Product Development Process Engineer

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Define and maintain the architecture for hardware product development processes, including design review gates, qualification campaign definitions, and production readiness criteria.
• Own and evolve the central engineering standards repository, covering design standards, analysis standards, and the product maturity framework.
• Partner with the tools development team to build and iterate on the PDP toolset, creating an accessible interface for a large, cross-functional user base.
• Collaborate with engineering, program, and cross-functional leadership to align on best practices for design, test, and entry/exit criteria across development milestones.
• Draft process workflows, user guides, and standard operating procedures that translate complex requirements into clear, usable resources for engineering teams.
• Gather requirements across impacted teams, consolidate them into actionable process documentation, and manage releases through the PDP tool.
• Lead rollout of new processes across departments, including coordinating training workshops, release kickoffs, and stakeholder alignment.
• Build and maintain feedback loops to monitor adoption, collect input from engineering teams, and drive continuous improvement of development processes.

Job requirements

• B.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of Industry Experience as a Design Engineer, Development Engineer, Process Development Engineer, Product Manager, or similar role.
• Hands-on mechanical or electrical design/development experience with a track record of bringing hardware products to market.
• Experience working on advanced hardware systems with cross-functional engineering teams.
• Knowledge of design and development toolchains (CAD, PLM, etc.).
• Familiarity with defense industry standards and compliance frameworks.
• Must be a U.S. Person.
• M.S. Degree in technical engineering field.