Lead Product Manager - Airborne Systems

Responsibilities:

• End-to-end airborne mission capability definition and prioritization: Own the definition, sequencing, and prioritization of the airborne mission capability roadmap aligned to CONOPs, customer intent, and program objectives, translating operational needs into clearly defined capability increments with measurable acceptance criteria across mission-enabling subsystems.
• Cross-domain product alignment: Align and coordinate Product Managers across Autonomy, Ground Segment, Interfaces & Configuration, and Mission Systems & Payloads to ensure capability plans converge into integrated airborne mission increments while identifying, resolving, and driving alignment on cross-domain dependencies, gaps, and conflicts.
• Integration intent and capability structure: Define integration intent, key interfaces of interest, and cross-system workflows for each capability increment, maintaining the airborne capability structure used for planning, execution, readiness discussions, and consistent product intent across mission phases and operational use cases.
• Acceptance criteria and definition of done: Define and maintain Definition of Ready and Definition of Done for airborne mission capabilities, ensuring acceptance criteria are measurable, testable, operationally tied, and evaluable through partnership with test and flight teams using available evidence.
• Digital thread ownership and product artifacts: Own the airborne product structure and digital-thread expectations spanning requirements through release packages, governing the single source of truth for capability maps, increment definitions, product backlogs, prioritization decisions, software and service baselines, and Mission Data Load (MDL) requirements and versioning intent.
• Release planning and readiness support: Define and execute product release planning aligned to flight events, demonstrations, and customer milestones, lead readiness discussions for SRR, SFR, PDR, CDR, TRR, FCA, and PCA, and track cross-domain risks and readiness blockers through mitigation with accountable owners.
• Customer and stakeholder engagement: Serve as the primary product interface for airborne mission capability with internal leadership and external stakeholders, supporting customer engagements through roadmap and capability presentations and ensuring customer feedback is reflected in roadmap and prioritization updates.
• Leadership and communication: Lead regular cross-domain product integration and planning forums, clearly communicate status, risks, and priorities to leadership, and mentor Product Managers while reinforcing outcome-driven, execution-focused product discipline.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field. 
• 8+ years of experience delivering complex aerospace, mission systems, or autonomous platforms. 
• 5+ years of experience working with Cameo Systems Modeler, SysML, and MBSE workflows. 
• Demonstrated experience defining and managing end-to-end product capabilities across multiple subsystems. 
• Strong understanding of mission systems, autonomy, ground operations, and flight-test environments. 
• Experience working closely with engineering, test, and operations teams in fast-paced development programs. 
• Strong cross-functional communication and leadership skills. 
• Active Secret clearance required; TS/SCI preferred. 

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Experience supporting flight-test programs, demonstrations, or rapid prototyping efforts. 
• Background in mission planning, operator workflows, and debrief/data products. 
• Familiarity with DoD acquisition environments and transition-focused programs.