Product Engineer

Uniti is a premier insurgent fiber provider dedicated to enabling mission-critical connectivity across the United States.

With a steadfast commitment to customer service, operational excellence, and superior network capabilities, Uniti builds, operates and delivers critical fiber-based communications services to connect and empower people and businesses .

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About the Role:

As a Product Engineer, you’ll turn product ideas into solutions that are technically sound, supportable, and ready to launch. You’ll shape requirements, evaluate solution options and engineering impacts, and guide testing and technical deliverables from concept through realization.

Working across Product Management, architecture, IT, engineering, NOC, field operations, care, and service delivery, you’ll connect teams and anticipate what it takes to build, integrate, and support each product successfully. This is an opportunity to influence how products come to life and make a meaningful impact across Uniti.

**This position can be filled remotely anywhere within the company footprint.

What You’ll Do:

• Translate business and product requirements into technical requirements, technical solution definitions, and engineering deliverables

• Develop and maintain technical realization artifacts such as Technical Requirements Documents, Product Realization Plans, Service Architecture Documents, Engineering Impact Assessments, and launch readiness materials

• Evaluate technical alternatives, vendor/platform options, network impacts, integration requirements, and implementation constraints

• Engage internal and external engineering experts to define the solution needed to deliver new products and enhancements

• Lead or coordinate POCs, friendly user trials, UAT support, and technical validation activities

• Identify impacts to transport, IP, NOC, field ops, OSS/BSS, care, provisioning, and billing, and drive closure of gaps before launch

• Support cross-functional working sessions to align engineering, operational, and technical launch requirements

• Surface risks, dependencies, and tradeoffs early and provide recommendations to leadership

• Support post-launch analysis, KPI definition, issue triage, and continuous improvement

• Stay current on technology trends and advise the business on technical applicability and readiness of emerging solutions

Preferred Skills

• Experience in broadband, voice, managed services, SD-WAN, security, Wi-Fi/CPE, or wholesale product environments

• Experience with POCs, FOAs/FUTs, UAT, lab validation, or launch-readiness activities

• Familiarity with OSS/BSS, provisioning, billing, service delivery, and field support implications of product launches

• Experience in creating engineering impact assessments, operational readiness plans, or service introduction documentation

• 5+ years of experience in product engineering, product development, service engineering, technical program delivery, network engineering, or systems integration

• Experience with technical evaluation, testing, certification, or launch of telecom/technology products

• Ability to translate business needs into technical requirements and structured implementation plans

• Strong analytical, documentation, and stakeholder management skills

• Ability to work independently across multiple teams without direct authority

Minimum Requirements:

College degree and 5-7 years professional level experience with 2-3 years supervisory experience; or 9+ years professional level related experience with 2-3 years supervisory experience; or an equivalent combination of education and professional level related experience required.

The starting compensation range for this job is $76,048 to $99,910. Our compensation approach s designed to be fair and competitive. Pay for this role is based on factors such as your experience, skills, education and location.

Physical Tasks - Standing Occasionally: 0-33% | Walking Occasionally: 0-33% |Sitting and Stationary: Continuously: 67-100% | Bending: Occasionally: 0-33% | Crouching: Occasionally: 0-33% | Carrying: Occasionally: 0-33% | Reaching: Occasionally: 0-33% |Lifting -Lowering >1-15 lbs: Occasionally: 0-33% | Repetitive Hand Action: Medium Dexterity: Continuously: 67-100% | Fine Manipulating: Frequently: 34-66%

Audio Visual Needs - Hearing: Continuously: 67-100%| Near Vision: Continuously: 67-100% | Far Vision: Occasionally: 0-33% | Peripheral Vision: Occasionally: 0-33%

Equipment Used in Job Performance : Computer, Printer, Fax, Telephone, Basic Office Supplies, Copier

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Actual base pay for this job will depend on the candidate's primary work location and other factors, such as relevant skills and experience.

Our Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance Plans

• 401K Plan

• Health & Flexible Savings Account

• Life and AD&D, Spousal Life, Child Life Insurance Plans

• Educational Assistance Plan

Uniti is an equal opportunity employer. At Uniti, we celebrate the authenticity and uniqueness of our people and their ideas. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, genetic information, protected veteran status, current military status, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, creed, citizenship status, or any other status protected by law, and to give full consideration to qualified disabled individuals and protected veterans.

Notice to Non-U.S. Citizens: Uniti, as a holder of licenses granted by the Federal Communications Commission, is required to notify and to obtain approval from federal regulatory agencies prior to granting certain system/network access to any non-U.S. citizen personnel. Offers of employment extended to non-U.S. citizens are contingent upon receiving the requisite approval from agencies overseeing compliance. Non-U.S. citizens are required to provide Uniti with the personal identifying information required to obtain the necessary approval prior to accessing certain systems and/or Uniti’s network. If you are not a U.S. citizen, please notify your recruiter or contact HR Legal ([email protected]) as soon as possible for information on Uniti’s foreign personnel disclosure and approval requirements.

Notice to Applicants: Depending on the position and its job functions, offers of employment may be contingent upon successful completion of certain pre-employment screenings, including but not limited to drug-screen, motor vehicle records check, or other pre-employment screening. All such screenings will be conducted by an external third-party with the Candidate’s written consent and in accordance with federal and state law. Refusal to authorize or submit to a required pre-employment screening may disqualify the candidate from employment. Any misrepresentation during the application or interview process may result in denial of employment, withdrawal of offer, or termination.