Product Associate (Electronics & Hardware)
About The Position
Raycon is seeking a Product Associate to manage hardware products end-to-end, from concept through mass production, including daily vendor execution to ensure timely shipping. This role involves owning specifications, schedules, and making critical decisions when cost, performance, and timeline intersect. The position is title-flexible, and strong candidates may come from Product Management, Technical Program Management, Engineering Program Management, or hardware engineering backgrounds with program ownership experience. The company is experiencing profitable growth with over 5 million customers and is undergoing international expansion. This role reports to the VP of Product and collaborates closely with design, operations, product marketing, and leadership, playing a pivotal role in driving development across key products. Raycon is at a crucial stage, scaling from a startup to a global brand, with an expanding product portfolio, rising customer expectations, and increasing execution complexity. The ideal candidate will bring structure, clarity, and momentum to the product development and launch process at scale.
Requirements
- 2+ years owning consumer hardware products or programs end-to-end
- Direct experience working with contract manufacturers, ideally in China or Asia
- Track record of holding schedules - dates don't slip without you knowing first
- Comfortable making tradeoffs with incomplete data and defending the call later
- Ability to get things done when things are messy, ambiguous, or broken
- Clear written communication - specs and vendor emails leave no ambiguity
Nice To Haves
- Engineering degree preferred but not required
Responsibilities
- Own hardware products through EVT, DVT, PVT, and mass production
- Manage day-to-day relationships with overseas manufacturers and engineering partners
- Drive design and component decisions when tradeoffs need to be called
- Translate customer needs into specs, PRDs, and success metrics
- Lead cross-functional execution across engineering, ID, firmware, ops, marketing, and CX
- Partner with product marketing on positioning, pricing inputs, and launch readiness
- Monitor post-launch performance and feed learnings into the next cycle
Benefits
- 50% team discount on Raycon products
- $1,500 annual L&D stipend
- $200 for cultural events
- Monthly team lunch
- Snack budget
- March Madness bracket
- Performance bonus
- Employee benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
