Senior Product Manager, Hardware

Who We Are

Xpanner is redefining construction by empowering the people who build our world. We retrofit heavy machinery with easy-to-use software and Physical AI, tackling critical safety and productivity challenges on the ground. Through our subscription-based automation model (AaaS), we deliver task-specific, field-ready solutions that immediately maximize jobsite efficiency without massive upfront hardware costs. Backed by top-tier global venture capital and optimized by the industry's largest physical dataset, we are actively transforming renewable energy and infrastructure projects today. We don't just build abstract concepts - we put real, practical solutions to work in the field.

About the Team

The Hardware team builds the retrofit automation kits, sensors, and hydraulic/electronic control systems that turn existing heavy equipment into field-ready automated machines for utility-scale solar and broader construction markets.

What You’ll Do

How you’ll make impact:

You will serve as the bridge between the jobsite and engineering, owning field discovery, product requirements, and launch execution for Xpanner’s retrofit automation kits and machine interfaces.

Core Responsibilities:

• Lead field discovery with customers, operators, field teams, and sales to translate jobsite pain points into clear product requirements and automation opportunities.
• Drive end-to-end product ownership for retrofit automation kits, identifying opportunities across heavy equipment automation and construction workflows.
• Define requirements for retrofit kits, machine interfaces, sensors, hydraulic/electronic controls, and field installation processes.
• Manage the complete hardware product lifecycle, from PoC planning and field validation through launch readiness and issue prioritization.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams - including mechanical, electrical, controls, software, and field engineers and Software & Data Platform PMs - to align technical feasibility with commercial impact.
• Enable commercial launch and growth through business cases, ROI logic, product documentation, training materials, sales enablement, and field feedback loops.

What You’ll Bring

Minimum Qualifications:

• 3-5 years in hardware product management across machinery, industrial or construction equipment, robotics, vehicles, or automation systems.
• Strong customer-facing skills and willingness to spend time in the field.
• Ability to translate customer problems into clear product requirements and technical discussions.
• Strong execution mindset with experience managing timelines, risks, stakeholders, and trade-offs.
• Willingness to travel frequently to customer sites, workshops, and field deployments.
• Founder’s mentality: Proactive, adaptable, and comfortable building processes in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with heavy equipment, hydraulics, CAN, GNSS/GPS, machine guidance, sensors, or control systems.
• Experience in construction, solar, infrastructure, energy, mining, agriculture, or industrial automation.
• Experience launching hardware, robotics, or field-deployed products.
• Experience with retrofit or aftermarket equipment integration.

Why You’ll Love It Here

• Join a fast-growing company helping modernize one of the world’s largest industries through construction automation and intelligent equipment technology.
• Play a foundational role in a high-growth U.S. operation, where you will have direct ownership in building, scaling, and optimizing processes across the organization.
• Drive high-impact initiatives by partnering closely with cross-functional teams and leadership in a dynamic, unified environment.
• Competitive salary, performance incentives, retirement plan, and flexible work environment.