Technical Product Manager

KEMET Electronics / YAGEO Group is seeking a Technical Product Manager in our Tantalum Product Management group. This is an onsite role in Milpitas California. The Technical Product Manager is responsible for driving business growth activities including product design-in at the customer, market research, product development, forecasting, and long-term strategic planning.
Routine responsibilities and activities will include:

• Direct customer engagement aimed at building long-term relationships with key engineering teams for design-in of KEMET's industry leading component solutions.
• Define market needs and requirements for new products; collaborate with new product development teams and coordinate organizational functions to maintain a competitive product offering.
• Lead Voice of the Customer (VOC) efforts to ensure proposed product concepts meet the needs of the customer, provide value differentiation, and align with organizational capabilities.
• Travel and meet with customers and channel partners to understand needs, markets and market share opportunities for new product platforms.
• Provide input to the Marketing and Technical Marketing functions for generation of sales tools, presentations, seminars, application notes, technical documentation, and training tools.
• Contributor for developing strategic plans that provide long-term product line direction and life cycle management.
• Follow new product development projects via Phase Gate process from initial phase of business case development and project scope through to end phase product launch.
• Generate and maintain quantitative analysis of market, channel, and regional segmentation, size, growth, and competitive market share
• Other duties as assigned.

Travel Requirements:
25 - 35%. Domestic and International.

Required Qualifications:

• Background in product development, electrical engineering, or marketing and manufacturing of electronic components is a plus.
• Comfortable developing and presenting customer and industry presentations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated project management skills.
• Successful candidates typically have an aptitude for advancing their knowledge of technical subjects, particularly in the areas of engineering and data science.

Education and Experience:
Minimum of three to five years operational or business experience in a technical field preferred. A bachelor’s degree in science or engineering. Advanced degrees in business or marketing are a plus.
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.
YAGEO does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity or national origin, disability, pregnancy, religion, political affiliation, union membership, protected veteran status, protected genetic information, marital status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law, in making employment decisions including but not limited to hiring, wages, promotions, rewards, and access to training.

Qualified applicants and workers shall be provided with reasonable accommodation for disability and religious practices.

What we offer:

• Collaborative work environment that values innovation and teamwork
• Inclusive company culture built on respect, integrity, and continuous improvement
• Career growth opportunities with access to training, and mentorship
• Work-life balance support through flexible practices and employee wellness initiatives
• Comprehensive benefits package including health, retirement, and employee programs
• Global impact by contributing to sustainable solutions and industry-leading technologies

About YAGEO Group
We don't build the final product.
We build what makes it possible.
From resistors to capacitors, inductors to sensors-our components power the breakthroughs that move the world forward.
Electric vehicles. AI data centers. Satellites. Sonar systems.
They move faster, last longer, reach farther-with a spark of us inside.
Headquartered in Taiwan, YAGEO Group unites multiple trusted brands—including YAGEO, KEMET, PULSE, and Telemecanique Sensors and more-into one cohesive force for innovation.
40,000+
employees.
100+
locations.
20
R&D centers.
2,000+
patents.
273,000+
customers.
#1
in resistors and tantalum capacitors.
#3
in MLCCs & inductors
We don't just participate in the future-we enable it.
Why Work at YAGEO Group?
Meaningful work:
Every part you help design, test, or improve contributes to real-world innovations.
Global exposure:
Collaborate across continents, brands, and breakthrough technologies.
Accelerated growth:
With our size, diversity, and momentum, there's no ceiling for where you can go.
Built-in purpose:
You're not just part of the process-you're part of the progress
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YAGEO Group. Built into Tomorrow.