Senior Product Manager
Micas Networks
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Description
Company Description
Micas Networks is a leading open networking company focused on accelerating data delivery. Catering to the needs of enterprise and cloud data centers as well as hyperscalers, the company’s full portfolio of open networking products including whitebox – bare metal switches, supports various operating systems, including SONiC. Micas also offers comprehensive data center networking switch development services and custom options, leveraging R&D, engineering, and supply chain management expertise along with high-quality and capacity manufacturing capabilities. Micas is set to transform the next-generation Al networking. Our mission is to accelerate our customers' adoption of disaggregated, Al enabling networks. We are committed to innovation, putting our customers first, and operational excellence. We leverage world class partnerships and open-source software to deliver solutions that are both leading-edge and cost-effective.
Job Description
Position Overview
Micas is seeking an experienced Senior Product Manager for data center switching hardware.
This role owns the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for high-performance Ethernet switches used in AI clusters and modern data centers. The position focuses on Broadcom-based switch platforms, CPO architectures, and advanced thermal, power, and liquid-cooling designs, ensuring products meet customer, market, and compliance requirements.
Key Responsibilities
Product Line Strategy
Define and own the long-term vision, strategy, and roadmap for Micas data center switch platforms (e.g., 400G/800G/1.6T). Ensure alignment with business goals, AI and cloud workloads, and hyperscaler requirements. Track product performance, cost, and adoption, and adjust strategy as needed.
Market and Customer Analysis
Analyze data center trends including AI fabrics, scale-out networking, CPO adoption, liquid cooling, and power density growth. Translate customer needs from hyperscalers, CSPs, and OEM partners into clear product requirements and competitive positioning.
Hardware and System Competitiveness
Ensure strong competitiveness across performance, power efficiency, thermal design, reliability, and cost. Drive decisions around Broadcom ASIC selection, port configurations, optics/CPO integration, and system architecture.
CPO, Power, and Thermal Leadership
Own product direction for Co-Packaged Optics (CPO), including OE/RLM management, CMIS alignment, and port-to-engine mapping. Partner with hardware teams on liquid cooling, airflow fallback, power delivery, and thermal margin design for high-power ASIC systems.
Hardware Compliance and Quality
Ensure products meet industry standards and compliance (NEBS, IEC, CE, FCC, RoHS, Telcordia, reliability and stress testing). Work closely with validation teams to drive EVT/DVT/PVT readiness and field reliability.
Cross-Functional Execution
Work closely with ASIC, hardware, firmware, thermal, mechanical, manufacturing, supply chain, marketing, and sales teams to ensure successful product delivery from concept to mass production and customer deployment.
Requirements
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related fields
- 5+ years of product management experience in networking hardware or data center infrastructure
- Strong understanding of Ethernet data center switches, Broadcom ASICs, and switch system architecture
- Working knowledge of CPO, optical modules, CMIS, power delivery, thermal design, and liquid cooling
- Experience with hardware lifecycle management (EVT/DVT/PVT, compliance, manufacturing ramp)
- Strong strategic thinking, execution skills, and ability to work across global engineering teams
- Excellent communication skills with both technical and business stakeholders
About this role
Micas Networks is looking for a Senior Product Manager to lead the product strategy and execution for its data center switching hardware portfolio, with particular focus on high-performance Ethernet switches designed for AI clusters and hyperscaler environments. This role owns the full product vision and roadmap across platforms ranging from 400G to 1.6T, including decisions around Broadcom ASIC selection, Co-Packaged Optics integration, and advanced thermal and power delivery architectures. You'll translate market trends—AI fabric adoption, liquid cooling, power density growth—and direct customer needs into concrete product requirements and competitive positioning.
The work spans the complete hardware lifecycle, from strategic planning through mass production and field deployment. You'll partner closely with ASIC, hardware, firmware, thermal, and manufacturing teams while ensuring products meet industry compliance standards and reliability benchmarks. A significant portion of the role involves owning CPO direction, power and thermal design decisions, and driving EVT/DVT/PVT readiness alongside validation teams.
This position requires a degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science, plus at least five years of product management experience in networking hardware or data center infrastructure. You'll need strong technical depth in Ethernet switches, Broadcom ASICs, optical modules, and power/thermal systems, combined with the strategic thinking and cross-functional execution skills to move products from concept to customer deployment. The role is based in San Jose and requires in-office presence.
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