Product Design Engineering Manager wanted to lead the conception and development of rugged embedded computing products for aerospace and defense. This role blends engineering with strategic product management, translating customer mission requirements into innovative hardware solutions and guiding products from concept through deployment. The PDEM will collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and key customers to deliver high-performance solutions that meet environmental and regulatory requirements, while contributing to new product introductions and manufacturing process improvements. Responsibilities include defining product vision, roadmap, and lifecycle strategy for mechanical and thermal aspects of rugged platforms; gathering and prioritizing requirements from defense and aerospace customers; conducting competitive analysis; developing business cases and pricing strategies; creating product requirements documents and engineering specifications; managing products through their lifecycle; coordinating launches with sales, marketing, and operations; and ensuring quality and regulatory compliance. Travel 10–20% for customer site visits, leadership meetings, trade shows, and industry groups. Required qualifications include a bachelor’s degree in mechanical or industrial engineering, 7+ years in engineering, 3+ years in an engineering leadership role focused on New Product Introduction, experience managing technical products from concept to production, and strong knowledge of embedded computer architectures (VPX, VME, cPCI, etc.), high-precision machining, SolidWorks, an

Product Design Engineering Manager wanted to lead the conception and development of rugged embedded computing products for aerospace and defense. This role blends engineering with strategic product management, translating customer mission requirements into innovative hardware solutions and guiding products from concept through deployment. The PDEM will collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and key customers to deliver high-performance solutions that meet environmental and regulatory requirements, while contributing to new product introductions and manufacturing process improvements. Responsibilities include defining product vision, roadmap, and lifecycle strategy for mechanical and thermal aspects of rugged platforms; gathering and prioritizing requirements from defense and aerospace customers; conducting competitive analysis; developing business cases and pricing strategies; creating product requirements documents and engineering specifications; managing products through their lifecycle; coordinating launches with sales, marketing, and operations; and ensuring quality and regulatory compliance. Travel 10–20% for customer site visits, leadership meetings, trade shows, and industry groups. Required qualifications include a bachelor’s degree in mechanical or industrial engineering, 7+ years in engineering, 3+ years in an engineering leadership role focused on New Product Introduction, experience managing technical products from concept to production, and strong knowledge of embedded computer architectures (VPX, VME, cPCI, etc.), high-precision machining, SolidWorks, an