Product Manager – Infrared Technologies

About the role As a Product Manager at IRnova, you will play a key role in shaping the future of our infrared photodetector products for defence, space and industry. You’ll translate market insights and customer needs into a clear product vision, strategy, and roadmap that guide development and ensure alignment with business goals. This role is at the intersection of technology, manufacturing, and market strategy — making you the owner of both the big picture and the fine details of product delivery.
What you’ll do You will drive the full product lifecycle, from strategy and planning to production, delivery, and retirement. Your responsibilities include:
Product Strategy & Market Insight

Define and maintain product vision, strategy, and roadmap in line with company goals and will actively be part of both defining and analysing together with the management team.


Analyze market trends and customer needs to identify new opportunities and set strategic goals


Propose and prepare business cases for new products or changes to existing ones


Stay on top of technology and market developments to keep our products competitive



Product Ownership & Delivery

Act as the internal customer for product development projects


Manage product lifecycle, including new product introductions and retirements


Initiate product changes through the Product Roadmap Group


Ensure all external product documentation and specifications (manuals, drawings, datasheets, etc.) are accurate and up to date



Production & Quality Responsibility

Be the driving force that makes sure yields and costs are maintained or improved, and initiate and follow up on activities to make sure this is achieved


React to production issues and coordinate corrective actions


Be the expert on expected product performance in final test, ensuring test procedures are correct and parameters are properly tracked


Follow performance statistics and act on deviations


Take responsibility for product deliveries, ensuring quality and conformance to specifications


Handle deviations from standard deliveries with professionalism and clarity



What we’re looking for
· Degree in Physics, Electronics Engineering, IE or a related discipline

1-3 years of experience in Product Management from a technical manufacturing environment, but graduates with relevant backgrounds are also welcome to apply.


Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate insights into clear strategies


Excellent collaboration and communication skills across technical and commercial teams


A structured and detail-oriented approach, balanced with strategic vision


Experience in quality management, production follow-up, or product lifecycle management is a plus



What you get at IRnova The position will offer you a dynamic and challenging, yet friendly and fun, environment that will present numerous opportunities to discover your potential through training and development. At IRnova, you will work in the Electrum Laboratory in Kista, a state-of-the-art facility that contributes to making the time from groundbreaking scientific results to fully featured commercial products surprisingly short. The recent success of its latest released products means it’s time to get new hands on-board for the coming expansion.
As an employee at IRnova, you will have access to their benefits package, which includes among other things, 30 vacation days, pension plan ITP and health care benefits. There is also an incentive employee stock options plan, where all employees get the opportunity to invest in the company and benefit from the growth ahead.

Your future employer IRnova is part of a handful of companies in the world capable of producing cooled infrared detectors. These devices, relying on the fascinating principles of quantum physics, serve both the defence and industrial markets, with applications ranging from tank sights and anti-air systems to search and rescue and optical gas imaging. An increasingly important market is space, where IRnova’s world-leading T2SL technology can be used in the extended shortwave region for Earth observation from satellites.

Your Application:
Does this sound like something for you? We look forward to receiving your application as soon as possible – the final application deadline is May 31, 2026, but we review applications and conduct interviews on an ongoing basis, and the positions may be filled before then. In this recruitment process, IRnova is collaborating with Thalamus. The responsible recruiters are Eva Baumgartner, who can be reached at +46 70-593 65 20 or eva.baumgartner@thalamus.se, and Camilla Molander at +46 70 307 12 50, camilla.molander@thalamus.se
Please submit your application no later than May 31, 2026. Selection and interviews are conducted continuously. We look forward to getting to know you!
We hope to see you in the interview room soon!