Product Engineer

TRIDENT SYSTEMS • Fairfax, VA

23d • Onsite

About The Position

The Product Engineer serves as a technical execution and integration lead within Trident’s Integrated C4ISR Systems (ICS) Business Unit. The role translates product and engineering leadership guidance into coordinated, actionable work across lab-based development efforts, primarily within the Predictive Maintenance & Logistics (PM&L) portfolio. The position helps keep engineering activities aligned and synchronized across one or more product lines and drives day-to-day technical execution, integration planning, and design alignment.

The work emphasizes rapid iteration and practical implementation through clear integration concepts, lightweight design artifacts, and continuous coordination across electrical, mechanical, and software engineering teams. The Product Engineer maintains awareness of ongoing work, reduces ambiguity, and turns high-level direction into discrete tasks that advance business unit priorities. The position supports system integration, prototyping, lab testing, and preparation for demonstrations or field activities as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• At least 5 years of related experience, or at least 3 years with a Master’s degree; 9 or more years of experience may substitute for a bachelor’s degree.
• Experience in systems engineering, product development, or technical integration roles.
• Experience working in lab-based development and integration environments.
• Demonstrated ability to translate high-level technical direction into actionable engineering guidance.
• Proficiency with standard Microsoft tools, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize work, and maintain situational awareness across multiple efforts.
• Strong communication skills across engineering and leadership teams.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working across multiple product lines or technical domains.
• Familiarity with C4ISR systems, tactical communications, and/or vehicle-based platforms.
• Strong understanding of multidisciplinary systems, including hardware, embedded systems, communications, and integration.
• Experience developing conceptual or integration-level designs, such as cable definitions, layouts, and system diagrams.
• Experience supporting rapid prototyping or iterative hardware/software development environments.
• Exposure to system integration, test, and verification processes.
• Experience working in DoD or defense-related programs.
• Familiarity with basic mechanical or electrical design concepts sufficient to communicate integration intent.
• Experience supporting internal lab builds, system bring-up, or integration events.

Responsibilities

• Translate high-level product and engineering guidance into actionable technical direction for lab and engineering personnel.
• Coordinate day-to-day lab activities to align hardware, software, and integration efforts.
• Monitor ongoing development work and proactively identify gaps, conflicts, and integration risks.
• Develop and communicate initial design concepts, including cable assemblies, pinouts, enclosure layouts, and system interconnects, using standard tools such as Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio.
• Provide structured guidance to engineers to support efficient execution of detailed designs and implementations.
• Ensure subsystem integration remains cohesive and aligned with overall architecture intent.
• Support rapid prototyping and iterative development by clarifying requirements and reducing execution ambiguity.
• Collaborate with engineering managers to align technical priorities with available resources and ongoing work.
• Track key development activities and elevate risks or blockers to leadership as needed.
• Document integration approaches, design concepts, and technical decisions in formats usable by engineering teams.
• Participate in design discussions, technical interchange meetings, and internal reviews to ensure alignment.
• Support system bring-up, integration validation, and lab-based testing.
• Assist with preparation for demonstrations or field activities as required.

Benefits

• Health benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Basic life insurance with AD&D.
• Short-term disability and long-term disability coverage.
• Voluntary benefits, including life insurance with AD&D, accident, critical illness, hospital, and pet coverage.
• Spending accounts, including HSA, FSA, and DCFSA.
• Paid time off.
• Holidays.
• 401(k), including automatic company contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Parental, pregnancy, and military leaves.
• Potential annual bonus.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level