Ohalo · 3 hours ago
Senior Product Manager - Industrial Systems & Automation
South San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$140K/yr - $180K/yr
5+ years expOhalo is building the 'factory of the future' for biology, and they are seeking a Senior Product Manager for Industrial Systems who thrives on physical constraints. The role involves integrating hardware, robotics, and operational software into greenhouses and lab production facilities while managing complex orchestration problems in industrial-scale automation.
AgricultureBiotechnologyGenetics
No H1B
Responsibilities
Architect the Physical-Digital Loop: Own the product vision for how integrated hardware/software platforms work together to manage plant movement, sorting, and processing
Design for Scale: Work with Engineers to identify bottlenecks in our production lines and build the software and hardware/automation solutions to break them
Live in the Field/Factory: Spend time in the greenhouse and on the production floor; your best insights will come from watching a robot struggle with a specific plant geometry
Manage Multi-Disciplinary Trade-offs: Negotiate the 'grey area' between mechanical hardware, electrical sensors, and software logic
Deliver Solutions, Not Just Features: Identify where a simple manual process is superior to a complex automated one-and vice versa
Focus on Uptime and UX: Your products must be reliable, safe, and intuitive for the operators who use them every day both from a digital and physical perspective
End-to-End Ownership: You own the outcome-from the first 'napkin sketch' of a sorting workflow to its full-scale deployment in a commercial facility
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
5–8+ years of product management experience in robotics, automotive, aerospace, or advanced manufacturing (e.g., Tesla, SpaceX, Rivian, Amazon Robotics)
Proven experience building or scaling industrial orchestration systems (e.g., modern MES, WMS, or Fleet Management) that bridge the gap between high-level logic and physical execution
Ability to make fast, high-stakes trade-offs in an environment where 'reverting a deploy' isn't always an option
Willingness to get your hands dirty, troubleshoot hardware in the field, and work alongside technicians
Preferred
Experience with computer vision in a manufacturing context
Background in agricultural automation or related high throughput production line (automated greenhouses, sorting, or irrigation)
Experience with 'Digital Twin' modeling and optimizing for industrial facilities
Experience scaling a physical operation from R&D to high-volume commercial production
Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, or PMP certifications a plus
Company
Ohalo
To support a growing population efficiently, we need to shrink the land, water and energy footprint of our crops.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$40M2024-01-25Series Unknown· $40M
Leadership Team
David Friedberg
Chief Executive Officer
Judson Ward
Founder and Chief Technology Officer
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