KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Technical Product Development Manager
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Technical Product Development Manager | Consumer Electronic Products
Location: Hemel Hempstead
Salary: Up to £55,000 + Benefits
The Role
KO2's client is seeking a technically strong Technical Product Development Manager to own the technical direction of a range of consumer electronic products. Sitting between engineering, product development, and supplier collaboration, you'll act as the internal technical authority with external manufacturing partners — reviewing designs, challenging engineering decisions, and ensuring products deliver industry-leading performance.
This suits someone who understands electronics and hardware development, but is equally driven by product innovation, research, and translating technology into successful consumer products. Some travel to partners in China is required, and our client needs someone genuinely hands-on, with a strong electronics/hardware background and experience developing physical products with Chinese factories — working directly with factory engineers to review samples, solve problems, and get products into production. The role covers both new product development and improving the existing range.
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Key Responsibilities
- Own the technical product roadmap
- Review and challenge supplier electronic designs, schematics, and system architectures
- Validate new product ideas through technical research, engineering analysis, and testing
- Work with suppliers to push technical performance and innovation
- Drive continuous improvement of existing products through component optimization and design changes
- Translate research, technical papers, and patents into engineering targets and product improvements
- Analyze customer feedback to identify improvement opportunities
- Define product specifications and technical requirements for suppliers
- Support marketing by translating technical capabilities into clear consumer benefits
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Experience & Skills
- Background in electronics, hardware engineering, or technical product development
- Ability to understand and challenge engineering decisions, with a strong analytical mindset
- Experience working with manufacturing partners or hardware suppliers
- Ability to translate technical research into product direction
- Strong experience developing products with Chinese OEM/ODM manufacturers, working directly with factory engineers
About You
You'll enjoy working between engineering and product leadership — comfortable discussing technical challenges with engineers while considering how products succeed in the consumer market, with a mindset geared towards curiosity, experimentation, and continuous improvement.
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