Overview
Product Specialist Jobs in Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area at Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group
Title: Product Specialist
Company: Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group
Location: Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area
o Support Automation and Infrastructure (Kernel/QNX and Android) teams
o Write features and user stories with clear DoD and acceptance criteria
o Link features to product requirements.
o Prioritize stories the teams will work on each sprint
o Refine backlog stories with engineering teams to ensure clarity, feasibility, and alignment with strategy
o Collaborate with Scrum Master and Engineering Leads to drive predictable, iteration-based delivery
o Coordinate with Sr Automation Engineers to drive Automation scrum iterations
o Serve as liaison between engineering team and product/program stakeholders
o Ability to fully understand development terminologies and effectively drive development‑centric activities.
o Candidates with stronger development‑facing experience should be prioritized to minimize ramp‑up time and ensure adequate exposure to development processes.
Skill Area required for Product Owner
Required Proficiency Level
Strategic Planning in Embedded/Automotive Projects
4 – Experience in Strategic planning in Embedded/Automotive Projects
Safe Agile
3 – Practical Application
Knowledge of Jira tool for backlog management and grooming with experience for 3+ years in Backlog management including writing User Stories and Features
4 – Advanced
Knowledge of Jama tool for requirement management and test plan management
4 – Advanced
Manage Development process with the Developer/Validation teams and process management
4 – 3+ years experience development and validation process management
Keywords: Automation Framework, Virtualized Android, Linux/QNX, Qualcomm SOM, IFE Systems (all these are must to have)
Job Description:
- 7 to 10 years relevant mandatory experience.
- Automation Framework (Virtualized Android Environment, Linux/QNX, Qualcomm SOM)
- Team: Automation Scrum Team – In-Flight Entertainment (IFE)
- Work closely with Android platform engineers, QNX/Linux teams, Qualcomm chipset specialists, and virtualization architects.
- Understand the automation framework architecture (hardware abstraction, virtualized interfaces, DUT orchestration, reporting pipelines).
- Write clear, well-structured epics, features, and user stories for automation tooling, framework improvements, APIs, and test execution workflows.
- Refine backlog items with engineering teams to ensure clarity, feasibility, and alignment with the automation strategy.
- Collaborate with Scrum Master and Engineering Lead to drive predictable, sprint-based delivery.
Key Responsibilities
Product Leadership & Strategy
- Own the vision, roadmap, and backlog for the Automation Framework for virtualized Android- and Linux-based IFE systems.
- Prioritize automation features and capabilities based on business value, technical feasibility, team capacity, and program timelines.
- Define KPIs for automation coverage, stability, efficiency, and adoption across multiple platform teams.
Guide the team on automation needs for:
- Virtualized Android environments
- Linux and QNX subsystems
- Qualcomm SOM-based hardware
- IFE system integration and certification workflows
