Product Manager II, Fanless Embedded Computers

Job Title: Product Manager II, Fanless Embedded Computers

Location(s): Irvine, CA - Onsite

Compensation: $86,500 – $108,000 Exempt (Salaried) + Bonus

About this position :

Advantech is seeking a Product Manager to lead strategic initiatives and support project inquiries for our embedded product lines. This role will focus on developing localized go-to-market (GTM) strategies by identifying customer needs and pain points to drive engagement with both sales teams and end customers. The Product Manager will actively support project opportunities to help secure deals, collaborating closely with local partners and customers to foster business and solution alignment. Success in this role requires strong cross-functional collaboration to ensure effective product positioning, demand generation, and overall business growth.

Responsibilities :

• Define and develop localized strategies for Advantech’s embedded product lines (https://www.advantech.com/en-us/embedded-boards-design-in-services), focusing on selected products and collaborating with product managers and marketing teams to consolidate product promotion and planning efforts.
• Support project management activities, including product specification clarification, proposal preparation, quotation definition, meeting facilitation, and progress tracking.
• Define and execute product promotional strategies, including online and offline marketing plans, internal training sessions, webinars, and collaboration with sales teams, partners, or customers.
• Establish, manage, and maintain strong relationships with customers and partners to ensure long-term collaboration and enhance customer satisfaction.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, including application engineers, supply chain, procurement, quality control, and manufacturing, to ensure timely project development.
• Manage product phase-in and phase-out processes, including announcements, documentation updates, and database maintenance.
• Address product and project-related quality issues by collaborating with the quality department, HQ product teams, and engineering teams to resolve any challenges effectively.
• Communicate with overseas counterparts (Taiwan/China) regarding product and project-related action items, which may require occasional late-hour meetings.
• Business travel may be required for events or customer visits (approximately 10-15% travel per year).

Required Qualifications :

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field is preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in product management, project management, or product engineering within the PC industry or related fields.
• A solid understanding of computer hardware is highly preferred.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey complex concepts clearly and effectively.
• Strong teamwork abilities, with a proactive mindset and the ability to execute tasks efficiently and independently.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, enabling effective collaboration across teams and with stakeholders.
• Proven time management and organizational skills, with the ability to work independently, stay motivated, and focus on details.
• Positive, determined attitude, with the capacity to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic team environment.
• Demonstrated ability to quickly learn and adapt to new systems, processes, plans, and programs.
• Proven track record of managing multiple projects and deadlines, with excellent prioritization skills.

Benefits :

• Competitive salary dependent on experience (DOE)
• Winning culture with a friendly, team-oriented environment!
• Generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(k) with company match
• Education & personal development reimbursement program
• Generous vacation and paid holidays package
• Company events, and lunches
• Work from home program – once eligible
• Referral Bonus

About Advantech

Founded in 1983, Advantech is a leader in providing trusted innovative embedded and automation products and solutions. Advantech offers comprehensive system integration, hardware, software, customer-centric design services, and global logistics support; all backed by industry-leading front and back-office e-business solutions. Advantech has always been an innovator in the development and manufacture of high-quality, high-performance computing platforms.

We cooperate closely with our partners to help provide complete solutions for a wide array of applications across a diverse range of industries. To realize our corporate vision of Enabling an Intelligent Planet, Advantech will continue collaborating and partnering for Smart city & IoT Solutions.

World-class Recognition

Advantech is an authorized alliance partner of both Intel® and Microsoft®. Our customers will find the technologies we use inside our products to be widely compatible with other products in the global marketplace. In 2018 and 2019, Interbrand, the world-renowned brand consulting firm, once again recognized Advantech efforts to build a trusted, global brand; it also symbolizes a promise we gave to our business partners, which was to do our best to keep building a trustworthy brand that is recognized everywhere in the world. Advantech was selected as Interbrand’s #5 best Taiwan Global Brand in 2018.

Work Authorization:

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations (ITAR), applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8. U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. More information can be found at https://www.pmddtc.state.gov/regulations_laws/itar.html

Advantech is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We accept applications directly from candidates only and will not be responsible for any recruiting agency fees absent a formal agreement.