Product Manager, Systems & Integration (A&D)

Trident; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid time off

Holidays

401(k)

Tuition reimbursement

Leaves

Potential annual bonus

Job summary

Trident Systems in Fairfax, VA is seeking a Product Manager to own the product development lifecycle across IC product lines, translating leadership guidance into actionable engineering tasks. You will coordinate among hardware, software, and lab teams to ensure cohesive integration and rapid iteration.

The role bridges product management with systems engineering, emphasizing design alignment, validation, and proactive risk management across PM&L and MDC portfolios.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 6+ years of related experience OR 4+ years with a Master’s degree (10+ years in lieu of a bachelor’s degree).
• Experience in product management, 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.
• Experience developing conceptual or integration-level designs (e.g., cable definitions, layouts, system diagrams).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and similar tools.
• Strong understanding of multidisciplinary systems (hardware, embedded systems, communications, and integration).
• Ability to operate independently, prioritize work, and maintain situational awareness across multiple efforts.
• Strong communication skills across engineering and leadership teams.

Responsibilities

• Own the product development lifecycle for one or more IC product lines.
• Translate high-level product and engineering guidance into actionable technical direction for lab and engineering personnel.
• Monitor 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 (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.

Skills

Product management

Systems engineering

Product development

Technical integration

Lab-based development

Communication

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Visio

Job description

Trident Systems in Fairfax, VA is seeking a Product Manager to own the product development lifecycle across IC product lines, translating leadership guidance into actionable engineering tasks. You will coordinate among hardware, software, and lab teams to ensure cohesive integration and rapid iteration.

The role bridges product management with systems engineering, emphasizing design alignment, validation, and proactive risk management across PM&L and MDC portfolios.