Technical Hardware Product Manager

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Company: Coreforce
Location: Atlanta (Hybrid)
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: Based on Experience

Company Overview:
Coreforce is an innovative technology company providingpublic safetyorganizations a comprehensivetechnology suite from dispatchto the delivers integrated technology designed to support public safety entities regardless of organizational size. Our products - body cameras in-car videos mobile routers and digital evidence systems- help public safety officers and first responders save lives strengthen community trust and enhance accountability.

Technical Hardware Product Manager - Build Your Career with Purpose

Join Coreforce and use your product skills to support innovative technology that strengthens communities.

Why Youll Love Working Here:

• Flexible hybrid schedule.
• Free chef-inspired lunch MondayThursday.
• 15 PTO days floating holiday.
• Competitive benefits: medical dental vision 401(k). We provide 401(k) matching per the terms of the 401(k) plan.
• Annual bonus.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Career growth in a fast-growing mission-driven company.
• Collaborative purpose-driven culture.

Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership

• Define and execute multi-year product strategies for communication hardware products in-vehicle video and license plate recognition with a focus on reliability real-time performance and network connectivity.
• Identify new market opportunities and technical enablers that shape the product roadmap across the portfolio.

Product Development & Technical Ownership

• Own the end-to-end lifecycle of hardware productsideation through prototyping field validation regulatory compliance and volume production.
• Drive product definition and detailed technical requirements for:

On Vehicle applications

• Communication gateways (e.g. 4G/5G cellular mesh networks)
• In-vehicle video systems
• License plate recognition (LPR) cameras
• Antennas

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate with electrical mechanical embedded software and systems engineers to develop reliable and ruggedized solutions.
• Partner with supply chain operations and manufacturing teams on build partner buy strategies sourcing production planning and quality control.
• Interface with software product teams to ensure seamless integration between hardware firmware and cloud systems.

Field-Driven Innovation

• Engage with customers field users and technical partners to capture detailed feedback and translate real-world needs into product features.
• Support early deployments and pilot programs; lead triage and analysis of field issues from hardware and connectivity perspectives.

Performance Connectivity & Compliance

• Develop clear requirements and lead technical discussions around imaging performance low-light optimization thermal management onboard storage and bandwidth utilization.
• Understand and guide choices around
  • network standards (LTE/5G) fallback mechanisms SIM/eSIM and over-the-air updates.
  • V2V (vehicle to vehicle) or C-V2X (cellular to vehicle to everything)
• Ensure compliance with standards such as FCC CE PTCRB MIL-801H and relevant video surveillance regulations.

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Computer Engineering or related technical discipline.
• 5 years of product management experience in hardware systems with at least 3 years focused on imaging or sensor technology.
• Deep understanding of camera systems optics video compression (H.264/H.265) and edge video analytics.
• Strong working knowledge of 4G/5G LTE Wi-Fi GPS and other wireless technologies.
• Experience designing products that get bolted into vehicles or deployed in extreme environments.
• Experience working with field-deployed ruggedized devices and managing OTA software/firmware updates.
• Comfortable getting into the weeds with engineerselectrical mechanical and software alike.
• You can write a killer PRD and talk shop with a field officer and debug a pilot issueall in one day.
• Comfortable working in fast-paced cross-disciplinary product environments.
• Obsessed with end-user feedback and passionate about public safety transparency and tech that matters.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with products in law enforcement public safety or industrial IoT sectors.
• Familiarity with PoE CAN bus Bluetooth and other field communication protocols.
• Experience with NDAA compliance cybersecurity requirements in edge hardware and secure boot architectures.
• Prior exposure to video analytics facial or plate recognition or edge ML inference is a plus.
• Youve shipped hardware at scale and lived through NPI (New Product Introduction) with contract manufacturers.
• Willingness to travel to customer sites test labs and manufacturing partners (1020%).

Coreforce is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.