Product Owner – Configurable Logic/ FPGA

RTX•Huntsville, AL

13d•$86,800 - $165,200•Onsite

About The Position

The Product Owner will lead the development and lifecycle strategy for configurable logic products across the Electrical Engineering organization. The role defines and prioritizes product features, collaborates with cross-functional stakeholders, and ensures delivery of high-quality, mission-critical configurable logic solutions that meet customer, program, and enterprise needs. It requires familiarity with FPGA development flows, hardware/software interactions, and constraints associated with configurable logic in embedded and system-level architectures. The Effector Subsystems Products department develops electronics for weapon system products and is responsible for the architecture, design, and documentation of deliverable FPGA embedded processing. This position is onsite in Huntsville, Alabama, and is eligible for relocation assistance. An active and existing DoD Secret clearance is required after day one, and U.S. citizenship is required because the role requires the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM), typically, and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience.
At least 5 years of experience in FPGA design, verification, configurable logic development, or embedded hardware engineering.
Experience working in Agile development environments or serving as a product owner, scrum master, or equivalent.
Experience with FPGA architectures, tool flows such as Vivado, Quartus, or Libero, constraints, and hardware/software integration.
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required.
Active and existing DoD Secret clearance required after day one.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
Experience with DO-254, aerospace/defense design standards, or safety- and mission-critical hardware development processes.
Hands-on experience with system-on-chip (SoC) FPGA architectures, partial reconfiguration, or advanced synthesis techniques.
Familiarity with Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar agile lifecycle management tools.
Experience contributing to product strategy, roadmaps, or multi-release planning in a technical hardware environment.
Strong communication skills and ability to translate complex technical content into business-relevant decisions.
Ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams and manage priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Active Secret Clearance.

Responsibilities

Define and communicate the long-term product vision and roadmap for FPGA and configurable logic solutions across multiple programs.
Partner with senior engineering leaders, program managers, and customers to establish product strategy aligned with business priorities.
Prioritize features and product increments based on value, risk, cost, and alignment with enterprise strategy.
Drive multi-release planning, cross-team alignment, and resource forecasting for strategic development activities.
Lead stakeholder engagement to balance competing needs across systems engineering, hardware, software, and leadership organizations.
Oversee product lifecycle management, including technology refresh, obsolescence strategies, reuse strategy, and long-term sustainment planning.
Facilitate data-driven decision-making using metrics, performance analysis, and business case justification.
Champion organizational improvements, best practices, and digital transformation efforts within configurable logic development workflows.