Product Owner, Senior Mechanical Engineer – Power Distribution Equipment

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in North Carolina.

📋 Description

• Establish the product vision and lifecycle strategy for low voltage electrical equipment (RPP/HDPP/CDP).

• Manage and prioritize the product backlog, balancing customer needs, safety, cost, and timeline while collaborating with Product Management and Sales.

• Convert customer and market demands into comprehensive technical requirements and specifications.

• Collaborate with sales, product management, field engineers, and clients to gather insights and define product enhancements.

• Assist in go-to-market initiatives including technical documentation, training, and product positioning.

• Lead the mechanical design of enclosures, busbar structures, cable management, and thermal solutions.

• Create CAD models, drawings, and BOMs for manufacturing.

• Conduct thermal and structural analyses for high-power electrical assemblies.

• Ensure designs fulfill requirements for heat dissipation, fault conditions, and mechanical integrity.

• Promote design for manufacturability (DFM) and cost efficiency.

• Work alongside electrical and firmware engineers on layout, clearances, and integration.

• Facilitate design reviews and ensure alignment across various disciplines.

• Supervise prototyping, testing (thermal, short-circuit, environmental), and validation processes.

• Manage engineering changes and product launches.

• Guarantee compliance with relevant standards such as UL, NEC, IEC, and ANSI.

• Assist with certification processes and regulatory submissions.

• Track field performance and lead root cause analysis for any failures.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (Electrical knowledge is highly preferred).

• Over 3 years of experience in power distribution equipment, switchgear, or similar products.

• Demonstrated experience in both product ownership/product management and practical mechanical design.

• Strong understanding of low-voltage power systems, including PDUs, RPPs, and switchboards.

• Proficient in SolidWorks and PLM systems.

• Experience in cross-functional Agile or stage-gate environments.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully Remote.

• Occasional travel to customers and Rise locations.