Principal Product Development Engineer

AT&T•Plano, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This position requires office presence of a minimum of 5 days per week and is only located in the location(s) posted. No relocation is offered. What You'll Do: Serve as the senior individual-contributor technical authority who researches, architects, and delivers innovative broadband device solutions—from concept through launch—spanning fiber and fixed-wireless CPE, software platforms/firmware, and associated applications/services. Translate strategic business outcomes into market-competitive, scalable products and accelerate AT&T’s converged device vision across consumer and enterprise markets. Key Responsibilities — Technical Program Management for Device Delivery Own the integrated technical program plan for broadband device delivery (charter, scope, roadmap, milestones, and critical path) spanning research, hardware design, system architecture, platform/software, validation, security, compliance, manufacturing, and channel readiness. Orchestrate all impacted workstreams with clear RACI and dependency mapping; run daily/weekly operating cadences (standups, triage, design/architecture reviews) and drive decision logs across Product, Engineering, Ops, Finance, Care, and Compliance. Establish and govern stage gates (AR, EV, DVT, PVT, Field Trial Entry/Exit, LRG) with measurable entry/exit criteria; maintain traceability from PRD/SRD to acceptance. Lead vendor/partner program execution (silicon, ODM/OEM, software/platform): define SOWs, SLAs, and deliverables; manage NRE, schedules, change control, and cross-vendor integration plans. Manage engineering execution at scale—backlog, release trains, CI/CD build integration, defect burn-down, and risk/issue RAID logs—ensuring delivery to scope, quality, and schedule. Set quality and validation strategy (RF/Wi‑Fi, performance, stability, security, regulatory) with target KPIs and test coverage; ensure gate readiness and factory/acceptance preparedness. Instrument program and product health via dashboards (throughput, latency, stability, FOTA success, security findings, schedule/budget variance, vendor SLA adherence) and provide executive-ready updates and mitigations. Drive proactive risk management and incident response—root cause (5 Whys/FMEA), corrective/preventive actions, and lessons-learned—to protect launch timelines and customer experience. Plan and steward budgets/resources (BOM/cost targets, capex/opex, staffing plans) and negotiate trade-offs to achieve performance, cost, and time-to-market objectives. Lead launch and post-launch lifecycle: field trial design and gating, launch readiness (runbooks, monitoring), and early-life support with telemetry-driven improvements and patch cadence management. What You'll Bring: Broadband device architecture (SoC, RF/antenna, thermal, secure boot, key management). Access & connectivity: Wi‑Fi 6/6E/7, 3GPP for FWA, GPON/XGS‑PON interfacing, QoS/traffic mgmt. Embedded/ SW: Linux/prplOS, BSP, drivers, USP/TR‑069, telemetry, OTA/FOTA, security hardening. Cloud/Services: device-to-cloud APIs, fleet mgmt, analytics/observability, app/service delivery. Smart‑home ecosystems: Matter/Thread/Zigbee/Z‑Wave; converged wireless-broadband experiences.

Requirements

Broadband device architecture (SoC, RF/antenna, thermal, secure boot, key management).
Access & connectivity: Wi‑Fi 6/6E/7, 3GPP for FWA, GPON/XGS‑PON interfacing, QoS/traffic mgmt.
Embedded/ SW: Linux/prplOS, BSP, drivers, USP/TR‑069, telemetry, OTA/FOTA, security hardening.
Cloud/Services: device-to-cloud APIs, fleet mgmt, analytics/observability, app/service delivery.
Smart‑home ecosystems: Matter/Thread/Zigbee/Z‑Wave; converged wireless-broadband experiences.
Bachelor’s degree BS/BA (or equivalent).
7+ years in broadband or wireless CPE product development with end‑to-end ownership and at least 2–3 shipped programs at scale.
Depth in Wi‑Fi, 3GPP/FWA, fiber‑adjacent architectures; embedded Linux/prplOS; security; telemetry; FOTA.
Proven influence in matrixed environments; vendor leadership; KPI‑driven decision making.

Nice To Haves

MS (EE/CS/Telecom) or MBA with strong technical foundation.
Silicon bring‑up, ODM design transfer, factory test, and carrier acceptance experience.
Familiarity with prpl, TR‑369/USP, device analytics; smart‑home/converged integrations.

Responsibilities

Technical Program Management for Device Delivery Own the integrated technical program plan for broadband device delivery (charter, scope, roadmap, milestones, and critical path) spanning research, hardware design, system architecture, platform/software, validation, security, compliance, manufacturing, and channel readiness.
Orchestrate all impacted workstreams with clear RACI and dependency mapping; run daily/weekly operating cadences (standups, triage, design/architecture reviews) and drive decision logs across Product, Engineering, Ops, Finance, Care, and Compliance.
Establish and govern stage gates (AR, EV, DVT, PVT, Field Trial Entry/Exit, LRG) with measurable entry/exit criteria; maintain traceability from PRD/SRD to acceptance.
Lead vendor/partner program execution (silicon, ODM/OEM, software/platform): define SOWs, SLAs, and deliverables; manage NRE, schedules, change control, and cross-vendor integration plans.
Manage engineering execution at scale—backlog, release trains, CI/CD build integration, defect burn-down, and risk/issue RAID logs—ensuring delivery to scope, quality, and schedule.
Set quality and validation strategy (RF/Wi‑Fi, performance, stability, security, regulatory) with target KPIs and test coverage; ensure gate readiness and factory/acceptance preparedness.
Instrument program and product health via dashboards (throughput, latency, stability, FOTA success, security findings, schedule/budget variance, vendor SLA adherence) and provide executive-ready updates and mitigations.
Drive proactive risk management and incident response—root cause (5 Whys/FMEA), corrective/preventive actions, and lessons-learned—to protect launch timelines and customer experience.
Plan and steward budgets/resources (BOM/cost targets, capex/opex, staffing plans) and negotiate trade-offs to achieve performance, cost, and time-to-market objectives.
Lead launch and post-launch lifecycle: field trial design and gating, launch readiness (runbooks, monitoring), and early-life support with telemetry-driven improvements and patch cadence management.

Benefits

Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
401(k) plan
Tuition reimbursement program
Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)
Paid Parental Leave
Paid Caregiver Leave
Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected
Adoption Reimbursement
Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
Life and Accidental Death Insurance
Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal
Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
Extensive employee wellness programs
Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone.