Manager Product Development

Itron • Oconee, SC

12h • Hybrid

About The Position

Itron is innovating new ways for utilities and cities to manage energy and water. We create a more resourceful world to protect essential resources for today and tomorrow. Join us. Position Title : Manager Product Development Job Description : Manage and guide design team by fostering a collaborative and safe working environment. Oversee projects from concept to solution delivery, ensuring they meet timelines, budgets, and industry standards. Participate in the design, development, and implementation of complex systems including Hardware, Firmware, and software solutions. Identify and implement process improvements to improve efficiency, quality, and reliability of complex products. Evaluate reliability of materials, properties and techniques used in production. Communicate with key stakeholders, both internal and external, to understand technical requirements and provide technical direction to other team members. Ensure effective execution of corporate objectives, including hiring, training, coaching and development of employees to maximize performance, promote career growth and build a high performing team. Manage project budgets to ensure labor, outside services, and capital expenditure are met along with other financial and operational commitments. Ensure support and maintenance of existing product portfolio. Position is fixed location based in South Carolina office; however, telecommuting from a home office may also be allowed one (1) day per week.

Requirements

• Master’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering or a directly related field plus five (5) years of experience in product development.
• Five (5) years of experience in developing, designing, validating, testing, and final release of electrical products.
• Five (5) years of experience in product development involving high-accuracy analog circuits, digital design including signal integrity, and power management.
• Five (5) years of experience in high-volume, low-cost designs with the highest standards for quality and reliability.
• Five (5) years of experience with CAD tools including Cadence for circuit design, simulation and layout.
• Five (5) years of experience ensuring that the design complies with regulatory certification requirements, including ANSI, FCC and UL.
• Three (3) years of experience creating and maintaining development schedules, including developing design specifications from customer requirements and communicating requirements effectively to the design teams.
• Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) plus seven (7) years of experience in product development in lieu of Master’s degree (or foreign equivalent) plus five (5) years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage and guide design team by fostering a collaborative and safe working environment.
• Oversee projects from concept to solution delivery, ensuring they meet timelines, budgets, and industry standards.
• Participate in the design, development, and implementation of complex systems including Hardware, Firmware, and software solutions.
• Identify and implement process improvements to improve efficiency, quality, and reliability of complex products.
• Evaluate reliability of materials, properties and techniques used in production.
• Communicate with key stakeholders, both internal and external, to understand technical requirements and provide technical direction to other team members.
• Ensure effective execution of corporate objectives, including hiring, training, coaching and development of employees to maximize performance, promote career growth and build a high performing team.
• Manage project budgets to ensure labor, outside services, and capital expenditure are met along with other financial and operational commitments.
• Ensure support and maintenance of existing product portfolio.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager