Senior Product Design Engineer - Persistent Systems : Job Details

We are looking for a Senior Product Design Engineer who will be responsible for leading research and development of new products, improving existing products, and developing overall systems solutions. This role will play a critical part in developing Wave Relay product solutions for our DOD customers. The Senior Product Design Engineer will identify customer needs through face-to-face interactions and contribute significantly to product development. The role is based at our New York City headquarters and involves managing projects with both on-site and remote teams.

Position Responsibilities

• 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 such as new product/solution development, product modifications, and customer integration.
• Leading engineering projects, including new product/solution development, product changes, and customer integration.
• Supporting change management processes to ensure completion of required actions and effective communication with stakeholders.
• Ensuring quality documentation is updated or created, including technical manuals.
• Providing support and delivering solutions for rapid development projects.
• Modifying and updating requirements documents.
• Coordinating the preparation of design drawings and updates.
• Supporting and facilitating project scheduling.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer science, or a related field.
• At least 7 years of experience as a Product Designer demonstrating strong design thinking in interaction and experience design.
• At least 5 years of systems engineering and networking experience.
• Defense project management experience, including direct customer interaction for networking architecture and product integration solutions.
• Proven understanding of the end-to-end design process, including research, prototyping, and 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.
• Willingness to travel up to 10% of the time.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance or currently hold one.

Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ years of systems engineering and networking experience.
• Experience with Embedded Linux.
• Knowledge of audio/video encoders/decoders and interfaces.
• Experience with electromagnetic capability (EMC) testing and design.
• Knowledge of military certification and qualification testing.
• Experience with enclosure and packaging design for hardware.

The annual base pay ranges from $165,000 to $210,000, depending on qualifications, with eligibility for a discretionary bonus. Persistent Systems, LLC offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance; paid time off; flexible spending accounts; 401(k) with company match; fitness reimbursement; tuition assistance; mental health benefits; and pet discounts.

Headquartered in New York City since 2007, Persistent Systems, LLC is a global communications technology company developing, manufacturing, and integrating the patented Wave Relay Mobile Ad Hoc Networking (MANET) system. Our industry-leading R&D team has designed wireless networking protocols supporting Wave Relay, capable of running data, video, voice, and other applications under challenging conditions. Our products are utilized across commercial, military, government, industrial, agricultural, robotics, and unmanned systems markets.