Product Manager, Deployed Optical Systems

What you'll do

• Define product strategy, roadmap, requirements, success metrics, and pricing; conduct business-case and ROI analyses.
• Coordinate engineering, program, operations, finance, and production teams to deliver scalable, manufacturable systems and meet product financial targets.
• Gather customer and market insights, conduct competitive analysis, and communicate product strategy to stakeholders.

What they ask for

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Robotics, Computer Science, Business, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in Product Management, Program Management, or Systems Engineering focused on rugged, highly performant operational sensing systems.
• Proven ability to lead end-to-end product development from strategy and design through execution and commercialization; technical understanding of hardware-software systems, including computer vision, AI/ML, autonomy, networking, and embedded systems.
• Experience with government, defense, or aerospace customers and familiarity with DoD procurement and acquisition; eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Nice to have

• Background in military operations, surveillance, or force protection; experience with supply chain, manufacturing, and scaling high-tech hardware production.
• Experience with optical systems, particularly infrared systems.

Pay

$166,000 — $220,000 USD (base salary)

Tools

computer vision, AI/ML, autonomy, networking, embedded systems, optical systems, infrared systems

AI focus

No specific AI development work is stated; the role requires technical understanding of AI/ML and supports optical systems that may incorporate emerging technologies.