Product Manager III

mercurysystemscareers; New Jersey; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercury Systems in the United States seeks a Product Manager for its Signal Technologies Mixed Signal Line of Business. You will define and execute product strategies, bridging customer needs with engineering and operations.

You will lead lifecycle execution, roadmaps, and documentation, collaborating with leadership, suppliers, and end users to deliver differentiated solutions for defense missions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Computer or Systems Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 4 years of product management or operations experience in aerospace, defense, semiconductor, or technical environments.
• Strong understanding of hardware and software development processes.
• Experience authoring customer facing technical documentation.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly.
• Experience working cross‑functionally and engaging directly with customers.
• Ability to travel up to 20%.
• This position requires the ability to obtain government security clearance; U.S. citizenship may be required.

Responsibilities

• Drive operational aspects of new product introduction from concept to end‑of‑life.
• Develop and maintain product roadmaps aligned with customer capability needs in defense and aerospace.
• Coordinate roadmaps with related technology groups.
• Monitor industry trends to ensure competitiveness and differentiation.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, sales, and marketing to meet lifecycle, cost, and performance goals.
• Support Sales with strategic customer design wins and technical insights.
• Manage product operations and revenue opportunities across the Mixed Signal portfolio.
• Own all product documentation: manuals, data sheets, user guides, and release notes.
• Create accurate, customer‑ready documentation to improve experience and reduce support burden.
• Engage with customers, field engineers, and support teams to gather feedback on documentation needs.
• Establish documentation standards and quality processes across the product line.
• Build relationships with customer technical leaders to identify future opportunities.
• Lead competitive product analysis based on customer interactions and requirements.
• Develop sales and marketing collateral aligned with product positioning and roadmap.
• Develop and execute product launch and marketing strategies.
• Collaborate on financial forecasting including bookings, revenue, and profitability.
• Develop strategies to increase product line profitability.
• Own end‑of‑life planning and lifecycle management for all assigned products.
• Coordinate EOL mitigation with Supply Chain and Engineering.
• Track projects, documentation metrics, and product KPIs.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical documentation

Customer engagement

Clear technical communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Computer/Systems Engineering

Master’s degree preferred (MBA or MS in Engineering)

Tools

Madcap Flare

Job description

Job Summary:

In this role, you have the opportunity to join a growing team as a Product Manager within Mercury Systems’ Signal Technologies Mixed Signal Line of Business. You will collaborate with product leadership, engineering, operations, product marketing, and Line of Business leads to define and execute product strategies that meet the needs of defense and aerospace customers. This role bridges the gap between customer requirements and what can be built—serving as an advocate internally with engineering and operation teams and externally with suppliers, partners, and end users.

You will help evolve an established and expanding product line, applying your technical and business expertise to deliver differentiated mixed-signal solutions for mission-critical applications. You will be responsible for lifecycle execution, roadmap development, documentation leadership, and overall product line performance.

Job Responsibilities:

• Driving operational aspects of new product introduction from concept through development, production, and end‑of‑life.
• Developing and maintaining product roadmaps aligned with customer capability needs in defense, aerospace, and signal‑intelligence markets.
• Coordinating product roadmaps with the Advanced Concept Group and associated technology roadmaps.
• Monitoring industry, technology, and competitive trends to ensure product line competitiveness and long‑term differentiation.
• Collaborating closely with engineering, operations, sales, product marketing, and Line of Business leads to achieve product lifecycle, cost, schedule, and performance goals.
• Supporting Sales with identifying and capturing strategic customer design wins and providing technical insights to help articulate customer value.
• Managing product operations, promoting enhancement of standard services and associated revenue opportunities across the Mixed Signal portfolio.
• Owning all product documentation including manuals, data sheets, user guides, application notes, and release documentation. Technical documentation will be a significant responsibility.
• Creating, updating, and maintaining accurate, customer‑ready documentation that enhances customer experience and reduces support burden.
• Engaging with customers, field engineers, and support teams to gather feedback ensuring documentation meets user needs.
• Establishing documentation standards and quality processes across the product line.
• Building relationships with customer technical leaders to gain insight into future opportunities, mission requirements, and technology trends.
• Leading competitive product analysis based on customer interactions and application requirements.
• Driving creation of sales and marketing collateral aligned with product positioning and roadmap.
• Developing and execute product launch and marketing strategies.
• Collaborating with Line of Business leads on financial forecasting including bookings, revenue, and profitability.
• Developing strategies to increase product line profitability.
• Owning end‑of‑life planning, long‑term supply strategies, and lifecycle management for all assigned mixed‑signal products.
• Coordinating End‑of‑Life mitigation strategies (including lifetime buys, re‑spins, and redesigns) with Supply Chain Management and Engineering.
• Track projects, documentation metrics, and product KPIs.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field.
• Typically requires a minimum of 4 years of product management or operations experience in aerospace, defense, semiconductor, or technical/industrial environments.
• Strong understanding of hardware and software development processes.
• Experience authoring customer facing technical documentation.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly.
• Experience working cross‑functionally and engaging directly with customers.
• Ability to travel up to20%
• This position requires you to have or be able to obtain a government security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree (MBA or MS in Engineering) or equivalent.
• Experience with mixed‑signal, RF, or embedded processing technologies.
• Experience responding to government/defense BAAs, RFIs, RFPs, and RFQs.
• Experience of Madcap Flare authorizing software tool is strongly preferred.
• Experience with export‑controlled products.
• Familiarity with FPGAs and experience with major vendors including AMD (Xilinx) and Altera (Intel).

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Why should you join Mercury Systems?

Mercury Systems is a technology company that makes the world a safer, more secure place. We push processing power to the tactical edge, making the latest commercial technologies profoundly more accessible for today's most challenging aerospace and defense missions. From silicon to system scale, Mercury enables customers to accelerate innovation and turn data into decision superiority. Headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, Mercury employs more than 2,300 people in 24 locations worldwide. To learn more, visit mrcy.com

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