Principal Product Engineer

Job Description & Responsibilities

We are looking for a Principal Product Engineer who will be responsible for leading research and development of new products, leading improvements existing products and overall systems solutions. This role will play a critical role developing Wave Relay Product solutions with our DOD customers.

The Principal Product Engineer will identify customer needs through face-to-face interaction and play a critical role in developing the product solution. The Principal Product Engineer will operate out of our New York City headquarters and manage projects involving a variety of functions with both on-site and remote teams.

• Managing, deriving, and capturing Product/Program requirements including mechanical and electrical interface design specifications, component requirements, and functional block diagrams
• Supporting software and hardware testing
• Supporting and facilitating engineering projects including new product/solution development, product changes, and customer integration
• Leading engineering projects including new product/solution development, product changes, and customer integration
• Supporting the change management process to ensure all required actions have been completed and that communication to key stakeholders is maintained
• Ensuring quality documentation is updated/created as required, including technical manuals
• Providing support and delivering solutions for rapid development projects
• Modifying and updating requirements documents
• Coodinating preparation of design drawings including updates

Position Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer science or related field; at least 10 years working as a Product Designer demonstrating powerful design thinking in both interaction and experience design; Defense Project Management Experience interfacing directly with customers for networking architecture solutions and product integration solutions; Proven understanding of the end-to-end design process, including research, prototyping, usability testing; Experience with complex systems development, evaluation and requirements capture; Experience with electrical and mechanical interface requirements; Experience in risk analysis and progress reporting; Must be willing to travel up to 10% of the time; Must have a United States security clearance or the ability to obtain a United States security clearance
• Preferred Qualifications: 15+ years of systems engineering and networking experience; 5 years of systems engineering and networking experience; Experience with Embedded Linux; Knowledge of audio/video encoder/decoders and interfaces; Experience in electromagnetic capability (EMC) testing and design; Knowledge of military certification/qualification testing; Experience with enclosure/packaging design for hardware

Pay & Benefits

The base pay for this role can vary from $190,000 to $230,000 a year based on individual qualifications. Eligibility for yearly discretionary bonus. Persistent Systems, LLC offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance; paid time off (sick time and vacation time); flexible spending accounts; 401(k) plan with company match; fitness membership reimbursement; tuition assistance; mental health benefits; and pet discounts.