Principal Product Development Engineer

This position requires office presence of a minimum of 5 days per week and is only located in the location(s) posted. No relocation is offered.

What You'll Do:

Serve as the senior individual-contributor technical authority who researches, architects, and delivers innovative broadband device solutions-from concept through launch-spanning fiber and fixed-wireless CPE, software platforms/firmware, and associated applications/services. Translate strategic business outcomes into market-competitive, scalable products and accelerate AT&T's converged device vision across consumer and enterprise markets.

Key Responsibilities - Technical Program Management for Device Delivery

• Own the integrated technical program plan for broadband device delivery (charter, scope, roadmap, milestones, and critical path) spanning research, hardware design, system architecture, platform/software, validation, security, compliance, manufacturing, and channel readiness.
• Orchestrate all impacted workstreams with clear RACI and dependency mapping; run daily/weekly operating cadences (standups, triage, design/architecture reviews) and drive decision logs across Product, Engineering, Ops, Finance, Care, and Compliance.
• Establish and govern stage gates (AR, EV, DVT, PVT, Field Trial Entry/Exit, LRG) with measurable entry/exit criteria; maintain traceability from PRD/SRD to acceptance.
• Lead vendor/partner program execution (silicon, ODM/OEM, software/platform): define SOWs, SLAs, and deliverables; manage NRE, schedules, change control, and cross-vendor integration plans.
• Manage engineering execution at scale-backlog, release trains, CI/CD build integration, defect burn-down, and risk/issue RAID logs-ensuring delivery to scope, quality, and schedule.
• Set quality and validation strategy (RF/Wi-Fi, performance, stability, security, regulatory) with target KPIs and test coverage; ensure gate readiness and factory/acceptance preparedness.
• Instrument program and product health via dashboards (throughput, latency, stability, FOTA success, security findings, schedule/budget variance, vendor SLA adherence) and provide executive-ready updates and mitigations.
• Drive proactive risk management and incident response-root cause (5 Whys/FMEA), corrective/preventive actions, and lessons-learned-to protect launch timelines and customer experience.
• Plan and steward budgets/resources (BOM/cost targets, capex/opex, staffing plans) and negotiate trade-offs to achieve performance, cost, and time-to-market objectives.
• Lead launch and post-launch lifecycle: field trial design and gating, launch readiness (runbooks, monitoring), and early-life support with telemetry-driven improvements and patch cadence management.

What You'll Bring:

• Broadband device architecture (SoC, RF/antenna, thermal, secure boot, key management).
• Access & connectivity: Wi-Fi 6/6E/7, 3GPP for FWA, GPON/XGS-PON interfacing, QoS/traffic mgmt. Embedded/
• SW: Linux/prplOS, BSP, drivers, USP/TR-069, telemetry, OTA/FOTA, security hardening.
• Cloud/Services: device-to-cloud APIs, fleet mgmt, analytics/observability, app/service delivery.
• Smart-home ecosystems: Matter/Thread/Zigbee/Z-Wave; converged wireless-broadband experiences.
• Bachelor's degree BS/BA (or equivalent).
• 7+ years in broadband or wireless CPE product development with end-to-end ownership and at least 2-3 shipped programs at scale.
• Depth in Wi-Fi, 3GPP/FWA, fiber-adjacent architectures; embedded Linux/prplOS; security; telemetry; FOTA.
• Proven influence in matrixed environments; vendor leadership; KPI-driven decision making.

Preferred Qualifications

• MS (EE/CS/Telecom) or MBA with strong technical foundation.
• Silicon bring-up, ODM design transfer, factory test, and carrier acceptance experience.
• Familiarity with prpl, TR-369/USP, device analytics; smart-home/converged integrations.

Our Principal Product Development Engineer, earns between $158,200-$237,400 USD Annual, Not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at AT&T offers. Individual starting salary within this range may depend on geography, experience, expertise, and education/training.

Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits:

• Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
• 401(k) plan
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Caregiver Leave
• Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected
• Adoption Reimbursement
• Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
• Life and Accidental Death Insurance
• Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
• Extensive employee wellness programs
• Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories,
• AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone.

#LI-Onsite - Full-time office role-

Ready to join our team? Apply today.

Weekly Hours:
40

Time Type:
Regular

Location:
Bothell, Washington, USA:TX:Plano / W Plano Pkwy - Adm & Dat:2900 W Plano Pkwy

Salary Range:
$158,200.00 - $237,400.00

It is the policy of AT&T to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, AT&T will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. AT&T is a fair chance employer and does not initiate a background check until an offer is made.