Engineering Jobs in Potomac Park, MD

Title: Product Manager
Location : Rockville, MD or McLean, VA
Target Start Date : ASAP
Type: contract
Pay Rate: DOE

The Product Manager is responsible for defining product vision, strategy, roadmap, and feature development for a portfolio of market surveillance products. This portfolio includes a large set of existing surveillance patterns as well as machine learning and deep learning models, some of which are undergoing redesign.

This role requires a highly autonomous product leader who can manage multiple feature initiatives simultaneously while partnering closely with business stakeholders to understand regulatory needs, operational pain points, and opportunities for improvement. The Product Manager will maintain product backlogs, prioritize enhancements, define roadmaps, and ensure the successful delivery of new surveillance capabilities and enhancements to existing systems.

The role also requires familiarity with financial market data sources, including audit trail data, exchange data, and reference data, and how these datasets support regulatory and compliance objectives.

Product Strategy & User Insight

• Develop a deep understanding of the business domain, regulatory objectives, and available data sources.

• Define product vision, strategy, and requirements based on user needs, regulatory priorities, and data insights.

• Conduct research, analyze user feedback, and leverage data analysis to identify gaps and opportunities for improvement.

• Translate insights into product requirements and actionable development initiatives.

Product Portfolio & Roadmap Management

• Own and manage the product roadmap for surveillance capabilities.

• Evaluate trade-offs and prioritize features based on user value, regulatory impact, and resource constraints.

• Partner with business stakeholders, engineering, architecture, and UX teams to ensure alignment and successful delivery.

• Coordinate with dependent teams across the organization to support integrated product development.

Product Planning & Delivery

• Lead product planning by developing requirements, including user stories, acceptance criteria, and use cases.

• Maintain a prioritized product backlog aligned with product strategy and delivery capacity.

• Collaborate with UX/UI teams to guide user experience design.

• Participate in development reviews, validate acceptance criteria, and ensure product quality.

• Identify risks or issues that may impact delivery timelines or product performance and develop mitigation plans.

Product Launch & Adoption

• Lead product launches and coordinate with stakeholders on rollout planning.

• Facilitate user acceptance testing (UAT) where required.

• Develop supporting documentation and training materials.

• Track launch metrics, gather user feedback, and drive iterative improvements.

Product Operations & Continuous Improvement

• Monitor product performance, usage trends, and operational metrics.

• Work with internal users and stakeholders to resolve product issues and identify enhancement opportunities.

• Evaluate new metrics and monitoring capabilities to improve product performance and visibility.

• Represent the product team in stakeholder discussions and business reviews.

Team Development

• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior product management team members.

• Stay informed on industry trends, regulatory developments, and product management best practices.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex data.

• Experience using database queries (e.g., SQL) and data analysis to inform product decisions.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and make decisions in complex environments.

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Self-starter with the ability to dive deeply into business processes and technical capabilities.

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, Communications, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

• 5+ years of experience in product management, compliance, business analysis, program management, or related roles.

• Experience with database querying (e.g., SQL) and data analysis.

• Experience working within the software development lifecycle.

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across teams in large organizations and work closely with leadership.

Preferred

• Experience with broker-dealer operations, market surveillance, or regulatory compliance.

• Experience guiding cross-functional teams and influencing stakeholders.

• Hybrid work environment with remote and in-office collaboration.

• Occasional extended hours may be required.

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Staff UI/UX Designer - Essex Management

US Remote

Please remember to include a link to your online portfolio on your resume and if the site is password protected, how to access it so we can review.

This position supports "Essex, an Emmes Company". Essex is a biomedical informatics and health information technology-focused consultancy founded in 2009 and headquartered in Rockville, MD. The Essex team comprises experts with extensive experience in strategically developing and managing complex health and biomedical information programs for clients in the Federal Government, research academia, and private sectors.

Emmes Group: Building a better future for us all.

Emmes Group is transforming the future of clinical research, bringing the promise of new medical discovery closer within reach for patients. Emmes Group was founded as Emmes more than 47 years ago, becoming one of the primary clinical research providers to the US government before expanding into public-private partnerships and commercial biopharma. Emmes has built industry leading capabilities in cell and gene therapy, vaccines and infectious diseases, ophthalmology, rare diseases, and neuroscience.

