Product Manager, Optical

IDEX Corporation•Albuquerque, NM

6d•$112,700 - $169,100

About The Position

The Product Manager for Optical drives product strategy, roadmap direction, portfolio performance, and commercial alignment for optical solutions within IDEX’s Global Semiconductors business. The role connects customer needs, market trends, optical technology capabilities, and business objectives to create a disciplined product plan that supports growth, differentiation, and customer adoption. Serving as product owner for assigned optical offerings and applications, the Product Manager partners with Sales, Applications Engineering, Engineering, Operations, and Business Line leadership to prioritize opportunities, define requirements, and support global commercialization. Product decisions should reflect customer value, technical feasibility, competitive positioning, and commercial impact. Product and/or Marketing Managers may report to this role.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, business, or a related field.
At least 8 years of experience in product management, applications engineering, technical sales, engineering, or business development for complex technical products.
Strong understanding of optical products, optical systems, semiconductor applications, or adjacent precision technology markets.
Demonstrated ability to translate customer needs and market trends into product priorities and commercial actions.
Ability to influence stakeholders across Sales, Applications Engineering, Engineering, Operations, and Business Line teams.
Excellent analytical, communication, product positioning, and cross-functional leadership skills.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree.

Responsibilities

Own product strategy, roadmap inputs, positioning, and lifecycle priorities for assigned optical products and applications.
Translate customer requirements, technology trends, competitor activity, and application needs into product priorities.
Define target applications, value propositions, differentiation, and investment recommendations for optical solutions.
Align product direction with Business Line and Engineering teams, considering capabilities, capacity, quality, and business objectives.
Support Sales and Key Account teams with product positioning, application fit, customer presentations, and opportunity strategy.
Qualify and prioritize opportunities based on strategic fit, customer value, technical feasibility, and resource requirements.
Partner with Applications Engineering to turn customer needs into clear requirements and practical solution approaches.
Provide product guidance for RFQs, proposals, pricing inputs, customer programs, and commercialization plans.
Monitor optical market trends, semiconductor customer roadmaps, application requirements, and competitive activity.
Track product adoption, funnel contribution, win/loss feedback, portfolio health, and customer satisfaction indicators.
Develop internal product updates, launch materials, and training content to support consistent global execution.