Technical Hardware Product Manager

Job Details

Job Location:

ATLANTA, GA 30324

Position Type:
Full Time Education Level: 4 Year Degree Salary Range: $ - $ Salary/year Travel Percentage:
Negligible

Company:
Coreforce

Location:

Atlanta (Hybrid)
Job Type: Full-time
Salary:
Based on Experience

Coreforce is an innovative technology company providing public safety organizations a comprehensive technology suite from dispatch to the courtroom. Coreforce delivers integrated technology designed to support public safety entities, regardless of organizational size. Our products - body cameras, in-car videos, mobile routers, and digital evidence systems- help public safety officers and first responders save lives, strengthen community trust, and enhance accountability.

Join Coreforce and use your product skills to support innovative technology that strengthens communities.

• Flexible hybrid schedule.
• Free chef-inspired lunch Monday–Thursday.
• 15 PTO days + floating holiday.
• Competitive benefits: medical, dental, vision, 401(k). We provide 401(k) matching per the terms of the 401(k) plan.
• Annual bonus.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Career growth in a fast-growing, mission-driven company.
• Collaborative, purpose-driven culture.

• Define and execute multi-year product strategies for communication hardware products, in-vehicle video, and license plate recognition with a focus on reliability, real-time performance, and network connectivity.
• Identify new market opportunities and technical enablers that shape the product roadmap across the portfolio.

• Own the end-to-end lifecycle of hardware products—ideation through prototyping, field validation, regulatory compliance, and volume production.
• Drive product definition and detailed technical requirements for:

• Communication gateways (e.g., 4G/5G cellular, mesh networks)
• In-vehicle video systems
• License plate recognition (LPR) cameras
• Antennas

• Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, embedded software, and systems engineers to develop reliable and ruggedized solutions.
• Partner with supply chain, operations, and manufacturing teams on build, partner, buy strategies, sourcing, production planning, and quality control.
• Interface with software product teams to ensure seamless integration between hardware, firmware, and cloud systems.

• Engage with customers, field users, and technical partners to capture detailed feedback and translate real-world needs into product features.
• Support early deployments and pilot programs; lead triage and analysis of field issues from hardware and connectivity perspectives.

• Develop clear requirements and lead technical discussions around imaging performance, low-light optimization, thermal management, onboard storage, and bandwidth utilization.
• Understand and guide choices around
  • network standards (LTE/5G), fallback mechanisms, SIM/eSIM, and over-the-air updates.
  • V2V (vehicle to vehicle) or C-V2X (cellular to vehicle to everything)
• Ensure compliance with standards such as FCC, CE, PTCRB, MIL-801H and relevant video surveillance regulations.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of product management experience in hardware systems, with at least 3 years focused on imaging or sensor technology.
• Deep understanding of camera systems, optics, video compression (H.264/H.265), and edge video analytics.
• Strong working knowledge of 4G/5G LTE, Wi-Fi, GPS, and other wireless technologies.
• Experience designing products that get bolted into vehicles or deployed in extreme environments.
• Experience working with field-deployed, ruggedized devices and managing OTA software/firmware updates.
• Comfortable getting into the weeds with engineers—electrical, mechanical, and software alike.
• You can write a killer PRD and talk shop with a field officer and debug a pilot issue—all in one…