Job Description: Product Manager, Electrical Engineering
About the ChargeItSpot Team
Here at ChargeItSpot, we are mobile device experts. For over a decade, our intelligent locker systems have been solving real-world problems around devices, whether that’s securely charging consumer cell phones or seamlessly managing fleets of enterprise-owned mobile devices at scale.
At ChargeItSpot, we surround ourselves with independent thinkers who are detail-oriented, and customer obsessed. Our clients have routinely called us “the most talented team they’ve ever worked with.” We value determination, resourcefulness, imagination, and follow-through. We want people who are ready to get things done.
Our focus is fierce, but it’s not all hard work. We take time to get to know each other through a daily game of Jeopardy, meals together, and nights out for karaoke. We operate a hybrid work model, with most team members working in the office a couple of days a week, and the rest remotely.
Want to know more about our company? Check out our core values!
About ARC®
ChargeItSpot’s flagship product, ARC, is an intelligent device management system designed to secure, track, and charge company-owned handheld devices that employees use to do their jobs (e.g. package scan, inventory check, mPOS, etc.). ARC exists to reduce the number of missing devices, recover lost productivity, and eliminate wasted payroll consumed by managers and associates.
About the Role
As the Product Manager, Electrical Engineering, you will be responsible for ensuring that the ARC system delivers optimal charging to a variety of enterprise mobile devices, including Zebra, Honeywell, Samsung, Apple and more.
You will develop innovative charging solutions and test procedures across devices, cables and USB standards. Hardware at ChargeItSpot, such as custom PCB’s, are inextricably tied to software, so your role will span both disciplines and you will serve as an advocate for electrical or electronic design decisions across the company. Research, testing, documentation and new product design are all part of this role.
This position reports to the Sr. Electrical Engineering Manager. As a member of the Product Strategy team, you need to be self-motivated, highly organized, independent, and ready to tackle new tasks quickly, creatively, and efficiently.
Responsibilities
- Understand our charging system and device compatibility
- Create and review cable drawings
- Develop test plans for new cables and devices
- Produce reference manual documentation
- Troubleshoot and test devices and custom hardware
- Support research and implementation of electronic, hardware and software features
- Gather requirements to write product requirement documents for custom PCBs
- Manage external vendors and refine product specifications
- Occasionally, create and submit Requests for Proposal (RFP) or Request for Quotation (RFQ) for new electrical hardware products
- Contribute to the ongoing management of our Intellectual Property (IP) portfolio
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
- 2-3 years of experience in electrical engineering or comparable experience
- Experience with PCB board design (preferably in Altium)
- Deep understanding of schematics, PCB board layout, and datasheets
- Experience with breadboarding and board fabrication, including skills such as soldering
- Experience with test equipment (oscilloscope, multimeter, USB analyzers)
- Familiarity with power management circuitry
- Experience testing and troubleshooting hardware
- Strong documentation skills
- A data-driven and strategic mindset with technical acumen
- You are a strong communicator, attentive listener, and compelling explainer with the ability to focus on a problem, ask the right questions, and gain expertise quickly
- Self-motivated and organized; you must be able to work independently and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
- A strong bias for action, and a "get it done" attitude. You are never satisfied with the status quo
Qualifications
- Experience with engineering design firms, large production builds, and product launches
- Experience with USB A and C charging, DC charging, and boardhouse fabrication
- Knowledge of USB protocol and analyzers
- Experience designing and testing power management circuitry
- Experience working at the intersection of hardware and software is a big plus
- Experience working at a startup is a plus
Location
We are headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, and operate in a hybrid in person/remote work model. In order to successfully manage both hardware and software, this role is expected to spend approximately half time physically in our office. You must be authorized to work in the United States.
Benefits
- Health, dental and vision insurance
- Health care FSA
- 401k plan with matching company contributions
- Paid time off
- Hybrid or remote work environment
Check us out at www.chargeitspot.com and learn more about ARC by ChargeItSpot at www.experiencearc.com
If you have the unique combination of skills and qualities we are looking for, please submit your resume and a cover letter expressing your motivation to apply to this position to careers@chargeitspot.com.
ChargeItSpot is an Equal Opportunity employer. Personnel are chosen on the basis of ability without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, marital status or sexual orientation, in accordance with federal and state law.
