Principal Product Line Manager, Electronic Warfare & Distributed Effects
$200,000–$240,000 year
Hybrid · Irvine, California, United States
Job Summary
Lead the strategy, roadmap, and lifecycle for electronic warfare and sensing capabilities, owning the Silvus EW sensor product line from prototype to scalable, sellable solutions. Drive market research, define product requirements, and prioritize development with engineering, BD, and leadership. Engage directly with military end users, primes, and integrators to uncover needs, evangelize the product, and manage adoption and performance. Own the product roadmap, support pilot programs and field tests, coordinate cross-functional efforts across radio platforms, software/analytics, and hardware, and travel to maintain customer relationships. Requires a bachelor’s degree, 8–12+ years in defense product roles, strong defense-domain knowledge, ability to obtain/hold SECRET clearance, U.S. citizenship, and willingness to travel up to 25% with a hybrid onsite schedule in Irvine, CA.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
- 8-12+ years of experience as a Product Manager, Technical Program Manager, or Mission Solutions Lead in Defense technology, EW, SIGINT, ISR, RF sensing, or adjacent domains
- Proven ability to engage with military operators, acquisition personnel, and defense industry stakeholders
- Strong understanding of defense acquisition cycles, user needs discovery, and product-market fit challenges in defense
- Excellent cross-functional leadership and communication skills
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, uncertain, and agile environment
- Technical familiarity with RF systems, sensors, embedded systems, or tactical UAS
- Experience serving as a product evangelist or spokesperson, internally and externally
- Strong analytical skills with a data-informed approach to decision-making
- Technical fluency and collaboration with engineering, design, and cross-functional partners
- Customer-obsessed mindset balancing user and business goals
- Travel requirement – frequent travel to customer locations, OEM partners, tradeshows, events
- Security Clearance: Active U.S. Government SECRET clearance or ability to obtain one within 15 months of hire
- Must be a U.S. Citizen due to clients under U.S. government contracts
Additional Requirements
- U.S. Person (citizenship/permanent resident) required for certain postings and government contracts
- Must be able to obtain SECRET clearance within 15 months of hire
- Must be a U.S. Citizen for government-related work
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