Assistant Product Manager, Situational Awareness Value Stream

Summary

Gentex Corporation is a global leader in personal protection and situational awareness solutions. The Assistant Product Manager will manage the product lifecycle and roadmap for Situational Awareness Value Stream products, defining requirements and ensuring alignment with business and market needs.

Responsibilities

• Manage product lifecycle activities across the Situational Awareness Value Stream (SAVS)
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of product roadmaps and related strategy documentation
• Drive product pricing research, competitive analysis, and initial new-product pricing inputs
• Maintain product configuration documentation and support product line extensions and end-of-life activities
• Manage creation of business cases for new product capabilities and value-stream investments
• Manage prioritization of product development activities and coordinate with engineering, operations, and other functional teams
• Build familiarity with key customer segments and participate in early customer and partner engagements
• Assist with continuous improvement efforts related to customer satisfaction
• Support proposal and bid preparation, leveraging developing knowledge of the product portfolio
• Monitor order status and support customer communication as needed
• Coordinate with distribution partners and internal functions (scheduling, manufacturing, engineering, quality, purchasing, shipping) to ensure product alignment with customer requirements
• Collaborate with sales, marketing, engineering, and operations to support product development and commercialization activities
• Assist Marketing Communications with product launch planning following established New Product Launch SOPs
• Track performance of new products relative to initial assumptions and support activities that accelerate market adoption
• Participate in trade shows, customer visits, training sessions, and product demonstrations as needed
• Maintain schedule flexibility to meet critical deadlines

Skills

• A four-year degree, preferably in Business, Engineering, Industrial Design, or a related technical discipline
• Strong communication skills
• Familiarity with military or government user communities
• Prior experience or academic exposure to ground military, defense, law enforcement, or ruggedized communication or other electronic technologies and products
• Experience with tactical audio systems, radio communication equipment, hearing protection technologies, power and data distribution hubs, or visual augmentation systems
• Experience in defense or adjacent technical industries
• Exposure to product development, project or program management, or technical customer support
• Understanding of government acquisition or evaluation processes
• A relevant advanced degree
• Being a genuine end user of the products in this portfolio
• Passionate about advancing the industry and shaping its future

Qualifications

Must Haves

• A four-year degree, preferably in Business, Engineering, Industrial Design, or a related technical discipline
• Strong communication skills
• Familiarity with military or government user communities

Nice to Haves

• Prior experience or academic exposure to ground military, defense, law enforcement, or ruggedized communication or other electronic technologies and products
• Experience with tactical audio systems, radio communication equipment, hearing protection technologies, power and data distribution hubs, or visual augmentation systems
• Experience in defense or adjacent technical industries
• Exposure to product development, project or program management, or technical customer support
• Understanding of government acquisition or evaluation processes
• A relevant advanced degree
• Being a genuine end user of the products in this portfolio
• Passionate about advancing the industry and shaping its future