Strategic Business Developer
At a glance
Mid-level Business Development role at Emerson Career Site. Austin · full-time · no salary stated · we estimate $142,750–$161,025.
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What you'll do
- Shape investment choices for RF test products and systems across aerospace, defense, and government applications
- Study technology shifts, government RDT&E spending, and market size to uncover new opportunities
- Turn customer problems into product goals, differentiated offerings, and complete business plans
- Set roadmaps and priorities with Sales, Business Development, Product Management, R&D, and technology partners
- Track market performance, customer feedback, and financial results for products already in market
What you bring
- At least five years in offering management, product management, product planning, new product definition, or a related role
- A bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, or another technology field
- Experience creating and testing business cases and differentiated products or offerings
- Technical curiosity, cross-functional leadership, and strong communication with technical and executive audiences
- Experience at a global technology company, with RF test and measurement experience strongly preferred
Who this fits
You’ll fit this role if you can connect RF technology, customer development cycles, market analysis, and business planning. The work covers radar, electronic warfare, communications, and navigation systems, from research through maintenance. Austin is a hybrid location, and the role includes travel of up to a quarter of your time, including internationally.
From the employer
Position Overview
The RF Business & Product Manager role drives investment direction decisions within NI’s aerospace, defense, and government (ADG) business unit. Busisness & Product Managers penetrate and expand NI’s serviceable addressable market (SAM) by building and prioritizing business cases for new RF test products and systems (combination of hardware, software, services, and partner capabilities), and working with customers, global R&D teams, and technology partners to develop complete solutions that deliver differentiated value to NI customers.[RR1]
Business & Product Management is a critical business leadership function at NI. Business & Product Managers explore and identify market opportunities, help define strategy, and lead cross-functional efforts to achieve the business targets within a specific vertical market segment. Working in close collaboration with Sales, Business Development, Product Management and R&D teams, they define product and system roadmaps that meet customer requirements and deliver business results in a timely fashion.
This position focuses on the test and measurement phases of target customers’ product development cycles, including research and prototyping, validation test, production test, and post-production maintenance and monitoring of radar, electronic warfare, communications, and navigation components and systems.
In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:- Monitor key technology trends affecting cutting-edge applications, such as cognitive sensors, autonomous vehicles, emerging threats, and new silicon technologies.
- Track government program spending on relevant assets, especially RDT&E activities.
- Assess and define new market spaces, including total addressable market (TAM) and serviceable addressable market (SAM) analysis
- Develop product and offering objectives, including identifying key market challenges and validating customer value
- Lead design of differentiated product and offering and customer experience
- Develop end-to-end business plan for new products and offerings(s); set detailed direction and priorities across disciplines
- Effectively communicate with both highly-technical customer roles (e.g. Lead/Architect-level Design Engineers, System Engineers, and Test Engineers) and executive-level business leaders (e.g. Senior Program Managers, Business Development Managers, Director/VP of Product Line, Director/VP of Operations, etc.)
- Manage products and offerings in market and respond to market feedback
- Establish leading and lagging performance indicators and deliver financial results.
For This Role, You Will Need:
- 5+ years working experience in offering management, product management, product planning, new product definition, or related role. Job level will be set based on experience.
- Technical aptitude and curiosity to develop deep domain expertise
- Experience in a global and multinational technology company
- Experience developing and validating business cases and differentiated products or offerings
- Strong cross-functional team leadership, communication and interpersonal skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or other technology-related field required
- MBA or Master’s degree in technology-related field, demonstrated P/L responsibility, or comparable business experience preferred
- Experience in commercial aerospace, defense prime contractors, or space sectors strongly preferred
- Experience with RF technology, especially test and measurement equipment
- Willingness to travel up to 25%, including international travel
Our Culture & Commitment to You:
At Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives—because we know that great ideas come from great teams. Our commitment to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship, training, or leadership opportunities, we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact. We believe diverse teams, working together are key to driving growth and delivering business results.
We recognize the importance of employee wellbeing. We prioritize providing flexible, competitive benefits plans to meet you and your family’s physical, mental, financial, and social needs. We provide a variety of medical insurance plans, with dental and vision coverage, Employee Assistance Program, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, employee resource groups, recognition, and much more. Our culture offers flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation and holiday leave.
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