Principal Technical Product Manager (Systems)

Inogen • Plano, TX

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About The Position

The Principal Technical Product Manager is the senior-most individual contributor accountable for the portfolio-level intake and prioritization operating model, system requirements strategy, interface governance, and traceability practices across multiple programs and platforms. This role drives alignment through influence across Engineering, Product Architecture, Marketing Product Management, Quality/Regulatory, and IT/Digital teams to convert strategy into executable requirements and predictable delivery outcomes.

Requirements

• Expert systems product leadership across HW/FW/SW/cloud with deep interface and integration leadership.
• Deep requirements engineering and traceability discipline; sets standards and scales best practices across programs.
• Portfolio prioritization leadership with proven ability to influence without authority across multiple teams and leaders.
• Strong lifecycle governance orientation with PLM-managed artifacts and structured change control.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering, or related technical discipline required
• 10+ years of experience in systems engineering, technical product management, product architecture, or equivalent product development leadership.
• Demonstrated track record leading complex, multi-team initiatives and establishing operating models or standards that improve delivery outcomes.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define and run the portfolio-level intake and prioritization model (criteria, cadence, decision forums, escalation paths, metrics).
• Drive cross-program sequencing and dependency management across hardware, firmware/software, connectivity, cloud, and sustaining workstreams.
• Establish Jira-based transparency (dashboards, pipeline health metrics, decision logs) to improve predictability and stakeholder alignment.
• Set best practices and quality standards for well-formed requirements (clear, testable, verifiable, and traceable) and establish review mechanisms to uphold the bar.
• Lead requirements definition for the most complex cross-cutting capabilities spanning HW/FW/SW/cloud.
• Own governance for key interfaces and integration contracts; ensure interoperability expectations are defined, tracked, and verified.
• Partner with Architecture and Engineering leaders on platform evolution and technical tradeoffs (scalability, performance, reliability, security).
• Own the traceability operating model (workflow, coverage metrics, audit readiness) ensuring bidirectional traceability from needs to verification evidence.
• Manage requirements and traceability artifacts via PLM to support lifecycle governance, centralized product information, structured change management, and auditable history.
• Mentor TPMs and Senior TPMs; raise the bar on requirements quality, stakeholder management, and execution rigor.
• Facilitate executive-level tradeoffs and alignment across Engineering, Product Architecture, Marketing Product Management, Quality/Regulatory, and IT/Digital.
• Establish portfolio mechanisms to translate post-market insights into structured backlog priorities and durable requirements improvements.

Benefits

• Inogen’s annual performance bonus incentive plan
• highly competitive and company-sponsored benefits
• wellbeing programs rooted in our strong culture of excellence
• health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match
• generous paid leaves such as vacation and sick leave
• paid volunteer time

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees