Senior Software Product Manager

INFICON•East Syracuse, NY

About The Position

INFICON is seeking a Senior Software Product Manager to lead the growth of its semiconductor software portfolio, with a focus on Fault Detection and Classification (FDC). This role is for an AI-first product leader experienced in advanced manufacturing, sensor hardware, and B2B software. The individual will be responsible for the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for innovative solutions addressing customer problems on the fab floor, collaborating with hardware and sensor teams to create unique offerings. The role requires strong product judgment, a positive attitude, and a focus on customer outcomes, with fluency in Agile delivery, Design Thinking, and Lean Startup principles, treating AI as a foundational capability.

Requirements

7+ years of product management experience in B2B software.
3+ years of experience at a senior product management level.
Demonstrated track record of growing existing products through innovation.
Experience scoping, shipping, and scaling AI/ML-powered capabilities in B2B software.
Strong working knowledge of Agile delivery, Design Thinking, and Lean Startup methodologies.
Excellent customer discovery skills.
Strong written communication skills.
Excellent stakeholder management skills across technical and executive audiences.
Comfort working closely with hardware/firmware/sensor teams and translating physical-world data into software value.
Positive, energetic, growth-oriented mindset; thrives in ambiguity.
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a related technical field.

Nice To Haves

Direct experience with the semiconductor manufacturing process (front-end fab operations, process control, equipment data).
Fault Detection and Classification (FDC) experience.
Familiarity with industry standards and data ecosystems such as SEMI standards, SECS/GEM, EDA (Interface A), MES integration, and time-series sensor data at scale.
Experience launching products that combine on-premise, edge, and cloud deployment models in regulated or high-availability environments.
Advanced degree or MBA.

Responsibilities

Own the vision, strategy, and multi-quarter roadmap for semiconductor FDC software products.
Drive product growth through innovative, AI/ML-enabled capabilities.
Define and track product KPIs related to customer outcomes (yield, uptime, time-to-detection, time-to-root-cause) and business outcomes (ARR, expansion, retention).
Conduct customer discovery with process engineers, equipment engineers, integration engineers, and fab IT to understand workflows, pain points, and unmet needs.
Apply Design Thinking to frame problems from the customer's perspective.
Utilize Lean Startup methods (hypotheses, MVPs, validated learning) to de-risk product bets.
Champion an AI-first approach, identifying where AI/ML can improve detection, classification, prediction, and decision support.
Partner with data science and engineering to scope ML use cases, define data requirements, and design for explainability, trust, and operator adoption.
Make build/buy/partner decisions for the AI stack.
Work with sensor hardware and instrumentation teams to leverage signal quality, sampling, and metadata.
Influence sensor product roadmaps based on software requirements (data fidelity, latency, edge processing, protocols).
Translate hardware capabilities into compelling software value propositions.
Act as the product owner within Agile teams, maintaining a prioritized backlog and clear acceptance criteria.
Partner with engineering, UX, QA, and DevOps for high-quality releases.
Balance discovery and delivery to maintain team velocity and validate future product direction.
Partner with Sales, Application Engineering, Marketing, and Support for product launches, field enablement, and adoption.
Serve as the product voice with customers, partners, and internal executives.