Senior Product Line Manager at AIRGAIN INC – San Diego, California

About Us:

Airgain is a premier provider of wireless connectivity solutions, offering a range of embedded components, external antennas, and integrated systems worldwide. We streamline wireless connectivity across devices and markets, with a focus on solving complex connectivity challenges, expediting time to market, and optimizing wireless signals. Our mission is to connect the world through optimized, integrated wireless solutions. Our product portfolio focuses on three key markets: enterprise, consumer, and automotive. Airgain is headquartered in San Diego, California and maintains design and test centers in the U.S., U.K., and China.

About The Team:

At Airgain, “We Simplify Wireless” is not only our tagline, but our creed and passion. A fast-moving technology company, Airgain sets the very pulse of the wireless connectivity industry, giving our unwavering focus on bringing innovative solutions to market, providing new pathways, insights and products that solve complex RF engineering problems. Our team is comprised of the industry’s most talented, driven, experienced and entrepreneurial innovators and leaders in wireless connectivity. And if that is something that resonates, well then … we would love an opportunity to speak with you.

Summary:

We are seeking a Senior Product Manager to join our Product Management team and take charge of the Lighthouse Smart Network Controlled Repeater (NCR) product line. In this role, the Senior Product Manager will not work in isolation and will be a key contributor to the broader product strategy, working alongside other product leaders to align our cellular wireless network infrastructure offerings with company-wide growth goals.

This position will be responsible for driving the roadmap for Airgain’s Lighthouse Product Line, positioning it as a disruptive alternative to traditional cellular infrastructure. The Senior Product Manager will be required to leverage their experience from the network infrastructure ecosystem to define requirements and strategy to displace legacy DAS. repeater and small cell solutions, ensuring Airgain remains at the forefront of the market.

Essential Function:

Product Strategy & Roadmap

• Lead Roadmap Definition: Drive the creation and execution of a multi-year product roadmap for the Lighthouse product line, covering hardware, firmware, software, and cloud capabilities.
• Strategic Planning: Collaborate with the Product Management team to ensure the Lighthouse roadmap aligns with the broader portfolio strategy and addresses critical market gaps in the cellular infrastructure space.
• Lifecycle Management: Manage the product offering through its entire lifecycle, from concept and definition to end-of-life, ensuring profitability and market relevance.

Market Intelligence & Ecosystem Strategy

• Competitive Analysis: Conduct deep analysis of the cellular wireless network infrastructure landscape, benchmarking against incumbent DAS, small cell, and repeater solutions to identify threats and opportunities.
• Market Requirements:Define and document Market Requirements Documents (MRDs) and Product Requirements Documents (PRDs) based on feedback from Tier-1 Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), neutral host providers, and enterprise customers.
  • Positioning & Messaging: Define and execute a positioning strategy that establishes a clear competitive advantage in the market, translating technical features into business value for carriers and enterprise customers.
  • Strategic Partnerships: Cultivate and leverage strategic relationships with the wider ecosystem—including Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), third-party technology partners, and infrastructure providers—to align product roadmaps, secure certifications, and ensure seamless market integration.

Cross-Functional Team Collaboration

• Go-to-Market Execution:Collaborate with Marketing and Sales to develop launch plans, training content, and sales tools that articulate the technical and economic benefits of the Airgain solution.
  • Engineering Alignment: Serve as the primary voice of the customer within the engineering and operations teams, translating market needs into detailed product requirements.
  • Project Leadership: Facilitate cross-functional teams to ensure products are delivered on time, within budget, and to quality expectations.
  • Product Performance: Establish KPIs and track product performance to drive improvements and next-gen designs.

Requirements/Qualifications:

Experience

• 7+ years of experience in product management, product marketing, or a related role within the cellular wireless network infrastructure industry.
• Target Background: Experience managing In-Building Wireless (IBW), Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS), Cellular base station, or RF Repeater product lines is highly preferred.
• Proven track record of driving product roadmaps for complex hardware products with significant RF Hardware and software components.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, or a business-related field.

Skills

• Deep familiarity with infrastructure deployment models (Indoor, Outdoor, Venue) and the associated cost structures and technical challenges.
• Strong understanding of cellular technologies (5G NR, 4G LTE) and RF fundamentals.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills for both technical and business audiences.
• Strong project management and cross-functional leadership abilities, with a history of working successfully in team environments.

Other:

• Domestic and international travel required (up to 30%).
• Must have or be able to obtain a valid passport.

Benefits available to Regular Full Time Employees:

• Medical/Dental/Vision
• 401K Match
• ESPP
• Life & Disability Insurance
• Vacation and Sick Leave
• Flexible hours

Compensation:

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $125,000 to $135,000 + target annual bonus.

Our salary ranges are determined by several factors, including but not limited to the role, location, job-related skills, relevant education, experience and training.

The range displayed on each job posting reflects the target range for new hire base salary for the position across all US locations and varies by the location of the position.

Our Talent team member can share more about our salary ranges and other benefits of working at Airgain which are not included in the posted base salary range.