Senior Product Line Manager – Tactical Communications
As our Product Line Manager, you will be part of a product development team predominantly located in Portland, OR. This position requires frequent hands on work with other members of the product development team. You will be responsible for the overall success of the entire PacStar product portfolio and be the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for specific product lines and application areas, such as: tactical communications, edge processing and networking technologies. By intimately understanding the target market needs, solution gaps, and technical requirements, you will be part of a cohesive team to develop and deliver new and innovative solutions to our customers, while focusing on sound business growth.
Location: Portland OR, Hybrid
We Take Care of Our People:
Paid Time Off I 401K with Employer Match and Profit Sharing I Health and Wellness Benefits I Learning and Development Opportunities I Referral Program I Competitive Pay I Recognition I Employee Stock Purchase Plan I Inclusive & Supportive Culture
Your Challenge:
You are a Senior PLM with direct experience associated with rugged compute or networking products used in SWaP constrained environments; strong working knowledge of data processing workflows, compute system architecture (including storage and GPU), and network architecture is highly desirable
Responsible for the commercial success of assigned product lines, overseeing them from inception through market research, design, build, launch, growth, enhancement, and eventual sunset
Ensure that our products and solutions provide market differentiation through features, price, services, support, or other key customer value propositions, resulting in increased market share and revenue growth
Develop and implement strategies for existing and new products and prepare business cases that include ROI models, pricing and profit strategies, drive data-driven forecasts for bookings, revenue, and design wins, while ensuring that a good competitive and differentiated value proposition is offered through competitive, market, and industry research
Work with Engineering leads, CTOs and Marketing teams to define and develop solutions to emerging market needs including feature sets, technical specifications, Design to Cost targets, pricing models, and related activities
Provide Engineering with well-defined feature, cost, and product level requirements and support them during the technical development of products to ensure they meet identified market needs
Oversee product development lifecycles to ensure that Time to Market (TTM), Design to Cost (DTC), development costs, and maximized ROI are maintained throughout the development phase and through ongoing sustaining activities
Manage the ongoing health of product lines through regular sales forecast and design win reviews, margin monitoring and pricing adjustments, and ongoing market driven enhancements to maintain market leadership
Seek out and develop partner relationships to increase the value proposition of our products and the overall solutions offered by Curtiss-Wright
Work with Sales, Business Development, Bids, and Contracts to build customer relationships; negotiate and structure deals and business relationships that support the growth of our product lines and business unit
Provide systems analysis of customer requirements and provide technical and marketing input on solution proposals
Provide Subject Matter Expertise (SME) to customers and sales colleagues with pre-sales technical and application knowledge, and innovative product and application insights
Work with the marketing team, support new product introduction and promotional content creation, develop and maintain product and roadmap presentations, create white papers and media articles, all while driving strong product value propositions
Drive third-party collaborative product development, and support cooperative marketing/sales and business capture activities
Participate in industry working groups to contribute and gain insights to industry open standards evolution and influence industry standards where needed
Other job duties as assigned
What you bring:
A relevant engineering degree, or equivalent experience
10 or more years of relevant experience in Product or Engineering Management, or deeply technical Product Marketing
US citizenship, residence, and either an existing US security clearance or the ability to obtain and maintain security clearance to Secret level within 24 months
Demonstrated ability to understand target market needs and drive the creation of innovative and differentiated products that solve customer challenges and support their success
A good understanding of product, market & marketing strategy development
A working knowledge of technology, system architecture, hardware, software, AI/ML and related support requirements within the Defense and Aerospace markets
Knowledge of embedded computing systems architecture, hardware, software, and application within the military/aerospace industry, including familiarity with some, or all, the following technologies:
Experience with ruggedized product design under MIL-STD-810H or similar
Strong working knowledge of X86 and Arm based systems, including performance and power efficiency characteristics
Strong working knowledge of LAN and WAN, wired and wireless, networking technologies
Familiarity with FPGA and GPU processing and co-processing technologies
Familiarity with Cybersecurity standards, systems design, and implementation
Familiarity with operating systems, Windows, Linux, virtualization and containerization
Must be willing to travel frequently in support of customers, sales and business development, and industry events such as trade shows and industry working groups
Who We Are:
Our Values
Environmental, Social and Governance
Pacific Star Communications, a Curtiss-Wright company, designs, manufactures and integrates hardware and software systems that enable rapid deployment of enterprise-class communications anywhere in the world. Intuitive and wizard-based, IQ-Core Software simplifies setup and enables management of these complex deployed networks by users with limited training. Our systems are used in mission-critical environments including military and disaster recovery - that demand the highest possible levels of quality. Innovation, creativity, and quality are built into our DNA here at PacStar and we look for the same in our employees. In return, we offer a rewarding environment in which our employees can thrive.
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Compliance Statement
This position may require exposure to export-controlled information and subject to additional security screening. In the event information provided during the security screening reveals ineligibility to access export-controlled information, any offer of employment may be reconsidered or withdrawn.
Curtiss-Wright values diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
If you require accommodation due to a disability at any time during the recruitment and/or assessment process, please contact Talent Acquisition and we will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate your request.