[Hiring] Senior Technical Product Manager Hardware @Rain Bird Corporation

Role Description

Rachio is looking for a Senior Product Manager Hardware to own one of Rachio's hardware lines end to end:

• The roadmap for that line
• The product definition behind each device in it
• The stage gates that take a concept from idea through EVT, DVT, and PVT to a product that ships on time, in full, and at the right cost

Our hardware portfolio spans:

• Smart sprinkler controllers
• Hose timers
• Outdoor lighting
• Partner and OEM products

You will own a subset of these hardware programs from its roadmap, its definition, requirements, and its results - and how it feeds into the portfolio roadmap.

The role is inherently technical and inherently commercial. You are measured on:

• Shipping products customers love - on time, at cost, and at quality
• How your line performs in market: activation, returns, CSAT, and attach to software and subscriptions

You work daily with:

• Engineering (firmware, electrical, mechanical, and industrial design)
• Supply Chain and Operations
• Design
• Support
• Finance
• Sales

You will spend real time with customers - homeowners and professional installers - and real time at the factory. This enables our customer-driven approach and how we solve customer pain points in our roadmap.

A note on how this role works: Rachio runs a flat organization that maintains high ownership and a fast-paced start-up culture. This is an individual contributor role. Your influence comes from:

• The quality of your product judgment
• The clarity of your writing
• Your credibility with the engineers, designers, and operators who build what you define

If there is a gap in the organization or resourcing standing between your product and its launch, you are expected to step in and close it. When the same gap shows up a second time, you are expected to fix what produces it.

We also expect you to work AI-natively: using AI for the research synthesis, data analysis, and first drafts that used to take days, so your time goes to customers, evaluating trade-offs, and focusing on strategic debates.

Qualifications

• You have been the lead PM on at least two consumer hardware products through a complete cycle - concept, definition, development, certification, launch - and stayed with it in the market long enough to live with your own decisions.
• You have been in the builds, sat through EVT and DVT reviews, read failure analysis, and been part of a decision to re-tool or to ship as-is.
• Hands-on fluency across mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, industrial design, and firmware.
• You have shipped through contract manufacturers and know what DFM, tooling timelines, and certification (FCC, UL, CE) actually require.
• Working knowledge of embedded firmware, mobile technology, web services, and back-end application infrastructure.
• You have taken a hardware concept from raw product intuition through fast, measurable tests to a decision.
• You direct AI to do work that used to take days - research synthesis, data analysis, first drafts.
• Exceptional written communication.
• Comfort operating as a hands-on individual contributor.
• Bachelor's degree.

Requirements

• Experience with smart home platforms and protocols - Matter, Thread, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth.
• Experience in two-step distribution or professional trade channels (irrigation, landscape, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, building products) alongside retail and D2C.
• Experience with outdoor products, lighting, water management, or the sustainability categories.
• Experience with partner, OEM, or white-label hardware programs.
• Experience running a product line through an NPI or stage-gate process you did not design - and improving it from the inside.
• Hands-on experience maintaining a residential yard and irrigation system (or willing and able to).
• Engineering degree or advanced degree.

Benefits

• Salary range for candidates based in California: $201,000 - $302,000
• Salary range for candidates based in Colorado - New York- New York City or Maryland: $188,000 - $282,000
• Salary ranges include base salary and annual incentive bonus if applicable.
• Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.

Company Description

Rachio is an equal opportunity employer.