Senior Product Manager - Sensor Hardware

HIDDEN LEVEL INC•Syracuse, NY

12h•$134,000 - $175,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Hidden Level is seeking a Senior Product Manager to own the strategy, roadmap, requirements, and lifecycle of RF sensor products. This individual will translate customer and market needs into product development priorities and lead cross-functional collaboration from early concept and development through production, deployment, sustainment, and continuous improvement. This will ensure that Hidden Level's sensor products deliver differentiated customer value while remaining technically achievable, manufacturable, supportable, and aligned with the broader product portfolio and company vision.

Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Management, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering or other relevant technical or management degree.
8 or more years of combined relevant industry experience, including 3 or more years of progressive product management, technical product leadership, or closely related experience.
Technical fluency across integrated hardware and software systems, with the ability to work credibly with engineering teams.
Experience engaging customers and translating operational needs into clear requirements, priorities, and product decisions.
Strong analytical, communication, and leadership skills, including the ability to influence and lead.
U.S. citizens can be considered for this position.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Security Clearance, if required for the position.

Nice To Haves

Experience with RF sensing, radar, communications, electronic warfare, or related sensor technologies.
Experience bringing integrated hardware and software products from concept through production, deployment, and sustainment.
Experience with design for manufacturability, supply-chain risk, quality, product cost, reliability, or sustaining engineering.
Experience in defense, public safety, aviation, critical infrastructure, or other regulated and mission-critical markets.
Familiarity with government acquisition, proposal development, product economics, export controls, cybersecurity, or regulatory certification.

Responsibilities

Own the product vision, strategy, roadmap, and priorities for Hidden Level sensor product.
Engage customers, operators, and internal stakeholders to understand missions, workflows, and unmet needs.
Partner with Sales and Growth leaders to combine customer and market needs with technical and business objectives to create clear product development priorities and measures of success.
Ensure the sensor roadmap remains aligned to adjacent products and the broader Hidden Level portfolio.
Partner with Technical Program Managers and Engineering leaders to turn product priorities into executable plans and deliver agreed capabilities on schedule and within budget.
Work closely with Engineering leaders to shape and understand the technical solutions that deliver product objectives.
Work with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, and Operations to design for manufacturability, testability, reliability, serviceability, and cost, and to transition products successfully into production.
Help prioritize development, manufacturing, quality, and sustaining-engineering needs based on customer impact, delivery risk, and business objectives.
Communicate product direction, decisions, status, tradeoffs, and risk clearly across technical, executive, and customer-facing teams.
Bridge technical and business objectives by supporting proposals, requests for information, and other strategic growth efforts.
Represent Hidden Level products in customer, partner, and industry engagements, clearly articulating their capabilities, differentiation, limitations, and direction.
Improve product management processes, tools, and operating rhythms to strengthen decision-making, alignment, and execution within the organization.
Contribute to consistent product management practices.