Position Purpose The Hardware Product Owner II independently owns product areas or moderately complex initiatives for Technology Market hardware products. Product assignments may include overhead machinery, onstage machinery, controls, electronics, automation, mechanical systems, integrated hardware/software systems, or related engineered products.
The role translates hardware product strategy and portfolio direction into clear product intent, business rationale, specifications, requirements, priorities, validation expectations, launch criteria, and lifecycle handoff information.
The role works with Hardware Product Strategy, Engineering, Program Leadership, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Service, Support, Product Lifecycle Management, Assets, and market stakeholders so hardware products remain market-aligned, manufacturable, supportable, and commercially useful.
ResponsibilitiesHardware Product Definition & Business Case
- Own product problem, target users, market need, strategic fit, intended value, assumptions, risks, product economics, reuse potential, and measures of success for assigned hardware work.
- Own hardware product scope, non-goals, performance expectations, environmental or operational constraints, interfaces, safety considerations, and lifecycle assumptions.
- Own decision records and business-case changes as evidence, cost, supply, schedule, manufacturability, or market conditions change.
Market, Project & User Insight
- Own input from Hardware Product Strategy, Live and Fixed market groups, project teams, service teams, field teams, Assets, customers, and end users.
- Own relevant hardware competitors, alternate solutions, customer workflows, installation conditions, service realities, and product adoption evidence.
- Own customer, project, demonstration, field, or validation activities to ensure hardware decisions reflect real operating conditions.
Specifications, Prioritization & Validation
- Own clear, testable hardware specifications and requirements, including use cases, operating conditions, interfaces, acceptance criteria, validation expectations, dependencies, and success measures.
- Own trade-offs among user value, market need, business value, safety, reliability, manufacturability, serviceability, cost, risk, approved budget, and schedule.
- Own requirement integrity from approved specification through development, validation, launch readiness, and lifecycle handoff.
Development & Launch Partnership
- Own with Engineering and Program Leadership during planning, design reviews, prototype reviews, supplier or manufacturing reviews, demonstrations, verification, validation, and product-readiness reviews.
- Own proposed technical or delivery changes for their effect on product value, user outcomes, manufacturing readiness, supportability, lifecycle cost, and approved business case.
- Own product input for launch planning, documentation, training, customer communications, go/no-go decisions, and transition to Product Lifecycle Management.
Portfolio, Lifecycle & Continuous Learning
- Own hardware roadmap and portfolio discussions with evidence from product performance, project adoption, manufacturing feedback, service issues, lifecycle cost, and customer value.
- Own lessons learned from development, launch, field use, manufacturing, service, and lifecycle teams into future product requirements and product strategy decisions.
- Own refresh, replacement, sustainment, or retirement recommendations in partnership with Hardware Product Strategy and Product Lifecycle Management.
Measures of Success:
- Product direction, requirements, and priorities are clear, approved, and usable by Program Leadership, Engineering, and cross-functional partners.
- Assigned hardware product work remains aligned to portfolio strategy, user needs, business outcomes, and approved scope.
- Product decisions, trade-offs, assumptions, risks, and changes are documented and communicated at the right level.
- Delivered product capabilities meet intended user, operational, quality, supportability, and business outcomes.
Position Requirements- 4-7+ years of related hardware product ownership, product management, technology product development, or equivalent practical experience. An equivalent combination of relevant education and practical experience may be considered.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in engineering, computer science, business, product management, human-computer interaction, or a related field preferred.
- Full professional proficiency in product ownership or product management, including independent ownership of requirements, prioritization, stakeholder alignment, and launch readiness for assigned product areas.
- Experience with hardware, controls, automation, machinery, electronics, integrated systems, or other engineered technology products.
- Understanding of hardware product-development lifecycles, manufacturability, validation, reliability, serviceability, safety, supply chain considerations, and lifecycle handoff.
- Ability to translate market needs, project needs, customer workflows, and operating conditions into clear specifications, requirements, priorities, and acceptance criteria.
- Technical fluency to collaborate with mechanical, electrical, controls, firmware, manufacturing, quality, service, support, and project-delivery partners without owning the technical solution.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to document decisions, explain trade-offs, align stakeholders, and escalate risks with clear recommendations
TAIT Benefits: - Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contributions (HDHP plans)
- Flexible Spending Accounts (Medical & Dependent Care)
- Employer-paid life insurance with optional supplemental coverage
- Employer-paid Short-term with optional long-term disability insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match
- Paid parental leave
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Wellness stipends
- Voluntary benefits (e.g., accident, critical illness)
- Paid vacation and 12 holidays
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