Product Manager, Optical

IDEX•Albuquerque, NM

4d•$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 the Global Semiconductors business. The role connects customer needs, market trends, optical technology capabilities, and business objectives into a product plan that supports growth, differentiation, and customer adoption. The position serves as product owner for assigned optical offerings and applications, partnering 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. The role may have Product and/or Marketing Managers reporting to it.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, business, or a related field.
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.
Partner with Business Line and Engineering teams to align product direction with capability, capacity, quality, and business objectives.
Support Sales and Key Account teams with optical product positioning, application fit, customer presentations, and opportunity strategy.
Help 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.
Potentially manage Product and/or Marketing Managers.