Product Systems Engineer

About the role

The Engineering Team at TrellisWare is seeking a hybrid Product Systems Engineer. This role involves system designs, implementation support, and oversight of system-level products from concept to manufacturing, software release, and customer support.

Responsibilities

• Work with Business Development and Product Management to identify product and program requirements and features.
• Lead system design/architecture development for complex communications systems across RF, PHY, MAC, Networking, and Application layers.
• Decompose system requirements into subsystem requirements for efficient implementation in hardware, FPGA, DSP, and microprocessor-based subsystems.
• Work with HW and manufacturing teams to define manufacturing test and calibration requirements and identify critical process parameters.
• Ensure system level designs support secure, reliable, and low-maintenance, user-friendly operation.
• Work with program management and engineering leads to define overall implementation milestones and associated schedules and budgets. Provide timely and accurate status of product implementation against plan.
• Work closely with subsystem leads to ensure that requirements are understood, well communicated, and complete. Support detailed design questions from developers throughout implementation.
• Work with system test leadership to develop an integration and validation strategy to efficiently verify system-level product requirements as development progresses.
• Continuously identify implementation risks and issues and work with subsystem leads to prioritize work to minimize project impacts.
• Support system-level debug efforts to resolve complex issues efficiently.
• Oversee manufacturing ramp and monitor critical production data to ensure quality requirements are being met.
• Oversee software product validation to ensure requirements are being met.
• Provide technical ownership and support to assigned company products.
• Provide hands-on technical support to business team and customer for product trials and demonstrations.
• Lead demonstrations of emerging products and technologies throughout the product development process, from proof-of-concept to final product.
• Stay current on leading communication system technologies and best-in-industry practices.
• Author and present technical white papers at customer and industry events to further TrellisWare's reputation as a communications systems leader.
• Act as a resource/expert for specific competencies and provide mentoring, review, and direction to other engineering staff.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field of study required. Master's degree or higher preferred.
• Minimum of two years' experience with a broad multidisciplinary technical background required. Industry work experience desired, but not required.
• Practical experience with military or commercial wireless products - Examples: Commercial (GSM, CDMA, LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc.), Military (SRW, WNW, MUOS, Link-16, etc.).
• Strong experience in HW/SW product integration, debug, verification, and validation.
• Familiarity with HW, SW, Product Test, and/or Manufacturing disciplines.
• Familiarity with RF systems.
• Familiarity with digital modem function.
• Familiarity with MAC/Networking protocol.
• Familiarity with Digital HW.
• Familiarity with embedded, real-time firmware development.
• Familiarity with security algorithms and implementation.
• Ability to abstract complex, technical concepts and communicate them in a clear, relevant, complete manner to others.
• Able to work independently, demonstrate initiative and interact with a variety of engineering development teams.
• Strong collaborative drive and interpersonal skills.
• Strong initiative, proactive work ethic and prioritization skills.
• Trustworthy judgement and analytical problem-solving skills.
• Effective execution and decision-making skills.
• Champion of change and promotes innovation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Residency