Software Product Line Manager

Software Product Line Manager – Software Defined Radio (SDR) Systems-on-Module Portfolio

Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI) is a global semiconductor leader that bridges the physical and digital worlds to enable breakthroughs at the Intelligent Edge. ADI combines analog, digital, AI, and software technologies into solutions that combat climate change, reliably connect humans and the world, and help drive advancements in automation and robotics, mobility, healthcare, energy and data centers.

We are seeking a Software Product Line Manager to lead the strategy, roadmap, and business performance of an emerging Software Defined Radio (SDR) Systems-on-Module (SOM) portfolio aimed at the aerospace and defense market. This role owns software strategy across a rapidly growing portfolio of autonomous sensing & processing building blocks aimed at phased array radar, electronic warfare (EW), SIGINT, and similar applications.

The successful candidate will drive the evolution of the portfolio from hardware‑centric products to scalable software‑centric platforms leveraging open architectures, AI‑enabled workflows, and ecosystem partnerships.

• Define and own the vision, strategy, roadmap, and business plan for the software spanning the SDR SOM portfolio.
• Establish a common software architecture and platform strategy that maximizes reuse, scalability, and minimizes time‑to‑market across products.
• Drive software differentiation aligned with customer mission needs, competitive dynamics, and emerging defense standards.
• Lead the transition toward software‑centric and platform‑based business models, including recurring software revenue opportunities.
• Define product strategies spanning embedded software, middleware, APIs, SDKs, AI‑enabled workflows, cloud/edge integration, containerized deployment, and open architecture frameworks.
• Develop business cases, pricing models, licensing strategies, and investment plans for software offerings.
• Prioritize roadmap investments and feature development based on customer value, technical feasibility, and business impact.

• Engage directly with customers, partners, sales and business development teams to understand mission requirements, operational challenges, and emerging opportunities.
• Translate customer needs into differentiated product capabilities and platform strategies.
• Help craft internal requirements and support customer demonstrations, capture activities, technical briefings, and strategic growth initiatives.
• Monitor market trends, competitive offerings, and emerging technologies in AI‑enabled RF systems, EW, tactical communications, spectrum operations, edge computing, and autonomous sensing.
• Define value propositions, competitive positioning, and go‑to‑market strategies that maximize sales.

• Drive adoption of open standards and software ecosystems including GNU Radio, VITA/VRT, CMOSS, SOSA, and OpenVPX.
• Define API, SDK, developer enablement, and software integration strategies that encourage third‑party adoption and plug seamlessly into customer‑preferred AI tools and workflows.
• Lead portability, reusable software modules, and cross‑platform software strategies.
• Develop partnerships with software vendors, AI providers, and strategic ecosystem partners.
• Define ecosystem engagement models that promote ease of use and accelerate customer adoption.

• Partner with software, FPGA, RF, AI, and systems engineering teams to guide architectural decisions and long‑term technology roadmaps.
• Influence software partitioning, compute architectures, data transport frameworks, and real‑time processing approaches.
• Drive adoption of AI‑assisted development tools, intelligent RF workflows, and modern software engineering practices.
• Guide developer environment strategies that integrate seamlessly with customer‑preferred tools and workflows.
• Evaluate tradeoffs across CPU, GPU, FPGA, and AI accelerator implementations for future products.

• Own software business profit and loss. Responsible for revenue, margin, OPEX, CAPEX, and…