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Job Title: Hardware Manager

Job Description

As a Hardware Manager, you will be responsible for owning the product vision, roadmap, and lifecycle for handheld leak detection instruments. You will define product strategy that aligns with utility compliance requirements, emissions management, and operational realities.

Responsibilities

+ Own the product vision, roadmap, and lifecycle for handheld leak detection instruments.

+ Define product strategy aligned to utility compliance requirements, emissions management, and operational realities.

+ Balance performance, cost, manufacturability, reliability, and time-to-market.

+ Translate customer, regulatory, and internal requirements into Product Requirements Documents (PRDs) and system-level requirements.

+ Partner with engineering to evaluate sensor technologies, embedded systems, and data pipelines.

+ Make informed tradeoffs across hardware, firmware, software, and operations.

+ Work with Product Engineering to plan and sequence product development.

+ Manage dependencies across hardware, firmware, and software teams.

+ Participate in design reviews, field pilots, and post-deployment retrospectives.

+ Ensure products move cleanly from prototype to production and scale.

+ Partner with Product Marketing to translate technical capabilities into customer-ready value propositions.

+ Provide technical input for sales enablement, customer demos, and RFP responses.

Essential Skills

+ 10+ years of experience in Product Management for technical products.

+ Direct experience with hardware-software integrated systems.

+ Strong technical literacy in embedded systems, firmware, sensors, and data pipelines.

+ Ability to work effectively with engineering teams.

+ Comfortable operating in regulated, safety-critical, or industrial environments.

+ Strong written and verbal communication skills.

+ Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering with hardware-focused work experience.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

+ Direct experience with gas detection leak devices.

+ Experience managing field deployed hardware, firmware, and software engineering.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Houston, TX.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $67.00 - $76.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Houston,TX.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jan 29, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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