Senior Engineering Product Manager
Location: US, CA, San Jose
Department: Engineering
Employment type: Full-time
Industry: Computer Networking
Function: Engineering
Required experience: Mid-Senior level
Required education: Bachelor's Degree

Company profile:
NETGEAR and Aptitude Staffing Solutions have partnered up in an effort to streamline the hiring process and provide a more efficient and effective recruitng model.  Our focus is to help develop and achieve your career goals while makeing a solid geographical, cultural and professional fiit when leveraging your career into your new and exciting professional venture!  NETGEAR, Inc. (NASDAQGM: NTGR) designs innovative, branded technology solutions that address the specific networking, storage, and security needs of small- to medium-sized businesses and home users. The company offers an end-to-end networking product portfolio to enable users to share Internet access, peripherals, files, multimedia content, and applications among multiple computers and other Internet-enabled devices. Products are built on a variety of proven technologies such as wireless, Ethernet and powerline, with a focus on reliability and ease-of-use. NETGEAR products are sold in over 27,000 retail locations around the globe, and via more than 37,000 value-added resellers. The company's headquarters are in San Jose, Calif., with additional offices in 25 countries. Recruiting: #EMAIL_f4da338e899ddba983ac771b001681d1d2d93b3327ddc420a15f4e5a310071a9#  Media Inquiries: #EMAIL_1009f70bbfd3e2b05e1e73a998e14884ac7a09fe35b338b1f7f8767cf03effce# Investor Relations: #EMAIL_7ae15a228205094fb8cf58fbcb428394154f1c25f9629da4d54e091b86ce1037#

Description:
Senior Engineering Product ManagerAs a member of the Service Provider Engineering team, you will be responsible for managing the development of broadband DSL products targeted at service providers that provide Home Gateway, voice gateways, wireless adapters, IPTV and Voice over IP (VoIP) services. These products will incorporate one or several of the following technologies: DSL, Routers, 802.11 Wireless, VPN, Firewalls.  The primary function of an engineering product manager is project management and technical oversight. The individual manages the ODM to ensure that products are delivered in a timely fashion to a high quality and in accordance with the procedures and systems. In addition the individual oversees the activities between the component vendors and the ODM. Within the service provider group, another important project management aspect is working with the sales engineers to get products approved at service providers. The individual must manage the technical issues that arise during the approval process and ensure a rapid resolution by working with and through the sales engineers, ODMs and Component vendors. A word from the Recruiter: "Some of the exciting things that retain engineers here are the new technologies that we integrate into our products. Most People hear about these technologies 9 months after the product development has launched, our engineers actually start learning about the new technologies in advance of any silicon introductions. In most cases, we are an early partner to silicon vendors and help guide the silicon features. This is extremely rare for many of the new members, once they do the first project they want more and more. As you can imagine the value of that engineer is much greater then when they walked in the door." "Most engineers that I interview have been disappointed by their employers, and when asked how much ownership they have of the product they developed, the answer is always something like : I only did this this portion of the software, or some portion of the chip, or some portion of the hardware. Not much of an empowerment here.  Here, the PE is the complete owner of every molecule of the product, including mechanical, operation, finance, cost, etc. This empowerment is another added value boost an engineer could benefit from, this value is rare and will push the engineer in the direction of someday running a business end to end with a larger responsibility and scope. The more of these projects they take the faster they reach that level of career growth and maturity." This is what not shared on the JD. "How you will mature your career." Job Responsibilities: • For assigned projects, take overall responsibility for delivering the product to production; including requirements generation, hardware, firmware, documentation, regulatory testing and Agile release requirements, per Netgear policies. It is expected that projects should be managed with minimal supervision. • Project management. Develop and maintain project plans. Keep all stakeholders informed of product status at all times• Project Execution. Manage the suppliers' (ODM, chip vendor, etc.) product development process. • Product Verification. Manage verification testing of product features and performance. • Customer Certification. Manage qualification of products with customers.• Documentation. Provide input for manuals, help files, application notes, marketing materials and tech support.• Support. Resolve any 3 rd level technical support escalations. • Track industry technology developments, supplier roadmaps, standards bodies and make product recommendations

Requirements:
Skills and Requirements MSEE with 5 years of experience in customer premise equipment (CPE) or high volume product developmentDSL Broadband CPE product development experience required802.11 or wireless broadband product development experience requiredManagement of engineering team experience is requiredExperience with developing 3G/4G devices is desiredExperience certifying products with large service providers a plusExperience in complete development life cycle of technology productsSystems engineering background with significant hands-on experience in product development.In depth Domain knowledge in IP networking for Home gatewaysEffective organization, project management and coordination skills; ability to get the job done.Ability and willingness to take ownership of products; get the job done with minimal supervision.Teamwork. This position requires a close working relationship with the extended Netgear team, including engineering, operations, sales, customer support, marketing and program management. Good communication skills, both written and verbal.Experience working in a start-up environment.Self-starter that works well on a team.

Benefits:
What is offered:Broad responsibility, autonomy and visibility in an Engineering role.In-depth exposure to real-world customer issues across a global customer baseSmall-company feel in a growth environmentOpportunity for executive advancementVery competitive compensation packageSignificant stake in equity, stock optionsAttractive bonus programFull benefits package including generous retirement contributionsOpportunity for executive advancementReputable, renowned world-class leadershipQualified candidates are encouraged to apply directly to this job posting.  Direct email and phone calls are not being considered.  Thank you for your cooperation.  Please no recruiters.