Staff Product Engineer

SRC, Inc.; City of Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 113,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

SRCTec, LLC in North Syracuse, NY is seeking a Staff Product Engineer to help bring radar, CUAS, and electronic warfare systems from concept to production. You’ll collaborate with top engineers, mentor talent, and drive design-to-production excellence.

Responsibilities include guiding manufacturability, transitioning designs to production, maintaining BOMs, developing test procedures, and resolving supplier issues. Travel up to 10%.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in product engineering, configuration management, or lifecycle management.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.
• Willingness to travel up to 10%.

Responsibilities

• Deliver expert design guidance to maximize manufacturability and long-term sustainability.
• Lead seamless transitions of new designs and prototypes into full production.
• Own and maintain system configurations, including Bills of Materials and engineering documentation.
• Develop robust test procedures for systems and subsystems, ensuring performance and quality.
• Participate in Configuration Control Boards to implement impactful product enhancements.
• Conduct production qualification testing that validates system performance and readiness.
• Drive resolution of supplier-related technical issues through strong cross-functional collaboration.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex system faults during production ramp-up and sustainment.
• Shape the design process by championing manufacturing considerations early and often.
• Monitor and proactively resolve component obsolescence challenges.
• Stay current on emerging systems engineering tools, technologies, and best practices.
• Provide mentorship and technical leadership to junior engineers, helping grow the next wave of product engineering talent.

Skills

Product engineering

Configuration management

Lifecycle management

Education

Electrical, Systems, or Mechanical Engineering degree

Job description

SRCTec, LLC is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Staff Product Engineer to join our state‑of‑the‑art manufacturing facility in North Syracuse, NY. In this pivotal role, you’ll help bring mission‑critical radar, CUAS, and electronic warfare systems from concept to full-scale production—directly impacting the safety and success of our customers worldwide.

You’ll collaborate with industry‑leading engineers, mentor emerging technical talent, and drive innovation across the entire product lifecycle. From establishing system configurations to solving complex production challenges, your work will ensure our cutting‑edge systems are built with excellence, reliability, and long‑term sustainability.

What You’ll Do

• Deliver expert design guidance to maximize manufacturability and long‑term sustainability
• Lead seamless transitions of new designs and prototypes into full production
• Own and maintain system configurations, including Bills of Materials and engineering documentation
• Develop robust test procedures for systems and subsystems, ensuring performance and quality
• Participate in Configuration Control Boards to implement impactful product enhancements
• Conduct production qualification testing that validates system performance and readiness
• Drive resolution of supplier‑related technical issues through strong cross‑functional collaboration
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex system faults during production ramp‑up and sustainment
• Shape the design process by championing manufacturing considerations early and often
• Monitor and proactively resolve component obsolescence challenges
• Stay current on emerging systems engineering tools, technologies, and best practices
• Provide mentorship and technical leadership to junior engineers, helping grow the next wave of product engineering talent

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical, Systems, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field, and 8+ years of experience in product engineering, configuration management, or lifecycle management
• Strong collaborative mindset with excellent communication skills
• Ability to work effectively in a dynamic, multidisciplinary engineering environment
• Willingness to travel up to 10% to support field tests, customer engagements, and demonstrations

Ways to Stand Out

• Hands‑on experience with RF systems, electronic systems, or defense/aerospace production and sustainment
• A passion for solving complex engineering challenges and driving continuous improvement
• Demonstrated leadership in transitioning sophisticated hardware products from design to production

What Sets Us Apart?

SRCTec, LLC is a manufacturing and life cycle management company specializing in the cost‑effective production of high‑quality, high‑reliability, advanced military electro‑mechanical products. SRCTec is a wholly owned subsidiary of SRC, Inc.

SRC is a not‑for‑profit research and development company that combines information, science, technology and ingenuity to solve "impossible" problems in the areas of defense, environment and intelligence. Across our family of companies, we apply bright minds, fresh thinking and relentless determination to deliver innovative products and services that are redefining possible®. When you join our team, you’ll be a part of something truly meaningful — helping to keep America and its allies safe and strong. You’ll collaborate with more than 1,400 engineers, scientists and professionals — with 20 percent of those employees who have served in the military — in a highly innovative, inclusive and equitable work environment. You’ll receive a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package that includes four or more weeks of paid time off to start, 10 percent employer contribution toward retirement, and 100 percent tuition support.

Total compensation for this role is market competitive. The anticipated salary range for this position based out of Syracuse, NY is estimated at $113,479 to $141,849 annually. The actual salary will vary based on applicant’s experience, skills, and abilities, geographic location as well as other business and organizational needs. SRC offers competitive benefit options, for more details please visit our website.