Senior Product Manager, Hardware

Standard Bots is building the world's most accessible robotics platform to bring advanced automation into manufacturing and beyond, with intuitive hardware and software that empower human productivity. This role is onsite in either Glen Cove, NY or Boston, MA. Industrial hardware has been slow-moving and hard to iterate on for decades. We're trying to change that, bringing a consumer-grade pace of iteration and craft to a world that hasn't seen much of either.

Responsibilities

Own product discovery, strategy, and delivery for a hardware product area from 0-1, from market insight and concept through to a shipped, supportable product; Build a sharp point of view on the market, including who the customer is, what they are solving for today, where competitors fall short, and where the real opportunity is; Drive iterative testing loops: prototype, test against real-world conditions, learn, and revise quickly; Go deep on customer problems by talking to users, visiting sites, and understanding how hardware is used in the field; Define what is being built and why, with clear specs and requirements that engineers can run with; Work hands-on with mechanical, electrical, and firmware engineers to make trade-offs between cost, manufacturability, performance, and schedule; Collaborate with design and engineering to de-risk assumptions early

Requirements

5+ years in hardware product management, ideally with hands-on experience building robotics products; Experience taking a hardware product from 0-1 from early concept and market validation through to a released product; Comfortable running iterative test-and-learn cycles with physical prototypes, not just software; Has built and shipped products, not just managed process; Thinks critically about customer and market problems and can break down ambiguity into structured decisions; Has design and engineering sense and cares about craft; Communicates clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Nice to have

Mechanical engineering degree (or related discipline) with real hands-on design or build experience; Experience running structured tests on physical products, including DOE, prototype validation, reliability or environmental testing; Familiarity with CAD tools (SolidWorks, Fusion 360), DFM/DFA and manufacturing processes (injection molding, sheet metal, CNC), and electromechanical systems, motors, or controls; Prior experience at a robotics, automation, or industrial equipment company; Startup experience owning a product end-to-end across both hardware and software

Benefits

Employee Stock Options for all full-time employees; Paid time off; Medical, dental, and vision insurance; Life insurance; Disability insurance; 401(k)