Hardware Product Manager

Odd Systems

Location: Kyiv, Ukraine / USA

Type: Full-time

Work Location: Hybrid

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About the Position

Odd Systems is a defense technology company specializing in the development and production of thermal imaging cameras and FPV drones. Founded by a group of entrepreneurs, engineers, managers, and FPV enthusiasts with previous experience in several international technology companies, including Petcube, a global leader in pet cameras and software. The company's products, including thermal imaging cameras Kurbas-256 and Kurbas-640; FPV drones Stus-7, Lupinis-10, Horska-12, and others, are named after prominent figures of the "Executed Renaissance" and "Sixtiers" - Ukrainian intellectuals of the 20th century persecuted and destroyed by the Soviet regime. Odd Systems has offices in Ukraine, the USA, and the EU.

Mission of the Role:

We are actively scaling our thermal imaging camera division - developing our own modules, testing new sensors, implementing quality standards, and preparing new product releases. We are looking for a Senior Hardware Product Manager to lead the development of this product line - from research and supplier communication to roadmap building, engineer coordination, and implementation of technical standards.

Responsibilities

• Product Roadmap Formation and Management: Prioritization of functionality, technical debt, and experiments;
• Requirement Gathering and Communication with Customers: Interviews, feedback from the front, hypothesis validation;
• Technical Research: Supplier search, obtaining SDK/samples, initial testing and comparison of components;
• Collaboration with the Engineering Team: Sprint planning, backlog management, priority alignment;
• Delivery Management: Deadline monitoring, release coordination, blocker resolution;
• Quality Process Implementation: Integration testing, code review, documentation, technical standards;
• Communication with Cross-Functional Teams: Production, support, R&D, procurement;
• User Documentation Development: Initiation, structure, coordination of knowledge base content.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience as a Product Manager / Technical Product Manager in the field of hardware, embedded, IoT, or related technological products;
• Experience in managing a product roadmap: goal setting, prioritization of features and technical debt;
• Ability to work with technical research: SDK/API analysis, supplier evaluation, prototype initiation;
• Deep understanding of the process of creating technical and hardware products: from idea to release;
• Skills in gathering requirements and analyzing user/customer scenarios (interviews, field feedback, front-end requests);
• Experience in planning and conducting sprints in a team of 2-6 engineers: backlog synchronization, delivery tracking;
• Understanding of quality standards in development: technical documentation, code review, integration testing, CI/CD - from a product process perspective;
• Communication skills: ability to be a bridge between technical and non-technical teams;
• Experience in creating or coordinating user documentation (knowledge base, instructions, guidelines);
• Systems thinking and ability to flexibly plan in conditions of constant change;
• English at the Intermediate+ level: for reading technical documentation, working with SDK, basic communication with foreign partners.

We Offer

• Work that will have a real impact. We create products that directly enhance Ukraine's defense capabilities.
• Work with top engineers in the MilTech and autonomy sectors.
• Official employment registration in Diya.City.
• Possibility of booking military-obligated employees according to current legislation.
• Annual paid vacation - 24 calendar days.
• Additional paid vacation for veterans - 14 calendar days.
• Paid sick leave in accordance with the legislation.
• Possibility of reimbursing training expenses according to the company's internal policies.

We are looking for not just performers, but like-minded people who share our values and are ready to build the future of Ukrainian MilTech.

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