About Gridware

Gridware is a San Francisco-based technology company dedicated to protecting and enhancing the electrical grid. We pioneered a groundbreaking new class of grid management called active grid response (AGR), focused on monitoring the electrical, physical, and environmental aspects of the grid that affect reliability and safety. Gridware’s advanced Active Grid Response platform uses high-precision sensors to detect potential issues early, enabling proactive maintenance and fault mitigation. This comprehensive approach helps improve safety, reduce outages, and ensure the grid operates efficiently. The company is backed by climate-tech and Silicon Valley investors.

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About the Role

As a Senior Hardware Product Manager, you will lead the development of our hardware product portfolio. This is a critical, foundational role - with broad responsibility for defining, building, and launching innovative hardware solutions that enable our mission.

You will work cross-functionally with engineering, operations, manufacturing partners, and marketing teams to translate customer needs into robust hardware products, drive product strategy and roadmaps, and ensure successful delivery from concept through production.

Responsibilities

Own the end-to-end product lifecycle for Gridware’s hardware products, from concept and requirements through development, manufacturing, and launch
Develop and maintain hardware product roadmaps aligned with company strategy and customer needs
Gather and synthesize customer, market, and competitive insights to inform product strategy and prioritization
Write clear product requirements and specifications, balancing technical feasibility, cost, and user experience
Partner closely with hardware engineering, firmware, and software teams to define system architectures and product trade-offs
Collaborate with manufacturing, supply chain, and quality teams to ensure manufacturability, cost targets, and quality standards are met
Establish product development processes and best practices for hardware product management at Gridware
Help define and track key product metrics and success criteria
Serve as a key interface between technical teams and commercial stakeholders, ensuring alignment on timelines, risks, and deliverables

Required Skills

Bachelor’s or higher degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field
7+ years of professional experience, ideally in hardware product management or closely related technical roles
Experience managing hardware products through full lifecycle: concept, development, validation, manufacturing, and launch
Strong technical acumen in hardware systems (e.g. electronics, mechanical assemblies, sensors, embedded systems, etc.)
Comfortable working in fast-paced, ambiguous environments where you’re building processes as you go
Excellent communication skills, able to work across disciplines and influence without authority
Strong problem-solving skills and a bias toward action

Bonus Skills

Experience working with contract manufacturers and hardware supply chains is a plus.
Experience with cloud-connected hardware and modern software systems

$170,000 - $195,000 a year

This describes the ideal candidate; many of us have picked up this expertise along the way. Even if you meet only part of this list, we encourage you to apply!

Benefits

Health, Dental & Vision (Gold and Platinum with some providers plans fully covered)
Paid parental leave
Alternating day off (every other Monday)
“Off the Grid”, a two week per year paid break for all employees.
Commuter allowance
Company-paid training

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