Senior Product Development Manager

Mercury Systems - Phoenix, AZ

Full-time - Senior

Phoenix, AZ

1,001-5,000 employees

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

Mercury Systems is seeking a Senior Product Development Manager for the Data Management and Microelectronics line of business in Phoenix, AZ. This role involves leading the product development process for custom microelectronics, collaborating with various teams to deliver innovative solutions that enhance national defense. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing a team of product managers, driving product ideation, and ensuring successful product launches in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Leading and managing ideation and Continuous Exploration activities for memory products
• Prioritizing potential Internal Research and Development (IRAD) investments, creating business plans, and requesting IRAD funding
• Creating, updating, and publishing memory product roadmaps
• Compiling and managing memory product requirements
• Establishing the product price and Designed to Cost (DTC) objectives
• Creating and managing IRAD and Sustaining Engineering project codes
• Leading the IRAD project review process
• Creating and updating the Go-to-Market (GTM) Plan
• Product Change Notifications (PCN) to customers
• Creating, deploying, and digesting VoC surveys and feedback on products to help drive product updates and enhancements
• Managing memory product End of Life (EOL) activities
• Leading the product development manager team

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or related field; Master Degree (MBA or MS Management, MS Logistics or Supply Chain) preferred
• 7 years direct product management experience
• 5 years of experience with new product introduction (NPI) and development in a manufacturing environment
• Strong background in aerospace and defense markets, memory and storage technology, and microelectronic packaging solutions
• A track record of successfully winning bids and launching products into the aerospace and defense markets
• Proficient at correctly analyzing and drawing conclusions from complex data sets
• Willing to take decisions when not all the data is available
• Strong analytical ability
• Strong team leadership skills in matrix management environment
• Ability to communicate effectively, both written and orally, with customers and at all levels of the organization
• Ability to interact with multi-disciplined professionals to understand and make necessary tradeoffs and decisions
• Expert level of experience with MS-Word, MS-Excel and MS-PowerPoint
• Excellent presentation skills
• Effective problem-solving skills
• Strong business acumen/judgment; ability to make trades and provide specific recommendations to senior management, partners, and the customer's business leaders
• High level of organization
• Strong analytical capabilities coupled with strong business acumen
• Experience in coaching, mentoring, and relationship building with external organizations
• Proactively seek feedback and demonstrated experience to continually improve existing business processes
• Set and manage high expectations for self and team members while creating a work environment to enable team success
• Ability to interact with multi-disciplined professionals to understand and make necessary tradeoffs and decisions
• Demonstrated record of having provided solutions to challenges
• Exhibit steady attitude when working under very tight deadlines and multiple priorities
• Working knowledge of FARS and DFARS
• Be able to travel domestically and internationally up to 25% of the time

Nice-to-haves

• MBA preferred
• 10 years direct Program Management experience managing programs in an aerospace and defense industry (Tier 1 or Tier 2 supplier)
• Active Secret clearance

Benefits

• Paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Health, life and disability insurance
• Discounted employee stock purchase plan
• Access to professional development and personal wellness platforms including LinkedIn Learning, Headspace, Aaptiv and Virgin Pulse