Lead Product Manager - Robotics

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1485 Dupont Street suite 203, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M6P 3S2
full-time . December 20, 2023

Description

About Forcen

ForceN is surpassing human manipulation through scalable force-torque sensing hardware, improving surgical precision and enabling the next generation of robotic sensing technology. ForceN designs and manufactures high-reliability, high-precision systems; leveraging a proprietary digitally-manufactured transducer film that can be wrapped around any surgical or robotic component to create a 'digital sense of touch'. ForceN's technology enables robotics and artificial intelligence companies to tackle complex robotic interaction and manipulation problems.

Our customers are world leaders in surgical, logistics, and frontier robotics. We accelerate our customers’ development in robotics manipulation. We excel at providing a robust, reliable, and scalable solution with industry-leading development and deployment time.

Job Description

We are looking for a technical, empathetic and dynamic Product Lead to join the nimble Product Engineering group at Forcen Inc reporting directly to the VP of Product Engineering. In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing and leading hardware development, actively participating in customer sales, managing product specifications, and creating compelling business cases.

Responsibilities

Creating compelling customer proposals, including conceptual design (CAD, specifications) project scope, technology alignment and concerns, costing and volume price modeling.
Lead the end-to-end development for robotic hardware products, from business-alignment, proposal, concept and detailed design, to launch under ISO 9001 new product introduction process.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including software, firmware, mechanical, electrical engineering, design, and marketing, to ensure successful product development.
Actively engage in customer sales activities, understanding customer needs and translating them into product requirements.
Be the voice of the customer and steer product specifications such that they align with customer requirements and market trends.
Help develop and maintain a product roadmap, prioritizing features based on business goals and market demand.
Helping to research competitive technologies, customer analysis to identify market trends and opportunities.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in mechanical, mechatronics, systems engineering or related field.
2-5 years of experience in product development and/or management, preferably in robotics, electronics or hardware development.
Able to work in-office 3-4 times per week.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Strong understanding of the product development lifecycle, including familiarity with verification and validation testing.
Proven ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams.
Experience with customer sales and engagement, B2B preferred.
Analytical mindset with the ability to create and analyze business opportunities.

Experience

Familiarity with robotics, sensors, instrumentation signal processing and/or sensing systems. Strong preference for someone with a background in logistics and/or logistics robotics (parcel fulfillment, palletizing)
Demonstrated experience in hardware product management, involved in the concept, detailed design and bringing an idea to production.
Experience with ISO 9001 / 13485 strongly preferred.
Strong technical fundamentals in mechanical and electrical engineering (materials, mechanics, electrical design and schematics).
Knowledge of software and firmware development and associated software (Python, C#, C++, Git
Experience with project management tools and methodologies. (Arena PLM, GDrive, Jira, Scrum Methodology)
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, able to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.

Traits

Consistent positive attitude and a willingness to do whatever it takes to create robust solutions to complex problems.
Empathetic listening, collaborative personality and conflict resolution capabilities.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Self-motivated and able to solve problems quickly and independently.

Compensation and Benefits

Comprehensive medical, vision and dental benefits package
Additional bonus and options compensation
Opportunities for professional development and growth
Collaborative and innovative work environment
Hybrid work environment, open-concept hardware start-up environment - Dog-friendly office
Culture outings with company sponsored events (intramurals, food expeditions, swag)

Compensation

$90,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year

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