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# Technical Software Product Manager - Power/Performance and On-Device Experiences in , United States

- **Company:** Energy Jobline
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $147,050.0 - $230,850.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computer-Aided Design, Microsoft Windows, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Software Applications, Computer Engineering, Daemon Tools, Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack, Dynamic Random-Access Memory, Firmware, Human-Computer Interaction, Machine Learning, Software Tools, Windows Desktop, Reinforcement Learning, Information Technology, ONNX (Open Neural Network Exchange) Format, Virtual Agents
- **Published:** September 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.energyjobline.com/job/technical-software-product-manager-power-performance-and-device-experiences-united-states-3

## About the Role

Education: Bachelor's degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent.
Product Experience: Minimum 5 years shipping consumer or enterprise desktop software.
Domain Expertise: Proven track record with Windows system utilities or performance apps.
AI Background: Practical experience deploying on-device ML models or small models (SLMs).
Systems Knowledge: Solid understanding of OS thread scheduling, background daemons, and RAM management.
Qualifications:
Experience designing software that interacts directly with OEM firmware or driver APIs.
Familiarity with cross-platform desktop frameworks or Windows desktop development.
Direct experience leveraging DirectML, ONNX Runtime, or Windows Copilot Runtime frameworks.
Background in building system tools for PC gaming performance or creator workflows.

## Description

Define the product vision and multi-year roadmap for the desktop optimization suite.
Translate complex silicon telemetry into intuitive, actionable user interface dashboards.
Design seamless user workflows for switching between automated AI tuning and manual control.
Establish application success metrics for active user engagement and churn reduction.
AI Agent & Feature Execution
Write comprehensive Product Requirement Documents (PRDs) for local machine learning models.
Specify reinforcement learning rewards that maximize hardware efficiency without lagging.
Define the triggers for AI agents to proactively recommend background app hibernation.
Ensure local on-device inference executes with zero audible fan noise or thermal throttling.
Performance & Telemetry Validation
Prioritize engineering backlogs for real-time application-sensing telemetry pipelines.
Collaborate with QA to validate battery-saving metrics across diverse hardware form factors.
Monitor application footprint to guarantee the software itself uses minimal CPU, GPU, NPU and DRAM.
Manage user data privacy guardrails for all local profiling and behavioral analytics.


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