Senior Product Manager, Software Defined Radios

TrellisWare Technologies • San Diego, CA

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About The Position

TrellisWare’s Product Management Team is seeking a Senior Product Manager responsible for defining, developing, and marketing tactical wireless networking products. The role owns radio product technical and business performance and works with program management, engineering, business development, production, customers, partners, and suppliers to bring products to market and manage them throughout their life cycle. Products serve military, public safety, and industrial markets. The Product Manager is a key technical interface with customers and promotes TrellisWare’s mobile ad-hoc networking (MANET) products and technologies.

The role also contributes to team cohesion, morale, continuous improvement, and professional development. Applicants must be U.S. citizens. Some positions require a security clearance or the ability to obtain one; applicants accepting a conditional offer may be subject to government security investigations and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, software engineering, or a related field.
• At least 3–5 years of product management experience in a relevant market.
• At least 8 years of overall technical or business experience in a relevant market.
• U.S. citizenship.
• Sound business acumen and commitment to continuous improvement of processes and procedures.
• Strong interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence; ability to collaborate across organizations and lead without authority.
• Ability to mentor and coach junior employees in professional development and process improvement.
• Critical thinking and ability to learn quickly in technical and business domains; capacity for strategic and tactical thinking.
• Familiarity with wireless communication waveform and networking technologies.
• Strong technical understanding of software-defined radio hardware design, including digital processing and RF design.
• Strong understanding of tactical radio systems and accessories.
• Understanding of the competitive SDR market and user experience of SDRs and accessories.
• Experience in SDR and accessory life-cycle management, product cost management, make/buy decisions, and accessory vendor and supplier management.
• Ability to explain complex technical information accurately and understandably to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong presentation and verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to collect and synthesize information from domain experts, including external customers and internal experts.
• Strong understanding of requirements management and risk management.
• Ability to work independently, show initiative, and interact with technical and business teams.
• Strong documentation skills and proficiency with PC office applications.
• Proactive work ethic, prioritization skills, sound judgment, analytical problem-solving, effective execution, and decision-making.
• Ability to champion change and promote innovation.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree or higher.
• Strong product development background in wireless communication hardware.

Responsibilities

• Gather and synthesize information from customers, partners, competitors, engineering, business development, and other internal organizations to inform product concepts and planning.
• Analyze markets for current and future products and technologies.
• Develop and refine product strategy, positioning, roadmaps, and supporting business cases.
• Evaluate technical and business trade-offs among product concepts and features.
• Develop and manage executable product requirements based on product strategy and roadmap.
• Define product price targets using market analysis and product positioning.
• Own radio products’ technical and business performance.
• Coordinate with program management, engineering, business development, and production teams to support successful product development and release.
• Ensure products meet functionality, performance, manufacturability, reliability, marketability, cost, and sustainability criteria.
• Perform product life-cycle management, including SDRs and accessories.
• Support business development in marketing products and technologies to potential customers and markets.
• Serve as a technical interface and technology evangelist for customers, promoting MANET products and technologies.
• Understand customer and market needs and develop appropriate product solutions.
• Support product-related bid and proposal efforts; write whitepapers and proposals.
• Build relationships with team members based on trust and respect, and contribute to team cohesion, morale, and talent development.

What This Job Offers

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