Sr. Principal Product Engineer - Maritime Program Coordinator

Rocket Lab; United States; Remote; USD 143,000 - 227,000; Full time

Job summary

Rocket Lab seeks a Product Engineer to enhance maritime and ENC support across ArcGIS products. You will collaborate with product management, advocate for customers, and ensure the implementation of maritime standards in software. Ideal candidates have extensive experience in the field, strong communication skills, and the ability to lead design discussions.

Benefits

401(k) and profit-sharing programs

Minimum accrual of 80 hours of vacation leave

Twelve paid holidays each year

Opportunities for personal and professional growth

Qualifications

• 12+ years experience with maritime standards, especially ENC.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Self-starter with effective time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain knowledge of relevant maritime standards.
• Coordinate design and development efforts across teams.
• Create prototypes to validate software and provide feedback.

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Project Management

Customer Advocacy

Education

Bachelor's in GIS, computer science, engineering, physical or social sciences

Tools

ArcGIS Pro

ArcGIS Enterprise

ArcGIS Online

GitHub

Job description

Overview

Use your passion for software development and ArcGIS to put your stamp on the world’s leading GIS software, by becoming a product engineer on the software development team focused on advancing maritime and ENC support across ArcGIS products.

In this role, you will work closely with product management to refine and prioritize requirements, articulate user workflows, and act as a program coordinator with the development teams to facilitate building support for maritime standards across products. You will help to test and prototype during implementation and communicate with internal stakeholders throughout the process.

If you have a passion for leading and are motivated to make a real impact on the ArcGIS system, join us!

Responsibilities

• Maintain knowledge of relevant maritime standards and use from a holistic customer-centric perspective
• Act as a customer advocate by passionately articulating prioritized use cases to the product development teams
• Coordinate and drive design and development efforts across product teams to ensure consistent and complete implementation
• Lead and facilitate meetings with product and software engineers
• Create prototypes to test and validate software and provide feedback to the product teams throughout the software development cycle
• Ensure transparency by communicating development progress regularly with product management and stakeholders
• Work with technical writers to create consistent documentation about new features across products
• Share new features with customers via blog posts, learn lessons, and technical workshops

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience with maritime standards, in particular ENC
• Experience using ArcGIS software (ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Online)
• Experience and ability to empathize with and articulate ArcGIS customer needs
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including in a leadership or influencer role
• Strong coordination and collaboration skills, including use of project management tools
• Ability to understand and clearly express connections between larger customer goals and software features
• Self-starter with effective time management and organizational skills
• Experience with one or more of the following platforms: Microsoft Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, iOS
• Bachelor’s in GIS, computer science, engineering, physical or social sciences, or related fields

Recommended Qualifications

• Software development experience, ideally with the ArcGIS Maps SDKs (Native or Web)
• Experience or knowledge of other GIS software (GeoServer, QGIS)
• Project management experience using tools such as GitHub
• Practical experience working as part of the software development process
• Understanding of Agile and design-centric software methodologies and tools
• Master's in GIS, computer science, engineering, physical or social sciences, or related fields

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Total Rewards

Esri’s competitive total rewards strategy includes industry-leading health and welfare benefits: medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance for employees (and their families), 401(k) and profit-sharing programs, minimum accrual of 80 hours of vacation leave, twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year, and opportunities for personal and professional growth. Base salary is one component of our total rewards strategy. Compensation decisions and the base range for this role take into account many factors including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

A reasonable estimate of the base salary range is

$143,624—$226,720 USD

The Company

At Esri, diversity is more than just a word on a map. When employees of different experiences, perspectives, backgrounds, and cultures come together, we are more innovative and ultimately a better place to work. We believe in having a diverse workforce that is unified under our mission of creating positive global change. We understand that diversity, equity, and inclusion is not a destination but an ongoing process. We are committed to the continuation of learning, growing, and changing our workplace so every employee can contribute to their life’s best work. Our commitment to these principles extends to the global communities we serve by creating positive change with GIS technology. For more information on Esri’s Racial Equity and Social Justice initiatives, please visit our website here.

If you don’t meet all of the preferred qualifications for this position, we encourage you to still apply!

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