Product Manager

Trident; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Holidays

Job summary

Trident is seeking a Product Manager in Fairfax, VA to translate product and engineering guidance into coordinated work across lab-based development efforts within the ICS portfolio. The role focuses on day-to-day technical execution, integration planning, and design alignment across hardware, software, and subsystems.

Collaborating with engineering managers and teams across labs, the PM will drive timely delivery, manage risks, and support demonstrations and field activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of related experience OR 3+ years with a Master’s degree (9+ years in lieu of a bachelor’s).
• Experience in systems engineering, product development, or technical integration roles.
• Lab-based development and integration experience.
• Ability to translate high-level guidance into actionable engineering direction.
• Proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and other MS tools.
• Independent work style with strong prioritization and communication.
• Strong cross-team communication across engineering and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Translate high-level product and engineering guidance into actionable technical direction.
• Coordinate day-to-day lab activities for hardware, software, and integration.
• Identify gaps, conflicts, and integration risks across efforts.
• Develop initial design concepts including cable assemblies and system interconnects.
• Provide clear guidance to engineers for detailed designs and implementations.
• Ensure system-level integration remains cohesive with architecture.
• Support rapid prototyping and iterative development cycles.
• Collaborate with engineering managers to align priorities with resources.
• Track progress and escalate risks to leadership as needed.
• Document integration approaches and technical decisions for engineering teams.
• Participate in design reviews and technical discussions.
• Assist with system bring-up and lab testing; prepare for demonstrations or field activities.

Skills

Systems engineering

Product development

Technical integration

Lab-based development

MS Office suite

Independent work

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Master's degree (3+ years experience alternative)

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Visio

Job description

Position Title: Product Manager

Requisition ID: 1904

Position Location: Fairfax, VA

Position Reports To: Principal Product Manager

Supervises Others: No

Trident has built a reputation as a trusted provider of aerospace and defense electronics & processing systems including digital RF & Optical command and control solutions and atmospheric & airborne sensors. Our three operating units: Space Electronic Systems (SES), Integrated C4ISR Systems (ICS) and Optical Precision Systems (OPS), develop within the agile framework which enables us to produce proven, purpose-built systems that solve our customers’ mission critical challenges across space, air, land, and sea.

Trident’s Integrated C4ISR Systems (ICS) specializes in products and services which improve the safety and survivability of our armed forces. We develop solutions for a wide range of demanding missions and environments, including tactical communications systems for multi-national interoperability, autonomous predictive maintenance and logistics solutions, and scalable, responsive, all-domain surveillance systems. Trident's integrated systems support the protection of the National Capital Region and various military installations both domestic and abroad. We can deliver innovative, high-performance solutions that meet our customers' evolving requirements by integrating our specialized knowledge in electronic systems with appropriately scaled development methodologies.

Position Summary

The Product Manager serves as a technical execution and integration lead within Trident’s ICs Business Unit, responsible for translating product and engineering leadership guidance into coordinated, actionable work across lab-based development efforts. This role ensures that engineering activities remain aligned, synchronized, and progress efficiently across one or multiple product lines, primarily within the Predictive Maintenance & Logistics (PM&L) portfolio. The Product Manager operates to drive day-to-day technical execution, integration planning, and design alignment.”

Duties And Responsibilities

• Drive translation of high-level product and engineering guidance into actionable technical direction for relevant lab and engineering personnel
• Coordinate day-to-day lab activities to ensure alignment across hardware, software, and integration efforts
• Maintain awareness of ongoing development work and proactively identify gaps, conflicts, and integration risks
• Develop and communicate initial design concepts including cable assemblies, pinouts, enclosure layouts, and system interconnects using standard tools (e.g., Excel, PowerPoint, Visio)
• Provide clear, structured guidance to engineers to enable efficient execution of detailed designs and implementations
• Ensure system-level integration across subsystems remains cohesive and aligned with overall architecture intent
• Support rapid prototyping and iterative development cycles by clarifying requirements and reducing execution ambiguity
• Collaborate with engineering managers to align technical priorities with available resources and ongoing work
• Track progress of key development activities and elevate risks or blockers to leadership as needed
• Document integration approaches, design concepts, and technical decisions in formats usable by engineering teams
• Participate in design discussions, technical interchange meetings, and internal reviews to ensure alignment across efforts
• Support system bring-up, integration validation, and lab-based testing activities
• Assist with preparation for demonstrations or field activities as required

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• 5+ years of related experience OR 3+ years with a Master’s degree (9+ years in lieu of a bachelor’s degree)
• Experience in systems engineering, product development, or technical integration roles
• Experience working in lab-based development and integration environments
• Demonstrated ability to translate high-level technical direction into actionable engineering guidance
• Proficiency with standard Microsoft tools (Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, etc.)
• Ability to operate independently, prioritize work, and maintain situational awareness across multiple efforts
• Strong communication skills across engineering and leadership teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working across multiple product lines or technical domains
• Familiarity with C4ISR systems, tactical communications, and/or vehicle-based platforms
• Strong understanding of multidisciplinary systems (hardware, embedded systems, communications, and integration)
• Experience developing conceptual or integration-level designs (e.g., cable definitions, layouts, system diagrams)
• Experience supporting rapid prototyping or iterative hardware/software development environments
• Exposure to system integration, test, and verification processes
• Experience working in DoD or defense-related programs
• Familiarity with basic mechanical or electrical design concepts sufficient to communicate integration intent
• Experience supporting internal lab builds, system bring-up, or integration events

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $115,000 - $155,000

Please Note: Actual compensation offered will be determined based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, skills, education, certifications, internal equity, business considerations, and geographic location where applicable.

Trident Systems reserves the right to change or assign other duties to this position.

Trident Systems is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact [e-mail] .

Benefits

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits including but not limited to:

• Health benefits
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Basic life with AD&D
  • Short term disability
  • Long term disability
  • Ancillary (Voluntary life with AD&D, accident, critical illness, hospital, and pet)
  • Spending accounts (HSA, FSA, and DCFSA)
• Paid time off
• Holidays
• 401(k) (including automatic company contribution)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Leaves (Parental, pregnancy, and military)
• Potential annual bonus

Pay Transparency: The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)