Product Engineer

Ametek, Inc. • Huntsville, AL

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About The Position

The Product Engineer is responsible for the technical execution of rugged embedded computing products throughout their lifecycle, from concept through qualification, production, and sustainment. Depending on program assignment, the engineer may serve as the primary technical design lead or the primary verification and qualification lead while remaining engaged across the full product lifecycle. The role combines systems thinking, engineering execution, technical leadership, problem-solving, and customer interaction.

Product Engineers develop and refine technical solutions, translate customer and product requirements into practical and manufacturable designs, support product architecture and technical decisions, and lead hardware integration, bring-up, troubleshooting, and system validation. They develop test strategies, support verification and qualification, participate in design reviews and customer interactions, and collaborate with cross-functional engineering and program teams. The role also supports environmental qualification, risk management, production transition, sustaining engineering, lifecycle management, and coordination with suppliers and external engineering partners. Jira and Microsoft Project are used to support engineering execution and program visibility.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience developing, integrating, testing, or troubleshooting complex electronic systems.
• Understanding of embedded computing architectures and electronic hardware.
• Ability to troubleshoot hardware, firmware, and software interactions.
• Ability to interpret technical requirements and develop practical solutions.
• Experience working within cross-functional engineering teams.
• Strong communication and technical documentation skills.
• Demonstrated ownership, initiative, and sound engineering judgment.
• Ability and willingness to use AI tools to improve productivity, decision making, work quality, and cost efficiency; identify appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with rugged embedded computing systems.
• Experience with VPX, OpenVPX, SOSA, or similar modular architectures.
• Experience with GPUs, FPGAs, high-speed digital interfaces, networking, or storage technologies.
• Experience with environmental qualification testing.
• Experience with manufacturing transition and production support.
• Experience with Microsoft Project and Jira.
• Experience with schematic capture or PCB layout tools.
• Experience working with aerospace or defense customers.
• Familiarity with AS9100 development environments and configuration management practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop and refine technical solutions for rugged embedded computing products.
• Translate customer and product requirements into practical, manufacturable designs.
• Support product architecture development and technical decision making.
• Lead hardware integration, bring-up, troubleshooting, and system validation activities.
• Develop test strategies and support product verification and qualification testing.
• Participate in design reviews and technical customer interactions.
• Collaborate with embedded software, test software, electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, and quality teams.
• Support environmental qualification activities, including thermal, vibration, and environmental testing.
• Manage technical risk and drive issues to resolution.
• Support production transition, sustaining engineering, and lifecycle management activities.
• Use Jira and Microsoft Project to support engineering execution and program visibility.
• Coordinate technical activities with suppliers and external engineering partners when required.

Benefits

• Opportunities to work across the complete product lifecycle.
• Technical variety across hardware, software, integration, qualification, production, and customer-facing activities.
• Work on computing platforms for demanding aerospace, defense, and mission-critical applications.
• Opportunities to develop broad technical expertise alongside experienced engineers, subject matter experts, and technical leaders.
• Collaborative engineering environment involving electrical, software, mechanical, manufacturing, quality, and program teams.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time