Strategic Technical Product Manager – FPGA, RF & DSP

Key People; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Competitive compensation package

Job summary

Key People in Austin, TX, seeks a Technical Product Manager to own RF, DSP, and FPGA-based COTS embedded computing solutions. You will translate engineering insights into market-driven requirements, shape product roadmaps, and guide products from concept through launch in collaboration with engineering, sales, and customers.

You will partner with technical teams to articulate differentiators, tradeoffs, and business cases, ensuring successful NPI and lifecycle management for rugged embedded

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline; Master's preferred.
• 7+ years in RF, DSP, FPGA, embedded electronics or defense/embedded tech.
• Strong understanding of FPGA architectures, RF systems, DSP.
• Understand RF-to-digital signal chain including RF front ends, data converters, FPGA processing.
• Ability translate technical concepts into product requirements and business cases.
• Strong communication with engineering, sales, customers, suppliers, and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain product strategy for RF/DSP and FPGA solutions.
• Develop multi-year roadmaps based on customer needs, technology trends, competitive intelligence, and business objectives.
• Translate complex system-level requirements and engineering tradeoffs into product strategies and requirements.
• Develop business cases for new products and present recommendations to executive leadership.
• Lead product concept definition and support the NPI process from initial requirements through product launch.
• Evaluate competitive products, technologies, architectures, and relevant form factors.
• Manage product-line financial performance, including revenue, cost, profitability, and investment priorities.
• Partner closely with engineering to define product requirements, technical differentiation, and development priorities.
• Work with sales, customers, and partners to understand market requirements and identify new opportunities.
• Participate in customer engagements and provide technical support during complex discussions.
• Develop technical presentations, product collateral, training materials, and other product communications.
• Support secure customer engagements where required.
• Monitor portfolio performance and recommend product enhancements, investments, or lifecycle changes.
• Influence cross-functional teams and drive positive outcomes without direct authority.
• Communicate complex RF, DSP, FPGA, and embedded technologies clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

RF systems

DSP

FPGA

Embedded electronics

Technical leadership

Communication skills

Requirements translation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

FPGA design tools

RF test equipment

Signal processing software

Job description

Key People in Austin, TX, seeks a Technical Product Manager to own RF, DSP, and FPGA-based COTS embedded computing solutions. You will translate engineering insights into market-driven requirements, shape product roadmaps, and guide products from concept through launch in collaboration with engineering, sales, and customers.

You will partner with technical teams to articulate differentiators, tradeoffs, and business cases, ensuring successful NPI and lifecycle management for rugged embedded