Dimming Glass Product Owner

Gentex - Zeeland, MI

Full-time - Senior

Zeeland, MI

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

Product Owner III is responsible for driving the translation of Product Management strategies into engineering execution for Gentex products. This may span the entire product life cycle from early research to postproduction support. While there are elements of typical Product Ownership as part of this role, such as sprint planning and backlog grooming, there are also many aspects that are unique to Gentex and our diverse Product Portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and drive work across engineering disciplines to ensure development projects stay aligned with product strategies and product roadmaps.
• Own and author PDSs (i.e. PRDs) and other high-level product requirements, including system architecture.
• Provide regular feedback to the Product Line Manager to help develop and maintain product roadmaps and strategies.
• Ensure proper guidance and decision-making process for effective backlog grooming and prioritization of project execution tasks, including escalation of timing or delivery concerns.
• Lead the RFI and RFQ process and other customer activities for Product and technical topics.
• Ensure robust product testing is completed across teams and at various stages of maturity.
• Research and support new technology assimilation opportunities, ensuring you maintain expertise in your product or technology area.
• Drive development of prototype Proof of Concept (POC) systems & demonstrators for trade shows and customers.
• Coordinate and participate in benchmarking and competitive product evaluation.
• Build relationships and regularly interface with Gentex Research, GTI, Advanced Engineering and Launch Engineering.
• Attend trade shows and build relationships within your product area and ecosystem.
• Mentor and lead a team of Product Owners as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace or a related field.
• 10+ years of relevant work experience in engineering or product management.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working with a variety of engineering or technical-related fields, disciplines, practices, and procedures.
• Experience working with Agile workflows and other Product Management concepts & tools.