We believe the work we do will have a direct impact on patients' lives and act accordingly. We strive to build a collaborative culture at the intersection of being a performance and people driven company. We're looking for talented professionals eager to help advance clinical research as we work to embed innovation into the fabric of our company. If you share our motivations and passion in research, come join us!

Primary Purpose

This role works as part of the Essex Modern Technology & Engineering (MT&E) team and will be focused on owning and driving the Human Centered Design (HCD) capability at the company. This is a senior Staff-level role with operational and strategic deliverables across client-facing projects and internal company initiatives. The role will be responsible for developing user interfaces, design system(s), and providing design strategy/leadership to support life science research in the public and/or private industry. This role will work on client project deliverables as well as in-house Essex deliverables to grow the overall Essex Human-Centered Design (HCD) capability. The role provides strong career growth opportunities in an innovative technology environment working with premier research organizations.

1. Own and drive the Human Centered Design (HCD) capability at
2. Lead the development of design solutions that solve complex and challenging UI/UX problems.
3. Meet with engineering team leads, and business and product owners to kick-off the design process at project inception.
4. Design clean, accessible, and modern UIs that adhere to the unified principles of a
   design system.
5. Develop documentation, including design process working practices, design system guides, and knowledge presentations.
6. Provide UI/UX design leadership and advocacy across multiple concurrent projects-both customer-facing and internal. Establish and guide the overall design vision, user-experience strategy, and brand direction for each initiative.
7. Work in a collaborative cross-functional team environment to deliver UI mocks and wireframes tied to features across all tiers in a CI/CD Agile environment.
8. Leverage any combination of UX research techniques (e.g., card sorting, story maps) to achieve the desired design deliverable goals.
9. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, when necessary, to complete cross-project initiatives (e.g., accessibility compliance, design system updates).
10. Mentor members of the design team to provide career path guidance.
11. Interview UI/UX design candidate(s) and provide evaluation/recommendation to the
    hiring manager.
12. Take ownership of the design interview and evaluation process. Define and improve the process based on industry conventions and evolving trends.
13. Own and drive in-house design projects that are used to improve the company's Human Centered Design (HCD) capabilities.
14. Contribute to the company's business development activity (e.g., providing design and branding content, and reviewing proposal responses.
15. Conduct Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) reviews across multiple projects and BD initiatives.
16. Work effectively with teams outside of engineering across the Essex organization on key company and/or UI/UX branding initiatives.

1. A deep understanding of design techniques and principles involved in the production of conceptual prototypes and wireframes.
2. Subject matter expertise in accessibility, accessibility tools, VPAT reviews, application interaction design, and design systems and frameworks (Bootstrap, Foundation, USWDS).
3. Experience providing design and accessibility deliverables on multiple projects
   running concurrently.
4. Comprehensive experience using Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, XD)
5. Excellent understanding of and experience with design collaboration tools such as Figma.
6. Excellent communication (oral and written) and collaboration skills.
7. Strong analytical skills with the ability to communicate concepts and recommendations confidently to a variety of audiences.
8. Thorough, methodical, and exhibits meticulous attention to detail.
9. Working knowledge of the following technologies and software: LucidChart, HTML, and
   CSS (SCSS).
10. 10+ years of UI/UX design experience.
11. Possession of a Bachelor or Graduate degree in Design or Human-Computer Interaction.
12. A portfolio of professional UI/UX web design work.

Though not mandatory but bonus points for:

1. Possession of at least one of the following UI/UX certifications: UXC (Nielsen Norman Group UX Certification OR CUA (Human Factors International Certified Usability Analyst)
2. Experience working with USWDS (United States Web Design System).

Why work at Emmes?

At Emmes, your actions and hard work will have a direct impact on public health initiatives, both globally and in our local communities with opportunities for volunteerism through our Emmes Cares community engagement program. We offer a competitive benefits package focused on the health and needs of our growing workforce, including:

• Flexible Approved Time Off

• Tuition Reimbursement

• 401k Retirement Plan

• Work From Home Anywhere in the US

• Maternal/Paternal Leave

• Casual Dress Code & Work Environment

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The Emmes Company, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability or protected veteran status.

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• Machine model components using CNC and manual mills and lathes.
  
