Responsibilities:
• Manage and grow the Acousto-Optics product line across all our market sectors
• Perform product lifecycle management on Acousto-Optic products
• Convert market needs into product specifications and drive business into the site
• Interface and manage customers for all our released products
• Interface with customers, close and execute on new design-ins or joint development projects that will lead to recurring production revenue in key growth markets, as per our commercial and product development strategic plans
• Deliver quotes and proposals to customers for released or products in-development
• Work with Business Development and Engineering teams to lead new design-in activities and generate solutions for customers
• Work cross-functionally with Operations, R&D and Sales to ensure our strategic plan is executed
• Support the sales team in the execution of the company’s commercial strategy, providing account support, hands-on application and product development support and in-person business closing support
• Enable and support NPD/NPI to achieve the targeted organic growth objectives of the group.
• Support Marketing in the promotion of Acousto-Optic products - generate marketing literature and samples, attend relevant trade shows exhibitions and conferences

Location & travel
• Fremont CA
• 10% travel expected

Skills & Qualifications
• Educated to degree level in a relevant technical, science, engineering or business discipline or equivalent education gained through work experience.
• Technical background in Photonics required
• Minimum 3 years of product management or equivalent position
• Proven track record in driving growth, design-ins and executing on commercial programmes
• Ability to enable market penetration and growth in target strategic market sectors
• Strong communication and presentation skills