, the environment, and each other. We believe in teamwork and keeping our promises, to ourselves and to others. Finally, we believe in being bold and positive. This is how we perform at our best and achieve greater success.

A company: HBK

Hottinger Brüel & Kjaer (HBK) is a world leader in the fields of sensors, data acquisition and analytics. In addition, we provide services and collaboration for various research and development, production, and operation applications.

Until the end of July 2020, the companies were known as Hottinger Baldwin Messtechnik GmbH (HBM) and Brüel & Kjær Sound & Vibration Measurement A/S, respectively.

HBK is a subsidiary of Spectris plc and employs around 3,000 people worldwide. Our product ecosystem covers all layers, from sensors, electronics to software and collaboration. Our customers range from end-users across the toolchain who focus on analysis and results in virtual testing, physical testing, and monitoring, to our  OEM partners and system integrators and  customers who integrate our products into their own offering and solution. Our product portfolio is as versatile and varied as our customer base and covers many industries.

We have engineering and production facilities in Germany, Denmark, the UK, Portugal, the USA and China, and are represented in more than 80 countries around the world. We are proud to be one of the top three suppliers globally in our market segments served, thanks to our high-quality products and the commitment of our employees.

Compensation

$100,000.00 - $120,000.00 annually

Featured Benefits

We believe that work is what we do so we can do other things: to that end, HBK offers paid time off, plus 11 paid vacations, paid parental leave, and two volunteer days. We match up to 5% of your 401k deferrals and you immediately receive those funds. Our medical and dental plans with the best providers in the country are excellent. Not to mention, we offer tuition reimbursement to employees after six months of employment.

Freedom with responsibility is the framework for HBK employees. This allows for a good work-life balance and a constant development of professional and personal skills in an international and pleasant working environment.

ITAR REQUIREMENTS

This position requires the use of information that is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., 'green card holder'), political asylee, or refugee.

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States full-time and will not require sponsorship either now or in the future to obtain an employment visa.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Dytran Instruments, Inc. is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All decisions related to recruitment, selection, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, payment, training, benefits, and other conditions of employment will be made based on valid job qualifications and business reasons. All such decisions shall be made without regard to race, color, religion, practice of religious dress, practice of religious grooming, creed, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, citizenship, gender identity, veteran status, or any other class protected by federal law, state or local. This includes consideration of qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Hiring Ordinance.