• Program, setup, and operate 3-, 4-, or 5-axis CNC machines.
  
• Hand-finish parts as required, using contouring and polishing.
  
• Collaborate with design engineers, make recommendations and share best practices with machining approaches and materials as a subject matter expert (SME) on machining
  
• Read and interpret engineering drawings (CAD/CAM) and tolerancing schemes, including GD&T.
  

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• High School Diploma or GED
  
• 3-5 years of experience with setting up, programming, editing and operating CNC milling and lathe machines
  
• Experience with machining metals (aluminum, stainless steel) and other materials
  
• Experience with design process and mechanical assembly. Must be able to read and interpret drawings and blueprints
  
• Must be able to obtain and maintain an DoD Secret Clearance
  
• Effective verbal and written communication in English
  
• Basic MS Windows skills
  
• Ability to perform basic mathematical computations
  
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations
  

• Active DoD Secret Clearance

Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP, an internationally recognized intellectual property law firm located near Mosaic District in Vienna, VA, has an exciting opportunity for a motivated and highly skilled Patent Attorney to join our team on a full-time basis.

Overview

Qualifications

·   Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or equivalent

·     One to three years of substantial patent prosecution experience as a licensed attorney at a U.S. law firm or in-house

·      Registration to practice before the USPTO

·      Strong technical writing and analytical skills

·      Ability to work well in a team environment

Responsibilities

·      Prosecution of patent applications for leading global technology companies

·      Collaboration with clients and other professionals

·      Conducting case discussions with clients

·      Staying up-to-date on the latest developments in patent law

Benefits

·      Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package to include medical, dental, and vision insurance. Short-term and long-term disability coverage

·      Positive and collaborative team environment

·      Remote working possibility in VA and some nearby states

·      Walking distance to Dunn Loring-Merrifield metro station

About BSKB:

Since 1976, BSKB has been providing a full range of intellectual property law services to clients in the areas of patent prosecution, post-grant review, litigation, opinions and counseling, design patents, trademarks and licensing. Our knowledgeable attorneys and agents hold advanced degrees and are experienced in the fields of chemistry, electronics and IT, mechanical engineering and life sciences/biotechnology.

We believe in offering every client quality, personalized service, and are committed to educating our clients to help them make the most of their intellectual property. BSKB has a rich tradition of offering seminars on intellectual property law that have been attended by practitioners from around the world.

For more information, visit .  

Kelly Government Solutions is seeking qualified Nurse Practitioners (NP) to join the KGS team, in support of the mission of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This position will provide direct medical care and treatment for the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) in Bethesda, Maryland. This position is Full-Time, Monday through Friday.

The Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner will deliver clinical care and coordinate patient management within a multidisciplinary craniofacial/maxillofacial surgery team. Responsibilities include developing and managing comprehensive clinical care plans for research participants, leading the Craniofacial Consult service, supporting surgical procedures from pre- to post-operative phases, and collaborating with clinical and research teams.

Key Responsibilities:

Perform comprehensive and problem-focused history and physical exams

Coordinate consult service and team evaluations

Oversee peri-operative planning and inpatient coordination

Collaborate with research nurse, coordinator, fellows, and laboratory staff

Present patient cases at weekly team meetings

Assess family pedigrees and craniofacial anomalies

Interpret lab results and diagnostic procedures

Implement therapeutic interventions

Assist with protocol participant screening and patient recruitment

Request and summarize outside medical records

Order/perform diagnostic procedures (EMG, ECG, labs, X-rays, CT, MRI, etc.)

Prepare surgical treatment plans and case presentations

Perform minor outpatient procedures and regional anesthesia

Conduct diagnostic and therapeutic craniofacial procedures

Assist in surgeries, manage medications, and provide referrals

Counsel patients on health maintenance and conduct pre/post-op rounds

Provide on-call coverage for surgical cases (approx. 2 weeks/month)

Complete timely clinical documentation

Qualifications:

A certificate for training as a Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner and current or pending license in Maryland- Must be free from discipline

At least one year of experience in surgical or emergency care

Excellent oral and written communication, analytical, organizational, and time management skills

Work Schedule:

Full-time, Monday through Friday, with flexibility required for occasional after-hours work.

For consideration, submit resume.

Kelly Government Solutions is an equal opportunity employer.