Senior Product Development Manager

Mercury Systems seeks a Product Development Manager (PdM) for the Data Management and Microelectronics line of business (LOB) located in Phoenix, AZ. As a PdM, you will collaborate to deliver leading edge secure microelectronics that are game changing and impactful to our nation's defense. 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 ruggedized microelectronics. Our products operate in the harshest environments based on a challenging system design specification, that require high reliability.

The successful candidate will be an integral member of a development team that is transforming our business and the defense-grade microelectronics industry while executing on near-term growth commitments and fostering a culture of teamwork, accountability, trust, and creativity. This position requires a technical expert within the custom microelectronics domain who is adept at working across boundaries to develop and introduce new products into the marketplace. Working on the frontend of the business to define markets, developing strategic roadmaps that intersect with customer needs, and ushering new products to the market at the right time in the right place, the candidate is instrumental to the company growth objectives. This position is external customer facing and there is a significant amount of interaction within the LOB, across the company, and through the customer base, including the microelectronics technical community.

Job Summary:

Mercury Systems' Processing Technologies business unit (BU) seeks a Senior Product Development Manager to lead the Data Management and Microelectronics (DM&M) product development process for the custom microelectronics. The candidate will collaborate closely with peer product managers in the Processing Technologies BU while leading efforts that require support from a matrixed team. The Senior Manager role also has leadership responsibilities since all product managers will directly report to the selected candidate. The role is highly dynamic and set in a fast-paced environment that requires proven experience in managing complex product development activities while displaying exemplary leadership.

Job Responsibilities:

• Leading and managing ideation and Continuous Exploration activities for memory products

• Prioritizing potential Internal Research and Development (IRAD) investments, creating business plans, and requesting IRAD funding

• Creating, updating, and publishing memory product roadmaps

• Compiling and managing memory product requirements

• Establishing the product price and Designed to Cost (DTC) objectives

• Creating and managing IRAD and Sustaining Engineering project codes

• Leading the IRAD project review process

• Creating and updating the Go-to-Market (GTM) Plan

• Product Change Notifications (PCN) to customers

• Create, deploy, and digest VoC surveys and feedback on products to help drive product updates and enhancements

• Managing memory product End of Life (EOL) activities

• Leading the product development manager team

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or related field; Master Degree (MBA or MS Management, MS Logistics or Supply Chain) preferred

• 7 years direct product management experience

• 5 years of experience with new product introduction (NPI) and development in a manufacturing environment

• Strong background in aerospace and defense markets, memory and storage technology, and microelectronic packaging solutions

• A track record of successfully winning bids and launching products into the aerospace and defense markets

• Proficient at correctly analyzing and drawing conclusions from complex data sets

• Willing to take decisions when not all the data is available

• Strong analytical ability

• Strong team leadership skills in matrix management environment

• 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

• Expert level of experience with MS-Word, MS-Excel and MS-PowerPoint

• Excellent presentation skills

• Effective problem-solving skills

• Strong business acumen/judgment; ability to make trades and provide specific recommendations to senior management, partners, and the customer's business leaders

• High level of organization

• Strong analytical capabilities coupled with strong business acumen.

• Experience in coaching, mentoring, and relationship building with external organizations.

• Proactively seek feedback and demonstrated experience to continually improve existing business processes.

• Set and manage high expectations for self and team members while creating a work environment to enable team success.

• Ability to interact with multi-disciplined professionals to understand and make necessary tradeoffs and decisions

• Demonstrated record of having provided solutions to challenges. An independently motivated and highly collaborative, supportive, selfless team attitude is essential for success.

• Exhibit steady attitude when working under very tight deadlines and multiple priorities.

• Working knowledge of FARS and DFARS

• Be able to travel domestically and internationally up to 25% of the time

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA preferred.

• 10 years direct Program Management experience managing programs in an aerospace and defense industry (Tier 1 or Tier 2 supplier).

• Active Secret clearance

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.

This position requires you to have or obtain a government security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens.