Robotics Product Manager

Robotics Product Manager

Qualcomm

Turin, Italy

What you'll work on

Shape the Vision

• Define and manage the roadmap for robotics platforms across Education, Maker, and Professional markets.
• Identify new robotics opportunities through market research, user insights, and competitive analysis.
• Translate ideas into clear product strategies that align with Arduino’s mission and the evolving robotics ecosystem.

Drive Development

• Collaborate with hardware, embedded, and software engineering teams to define functional and technical requirements.
• Oversee mechanical, electrical, and firmware development, ensuring alignment with cost, quality, and timeline targets.
• Coordinate with supply chain and operations throughout prototyping, pre-series builds, and production ramp-up.
• Ensure documentation, safety, and compliance standards relevant to robotics (including mechatronics and motion systems).
• Partner with content and support teams to produce tutorials, example projects, classroom resources, and getting-started guides.

Prepare for Go-to-Market and Launch

• Design and lead validation cycles, including field testing, pilot programs, and educator beta groups.
• Collaborate with marketing and sales to define product messaging, materials, and training.
• Contribute to pricing, positioning, and segmentation strategies for robotics products.
• Align teams across the company to ensure smooth and successful product rollout.

Own the Lifecycle

• Track product performance using KPIs, user feedback, usage analytics, and community insights.
• Identify opportunities for enhancements, revisions, and long-term product evolution.
• Support lifecycle decisions including margin reviews, pricing updates, and end-of-life planning.

What you bring

• 3 to 5 years of experience in product management, ideally within robotics, embedded systems, or mechatronics.
• Strong technical background with an understanding of robotics development - including motors, motion control, sensing, simulation, and firmware.
• Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams: mechanical, electrical, firmware, software, UX, supply chain, marketing, and sales.
• Strong grasp of full product lifecycle management: ideation, requirements, roadmap, release planning, and iteration.
• Data-driven mindset with the ability to use user insights, experiments, and metrics to drive decisions.
• Excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong sense of ownership, accountability, and a proactive attitude toward problem solving.
• Fluency in English (mandatory); proficiency in Italian is a strong plus.

Preferred Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in robotics, mechatronics, computer engineering, or a related field.
• 4+ years of Product Management or related work experience.

Bonus Points

• Experience with educational robotics platforms, robot kits, mobile robotics, or robotic manipulators.
• Familiarity with ROS/ROS2, simulation tools (e.g., Gazebo, Webots), or robotics middleware.
• Experience working with open-source hardware or software communities.
• Knowledge of Arduino’s hardware, software, and ecosystem.
• Ability to write or review technical content (tutorials, datasheets, guides).
• Experience with electronic design tools (KiCad, Altium) and mechanical CAD (Fusion 360, SolidWorks).
• Curiosity, adaptability, and enthusiasm for exploring new robotics domains.