Product Manager - Vision & Robotics

About Us:

At UnitX, we're at the forefront of accelerating human productivity by introducing robotics into aspects of manufacturing still dominated by people. We harness AI-based image processing to unlock product quality and production efficiency improvements for blue-chip manufacturing companies globally. Our cutting-edge models enable a wide range of applications, from defect recognition, to visual understanding, powering innovation across industries like automotive manufacturing, the AI data center value chain , medical devices, and more. As a Series B startup, we have deployed 3,000+ 24/7/365 production systems across 230 manufacturing customers worldwide. Additionally, we have raised $59M from top investors including UP Partners and SE Ventures. We are gearing up for our next growth phase. Join us in driving the future of AI and advanced quality management.

Role Overview

As a Product Manager, Vision & Robotics at UnitX, you will own two of our most important product lines: our software-defined hardware vision products in manufacturing (including end-of-line large field-of-view inspection) across the North America and Europe markets, and our robotics manipulation products. You will partner closely with hardware, software, ML, sales, and customer success teams to turn repetitive factory-floor problems into deployed products running in production 24/7/365. This work runs on real production lines and directly impacts the $15B+ of products inspected through UnitX every year.

What You’ll Do:

• Own vision products (NA & Europe): Drive the software-defined hardware vision products in manufacturing. Including the end-of-line (EOL) large field-of-view (FOV) line. From roadmap through launch and adoption.

• Own robotics manipulation products: Define requirements, set priorities, and drive UnitX's robotics manipulation products in manufacturing from concept to production.

• Translate the factory floor into roadmap: Turn real customer and production-line problems into clear MRDs/PRDs and a prioritized, defensible roadmap.

• Leverage AI to move faster: Use AI tooling for market research, competitive analysis, and accelerating product development and decision-making.

• Partner cross-functionally: Work hand-in-hand with hardware, software, ML, sales, and customer success to ship products that hold up in the messy world of factory automation.

• Be in the field: Travel up to 50% to customer sites across North America and Europe to ground product decisions in real deployments.

• Operate with high agency: Make tradeoffs quickly in an ambiguous, fast-moving environment, and own outcomes end-to-end.

Who You Are:

• 5+ years of product management experience.

• Track record shipping software-hardware-integrated products.

• Proficient in leveraging AI for market research and product development.

• Able to explain tradeoffs, experiments, and decisions clearly to engineers, founders, and customers.

• Comfortable operating in uncertainty and at the pace of an early-stage company.

• Willing to travel up to 50% and to be on-site at our Milpitas HQ five days a week.

• Speak Mandarin fluently.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working on robotics.

• Prior experience as an engineer.

• Exposure to manufacturing, industrial automation, or machine-vision domains.

Why Join UnitX

This role offers the opportunity to accelerate human productivity through robotics in manufacturing. You get to define how a differentiated AI-vision platform enters some of the world’s fastest-growing and most strategically important manufacturing markets. You will work directly with company leadership, influence product and market strategy, and build relationships that can become significant global accounts.

UnitXis proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity, inclusion, and respect, and are committed to building a workplace where everyone can thrive. We make employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities during the application and hiring process. If you require assistance, please contact Human Resources. Requests for accommodation will be treated confidentially and in accordance with applicable laws.

As a safety-sensitive, drug-free workplace, employment with UnitX is contingent upon successful completion of applicable pre-employment screening requirements.