Gridware exists to enhance and protect the mother of all networks: the electrical grid. The grid touches everyone and makes our modern economy possible. But it’s also fragile. When the grid is compromised, everything grinds to a halt, and the consequences can be dire: wildfires burn, land is destroyed, property is damaged, progress stops, and lives are lost.
Our team builds smart sensors that help utility companies to immediately detect, find, and fix outages and take steps to prevent new outages, and other related disasters, from happening at all. The need for power will only increase. We protect the grid of today while we build the grid of tomorrow.
Gridware is privately held and backed by the best climate-tech and Silicon Valley investors. We are headquartered in the Bay Area in northern California.
About Gridware
Gridware is a San Francisco-based technology company dedicated to protecting and enhancing the electrical grid. We pioneered a groundbreaking new class of grid management called active grid response (AGR), focused on monitoring the electrical, physical, and environmental aspects of the grid that affect reliability and safety. Gridware’s advanced Active Grid Response platform uses high-precision sensors to detect potential issues early, enabling proactive maintenance and fault mitigation. This comprehensive approach helps improve safety, reduce outages, and ensure the grid operates efficiently. The company is backed by climate-tech and Silicon Valley investors. For more information, please visit www.Gridware.io.
About the Role
As a Senior Hardware Product Manager, you will lead the development of our hardware product portfolio. This is a critical, foundational role — with broad responsibility for defining, building, and launching innovative hardware solutions that enable our mission.
You will work cross-functionally with engineering, operations, manufacturing partners, and marketing teams to translate customer needs into robust hardware products, drive product strategy and roadmaps, and ensure successful delivery from concept through production.
This describes the ideal candidate; many of us have picked up this expertise along the way. Even if you meet only part of this list, we encourage you to apply!
Benefits
Health, Dental & Vision (Gold and Platinum with some providers plans fully covered)
Paid parental leave
Alternating day off (every other Monday)
“Off the Grid”, a two week per year paid break for all employees.
Commuter allowance
Company-paid training
Responsibilities
Own the end-to-end product lifecycle for Gridware’s hardware products, from concept and requirements through development, manufacturing, and launchDevelop and maintain hardware product roadmaps aligned with company strategy and customer needsGather and synthesize customer, market, and competitive insights to inform product strategy and prioritizationWrite clear product requirements and specifications, balancing technical feasibility, cost, and user experiencePartner closely with hardware engineering, firmware, and software teams to define system architectures and product trade-offsCollaborate with manufacturing, supply chain, and quality teams to ensure manufacturability, cost targets, and quality standards are metEstablish product development processes and best practices for hardware product management at GridwareHelp define and track key product metrics and success criteriaServe as a key interface between technical teams and commercial stakeholders, ensuring alignment on timelines, risks, and deliverablesRequired Skills
Bachelor’s or higher degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field7–10 years of professional experience, ideally in hardware product management or closely related technical rolesExperience managing hardware products through full lifecycle: concept, development, validation, manufacturing, and launchStrong technical acumen in hardware systems (e.g. electronics, mechanical assemblies, sensors, embedded systems, etc.)Comfortable working in fast-paced, ambiguous environments where you’re building processes as you goExcellent communication skills, able to work across disciplines and influence without authorityStrong problem-solving skills and a bias toward actionBonus Skills
Experience working with contract manufacturers and hardware supply chains is a plus.