Technical Product Manager (Electronics)
Full-Time Position
Location: Hybrid (at least 3 days per week in MWHQ, Vancouver, BC)
Base Salary: $125,000 - $135000
About MistyWest
MistyWest is a hardware engineering consultancy building novel technologies that support a healthier planet and shared prosperity. Our work focuses on hardware programs aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals across clean tech, sensing, automation, and advanced physical systems.
About the Role
As a Technical Product Manager specializing in electronics, you will own the technical definition, system architecture, and execution of complex hardware products. This role blends product thinking with deep technical leadership. You will work closely with clients, engineers, and project managers to shape product direction, translate needs into system requirements, and guide products from concept through delivery.
This role is ideal for an electronics or embedded systems engineer who enjoys product ownership, client engagement, and cross functional leadership.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with clients to understand user needs, business goals, and technical constraints
- Define product scope, system requirements, and success metrics for hardware products
- Own electronics and embedded system architecture decisions across the product lifecycle
- Translate product requirements into prioritized technical roadmaps and delivery plans
- Collaborate with electrical, firmware, mechanical, and software teams to drive execution
- Balance product tradeoffs across performance, cost, risk, and timeline
- Lead system bring up, debugging, validation, and readiness for delivery
- Communicate progress, risks, and decisions clearly to clients and internal stakeholders
- Identify opportunities for platform reuse, IP development, and product improvement
- Mentor team members and contribute to MistyWest’s technical and product leadership
Requirements
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Computer Engineering, or related field
- 5+ years delivering embedded or electro mechanical products with hardware and firmware integration
- Strong hands on experience with embedded systems including MCU selection, schematics review, PCB review, sensor integration, power management, and firmware development in C or C++
- Experience with system validation, hardware in the loop testing, debugging, and reliability testing
- Demonstrated ability to manage technical scope, priorities, and delivery timelines
- Experience working directly with clients and multidisciplinary engineering teams
- Strong problem solving skills, curiosity, and a product focused mindset
Assets
- Experience with motion control, optics, or high precision sensing systems
- Exposure to manufacturing, DFM, or early production environments
Values Fit
- Commitment to building sustainable, safe, and socially responsible technologies
- Clear communicator who can bridge product vision and technical execution
Benefits
4 weeks vacation to start
Comprehensive health and extended dental coverage
3 professional development days plus an annual learning budget
Banked time program
Additional benefits and growth opportunities
