Full-Time

Product Manager

Ocean Optics

Ocean Optics

51-200 employees

Manufactures portable spectrometers and sensing solutions

No salary listed

Pittsburgh, PA, USA

In Person

Bachelor's, Master's, MBA

Category
Product (1)
Required Skills
Microsoft Office
Product Management
Figma
JIRA
Confluence
Data Analysis

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Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree in engineering, business, marketing, or a related field is required.
  • Demonstrated experience managing technical product portfolios or product lines is required.
  • Strong strategic thinking and analytical decision-making skills are required.
  • Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives is required.
  • Experience working with technical teams and commercial organizations locally and globally is required.
  • Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Figma, Confluence, Jira, Wrike, and Miro is required.
  • The role requires a portfolio mindset with strong business ownership orientation.
  • The role requires strategic vision combined with execution discipline.
  • The role requires technical fluency and customer empathy.
  • The role requires influence without authority.
  • The role requires clear communication and persuasive presentation.
  • The role requires data-driven decision-making.
Responsibilities
  • Define and maintain the IDGS product portfolio strategy aligned with corporate growth priorities.
  • Establish and continuously refine multi-year product roadmaps.
  • Evaluate portfolio performance and recommend investments, enhancements, repositioning, or end-of-life decisions.
  • Identify whitespace opportunities and prioritize development initiatives based on market attractiveness and strategic fit.
  • Lead segmentation analysis to identify target verticals, customer profiles, and growth opportunities.
  • Monitor the competitive landscape, pricing dynamics, and technology trends.
  • Translate market insights into actionable product strategies and development priorities.
  • Own product requirements definition and ensure alignment between market needs and engineering execution.
  • Drive cross-functional product development processes from concept through commercialization.
  • Lead business case development, including return on investment, cost targets, and positioning strategy.
  • Ensure solutions meet performance, regulatory, and customer usability expectations.
  • Oversee ongoing product performance, including pricing strategy, cost optimization, and feature evolution.
  • Coordinate product updates, revisions, certifications, and sustaining engineering priorities.
  • Maintain portfolio relevance through continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Partner with sales and marketing to ensure effective positioning, messaging, and launch execution.
  • Equip commercial teams with tools, training, and insights needed to win in target markets.
  • Evaluate launch effectiveness and adjust strategies based on field feedback and performance metrics.
  • Act as the portfolio's internal champion, aligning stakeholders around strategic priorities.
  • Provide direction to engineering, operations, and marketing communications teams to ensure cohesive execution.
  • Facilitate decision-making by balancing technical feasibility, business value, and customer impact.
Desired Qualifications
  • An MBA or technical graduate degree is preferred.

Ocean Optics makes compact spectroscopy hardware and related optical sensing tools. Its flagship products are miniature, portable spectrometers used to measure light across wavelengths for scientists and engineers in fields like chemical analysis, environmental monitoring, and industrial sensing. The devices work by detecting light that passes through or reflects from a sample and translating it into a spectrum—the distribution of light by wavelength—using optical components and a small detector. The company differentiates itself with a modular approach and small, affordable spectrometers that can be integrated into custom systems or handheld devices, enabling researchers to build compact spectroscopic tools rather than relying on large, expensive lab equipment. Ocean Optics' goal is to broaden access to spectral data by providing versatile, scalable sensing solutions that allow users to deploy spectroscopy across a wide range of applications and environments.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Dunedin, Florida

Founded

1989

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What believers are saying

  • Halma reported 8% photonics organic revenue growth in FY26, lifting Ocean Optics demand.
  • Ocean Optics added 2026 conference booths across Europe, Asia, and North America.
  • Bioz engagement rose in 2025, improving citation visibility and lead generation.

What critics are saying

  • Avantes and Hamamatsu pressure pricing and performance in compact spectroscopy markets.
  • Moxchange LLC v. Ocean Optics, Inc. remains an active legal distraction and cost.
  • Distributor dependence on Edmund Optics can weaken direct customer control by 2027.

What makes Ocean Optics unique

  • Ocean Optics invented miniature spectroscopy and still sells modular instruments globally.
  • Halma backed Ocean Optics since 2004, supplying capital, distribution, and operational stability.
  • The Edmund Optics marketplace partnership, announced September 22, 2025, widens customer access.

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Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-2%

1 year growth

-1%

2 year growth

1%
Ocean Optics
Aug 12th, 2025
Ocean Optics Partners with Edmund Optics for Global Distribution

ORLANDO, Fla. - (August 14, 2025) - Ocean Optics, a pioneer in modular spectroscopy and a trusted name in optical sensing, is proud to announce a new Supplier Partner relationship with Edmund Optics.

Ocean Optics
Jun 23rd, 2025
Ocean Optics Launches Bioz Tool

To further enhance visibility and engagement, Ocean Optics has also added a Bioz Homepage Banner, ensuring that visitors immediately discover the powerful citation management capabilities available on its website.

EIN News
Sep 8th, 2023
Ocean Insight Announces Richard Curran as New President

Ocean Insight announces Richard Curran as new president.

Ocean Insight
Jun 22nd, 2023
Women in Engineering Day 2023

Ocean Insight has been named the Best Place to Work in both Central Florida and New York state.

Ocean Insight
May 3rd, 2023
Press Release: New Ocean SR series

Orlando, Florida, USA (May 4, 2023) – Ocean Optics, a brand of Ocean Insight, introduces compact, versatile Ocean SR series spectrometers distinguished by their rapid spectral acquisition speed and high signal to noise ratio (SNR) performance.