TrellisWare launched in 2000 with an innovative culture striving to push technological boundaries in the area of wireless communications. We are now a worldwide leader in highly advanced algorithms, waveforms, and communications systems that range from small form factor radio products to fully integrated solutions.

At TrellisWare, we connect passion with purpose and together we make an impact- on our careers, our company, and the world. And you can too. If you love to innovate and collaborate in a dynamic environment where boundaries are being pushed, you belong at TrellisWare. Where the opportunity to serve is not a challenge but a gift. Where you’re never going alone. Because there’s too much at stake to go solo.

Our people are our primary asset, and we believe that strong, cohesive teams are the key to leveraging brilliant individual contributions to even greater achievements. Our Product Management Team is seeking a Product Manager, Applications. This position is responsible to define, develop and market user applications for use with TrellisWare’s tactical waveforms and radios. User applications should provide a seamless user experience across waveform and radio configuration, deployment, live network and radio management, radio software update, and cloud-based connectivity. Enhancing cohesiveness and maintaining team morale is a responsibility of all our team members, as is the ambition for self-improvement and talent development. Through this dedication to unity and professional advancement, each team member is directly impacting the successful outcome of TrellisWare’s deliverables and setting the tone for our core values of delivering excellence, pushing boundaries, and empowering people.

The Essential Duties And Responsibilities Include

• Define the products:
• Collect and synthesize information from customers, partners, competitors, and internal organizations such as engineering and business development teams as inputs to product/feature concept development and product/feature planning.
• Perform market analysis for current and future products/features and technologies.
• Develop and refine product strategy and roadmap with clear product positioning and rigorous business case support.
• Perform technical and business trade-offs of various product concepts and features.
• Collaborate closely with other product managers and execution teams to ensure alignment of user applications development with the overall waveform & software roadmap.
• Develop and manage detailed executable product requirements-based product strategy and roadmap.
• Define product price target based on market analysis and product positioning.
• Develop the products:
• Own the product’s technical and business performance.
• Working with program management, engineering, business development and production teams to ensure successful execution of product development and release.
• Ensure that products meet all key criteria, such as specified functionality, performance, manufacturability, reliability, marketability, cost targets, and sustainability.
• Perform product/software life-cycle management.
• Market the products:
• Support business development team in marketing product and technologies to potential customers and markets. TrellisWare’s products target the military, public safety and industrial sectors.
• As the key technical interface with customers, serve as the technology evangelist in promoting TrellisWare’s innovative software products, applications, and technologies.
• Gain deep understanding of customer and market needs and issues, and develop the right solution with the right products to solve customer’s problems.
• Support product related Bid and Proposal (B&P) efforts.
• Write whitepapers and proposals to support marketing and B&P efforts.
• Develop relationships with team members built on trust and respect.
  

Education And Work Experience Requirements Are

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, business or related field of study required. Master's degree is a plus.
• Past product management, user applications software design/management, or technical management experience.
• Strong product development background in similar markets is a plus.
  
  

Skills

To be considered for this position, you would need to meet, at a minimum, the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed here:

• Critical thinking in both technical and business domains.
• Quick learner in both technical and business domains.
• Capable of both strategic and tactical thinking.
• Strong technical understanding of user applications software product development.
• High-level working knowledge of wireless communication technologies, including PHY, MAC and networking layer technologies is a plus.
• Strong understanding of user applications and user experience is required.
• Understanding of competitive landscape of tactical waveform and radio market, user experience, and user applications desired.
• Experience in software development life-cycle management.
• Experience working with both internal and external software development teams to develop, release, and maintain software products from conception through long-term sustainment.
• Experience with tactical user-facing software systems/applications.
• Experience with software defined radio (SDR) architectures and products desired.
• Ability to explain complex technical information to technical AND non-technical audiences in an accurate but understandable way.
• Strong presentation and verbal/written communication skills.
• Ability to collect and synthesize information from domain experts, including external customers and internal experts.
• Understanding requirement management and risk management.
• Ability to build personal and professional bridges across various organizations and to lead without authority.
• Works independently, demonstrates initiative and interacts with a variety of technical and business teams.
• Demonstrates strong documentation skills and proficient with PC office applications.
• Strong collaborative drive and interpersonal skills.
• Strong initiative, proactive work ethic and prioritization skills.
• Trustable judgement and analytical problem-solving skills.
• Effective execution and decision making.
• Champion of change and promotes innovation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  

The physical demands described here represent those that must be met in order to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable those with qualified disabilities.

• Able to frequently sit, stand, walk, use hands to fingers, handle or feel, reach within hands and arm’s length, stoop, kneel, and crouch, talk and hear.
• Regularly required to sit for extended periods of time; frequently required to use office equipment such as PC, printer, telephone, etc.
• Able to regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
  
  

Additional Requirements Are

• U.S. Citizenship.
  
  

Note: Many of TrellisWare's positions require a security clearance or the ability to obtain one. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security. investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Disclaimer – The above statements are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Nothing in the job description restricts the company's right to change, assign, or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time for any reason.

TrellisWare Technologies pays competitively according to the market in an individual's geographic location, in addition to their qualifications and experience. The posted range is annually and for individuals located in the San Diego, CA area.

San Diego, California Pay Range

$110,000 - $185,000 USD

• TrellisWare Technologies, Inc. is an EEO/AA/Disability/Vets Employer.*
  
  

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