Job Description:

Mercury Systems seeks a Principal Product Manager for its Embedded Product Line located in Andover, MA. As a product manager you will collaborate to deliver leading edge, advanced processing solutions designed for mission-critical applications in defense, aerospace and industrial sectors.

The successful candidate will be a driving force helping to evolve our existing product line based upon inputs from a variety of sources (e.g., within the company, from suppliers/vendors, or from customers in the field). This role will manage product lifecycles working in tandem with fellow product managers and cross-functional teams to drive revenues for new and legacy product programs throughout their entire product life cycle.

Mercury resides at the intersection of high-tech and defense. Focused on accelerating innovations that matter to the aerospace, defense, and space sectors, we leverage our longstanding strategic partnerships to access the latest in commercial technologies to design, manufacture, test, and deliver advanced processing solutions. Our products operate in the harshest environments based on a challenging system design specification, that require high reliability.

 

Job Responsibilities:

Represent business unit as the ambassador for Embedded computing products, which support mission-critical applications in the defense, aerospace and industrial sectors. Gain early insight into opportunities and market direction by building relationships with business and thought leaders at key customers. Monitor industry, technology and competitive trends to position us to win in our chosen markets. Develop and execute product and technology roadmaps. Develop and execute product launch and marketing strategies. Solicit and respond to government and customer BAAs, RFIs, RFPs and RFQs. Meet and beat product line revenue and bookings objectives. Aggressively grow product line revenue and profit year over year. Where needed, ensure that FARS and DFARS regulations are followed. Manage the product lifecycle from concept to end of life. Drive sales and marketing collateral generation.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or related field. 7+ years direct product management or related experience. Experience with embedded systems especially in high performance computing environments. Familiarity with open architectures and experiences with ruggedized hardware, security and real-time data processing. US Citizen with active secret clearance or the ability to obtain one.

Preferred Qualifications:

Master's Degree (MBA or MS Management, MS Logistics or Supply Chain).  Familiarity with open architectures and experiences with ruggedized hardware, security and real-time data processing. A track record of successfully winning bids and launching products into the aerospace and defense markets. Experience with Defense or Government contracts and demonstrated success developing relationships with external customers. Ability to communicate effectively, both written and orally, with customers and at all levels of the organization. Ability to interact with multi-disciplined professionals to understand and make necessary tradeoffs and decisions. Strong business acumen/judgment; ability to make trades and provide specific recommendations to senior management, partners, and the customer's business leaders.

Physical Demands/Working Conditions: Must be able to lift 30 pounds waist high. Must be able to walk production floor on regular basis. Must be able to manage full workday with combination of sitting/standing. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Travel Requirements: Less than 25% of the time. Mostly domestic but slight possibility of overseas travel. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

 

This position requires you to access information that is subject to U.S. export regulations. You may only access such information if you are a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. government."