RETHINK MANUFACTURING 

The only way to ignite change is to build the best team. At Bright Machines®, we’re innovators and experts in our craft who have joined together to create a new category of manufacturing that will help transform the industry. We believe software and data are the answer, thoughtfully applied to solve our customers’ unique challenges. Through intelligent automation, we give factories newfound flexibility, scalability, and resilience. We deliver products to meet the demands of today while building a platform to take advantage of what comes next.

Working with us means you’ll have the opportunity to make lasting, impactful changes for our company and our customers. If you’re ready to apply your exceptional skills to create the factory of the future, we’d love to speak with you. 

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a strong and experienced Product Manager to join our team.

As a Hardware Product manager, you will shape Bright Machines' current and next-generation hardware products for intelligent manufacturing. We are looking for someone who can be a product leader and work with our systems, mechanical, robotics and perception engineering teams to define and deliver differentiated products to solve a broad class of problems in industrial robotics.

This is a cross-functional role, and the Product Manager is expected to work closely with different teams including Sales, Marketing, and Field Services. It is a unique opportunity to join one of the hottest AI/Machine Learning and Robotics startups and build from the ground up, a product that can transform one of the largest sectors in the economy. 

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

• Lead the entire lifecycle of products that we build to aid design for manufacturing & assembly (DFMA) and our range of hardware products
• Manage the entire requirements process: Gather and prioritize requirements, write detailed hardware requirements documents, and work with the mechanical design team to improve current gen and next gen designs for our hardware products
• Perform competitive analysis, benchmarking and product market fit
• Work with market analysts, device manufacturers, hardware design teams and use data from market research to understand and educate the organization on the server market trends and future products
• Define our hardware product roadmap
• Manage product launches and work hand in hand with our GTM teams
• Work with program and delivery teams to understand market needs and define future products
• Interface with cross-functional teams to ensure delivery of quality products on time and according to specifications
• Evaluate new applications, use cases, proofs-of-concept and prioritize hardware product roadmap in a data-driven manner
• Ensure successful adoption of functionality at customer deployments
• Provide ongoing support and guidance to the sales and field operations teams
• Travel up to 30% of the time is required

• Mechanical engineering and/or mechanical design background
• Experience in hardware product lifecycles, specifically computer server design processes and NTI/NPI processes
• Relevant experience in DFA, DFM and/or DFMA
• Proven experience in a product management role of complex hardware systems and industrial robotics
• Working in a matrix environment: collaboration with R&D, systems engineering and field support
• System view, customer-centric
• Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Mechanical Engineering degree

• Strong Experience in defining best practices for DFMA
• Strong Experience in designing servers and computer hardware
• Strong Experience in the mechanical assembly process and automation
• Working level understanding in Robotics
• Understanding of factory KPIs and practical experience driving their improvement
• Understanding of manufacturing logistics

BE EMPOWERED TO CHANGE AN INDUSTRY

We’re looking for people who believe they can personally help modernize a global industry and want to work alongside passionate teammates who share their vision. As a global company working toward a common goal, we have a highly collaborative and inclusive approach to work, striking a balance between celebrating team success and focusing on individual growth.

We exist to transform the way things are made. Join us on the journey.

Bright Machines was named a “Technology Pioneer” by the World Economic Forum, one of “America’s Most Promising Artificial Intelligence Companies” by Forbes, and an Inc. “Best in Business” winner.