Senior Product Manager

THE COMPANY

Silvus Technologies is dedicated to one mission: connecting those who keep us safe. We do so by delivering the most advanced Mobile Ad-hoc Network (MANET) radios powered by our custom and ever evolving Mobile-Networked MIMO waveform. Together, our radios and waveform provide the vital communications for mission critical applications in the harshest environments from underground tunnels to high altitude balloons.

Silvus StreamCaster ™ radios are being rapidly adopted by customers all over the world ranging from the U.S. and Allied Nations Departments of Defense, to International, Federal, State and Local Law Enforcement agencies, all the way to the Superbowl, Grammys and industry-leading drone, robot, and other unmanned systems manufacturers.

Would you like to join an incredibly talented group of people, doing very challenging work, with the prime directive of “Keeping Our Heroes Connected”?

Silvus’ rapid growth is fueled by a focus on research and innovation and a team of the most passionate, skilled and creative thinking individuals. If you are looking for a fulfilling experience, you owe it to yourself to learn how Silvus can be the next chapter of your career.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Silvus is seeking a Senior Product Managerto lead multi-discipline and multi-partner development teams in the design, integration, testing, and product roll-out phases of sophisticated and robustly packaged integrated antenna/radio communications systems for multiple military platforms (e.g., trucks, fast vehicles, etc.), quick-deploy solutions, as well as mounting and integration of Silvus systems onto customers’ deployment platforms.

This Senior Product Manager reports to the Director of Sales Engineering on the Sales Engineering team and is highly visible to senior management and influential towards existing and new product revenue areas as well as all levels of customer staff/team members and their system integrators. Direct customer and OEM partner interaction is an ongoing activity. This position is on a hybrid schedule, a minimum of 3 days onsite per week is expected. On-site days are Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. The location for this role is Silvus Technologies’ headquarters in vibrant West Los Angeles, CA.

The following is a list of at least some of the current essential job functions of the position. Management may assign or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time at its discretion.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Organize and manage all aspects of Silvus products' lifecycle
• Create/refine processes and procedures (especially product qualification)
• Champion/direct/support product development
• Oversee 3rd party/OEM partner developments and special products
• In charge of New Product Introductions (NPI)
• Transition products from engineering into production
• Product testing and qualification (at an application/functional level)
• Create customer facing documentation as needed
• Champion product-line planning and roadmaps
• Determine unmet market needs
• Track competitors, competitive offerings, and their vulnerabilities
• Evaluate Silvus' market positions and vulnerabilities, product shortcomings, etc.
• Lead, conduct, and facilitate internal and customer facing meetings
• Manage product costing, pricing, and ROI for existing and new product considerations
• Product documentation & information
• Support Sales Engineering with product documentation and customer facing docs
• Create internal & customer facing application notes, tools, etc. (with SE team)
• Travel requirements – requires occasional travel to customer locations, test facilities/ranges, OEM partners, etc.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor of Science (or higher) in Electrical, Mechanical, Computer Engineering, or closely related field of study.
• Minimum 8 years of hands-on and proficient experience in systems engineering of delivered systems/products.
• Minimum 5 years of direct project team leadership, working with large system integrators, demonstrated problem-solving at the system and subsystem levels, and risk-management implementation.
• Minimum 3 years of experience leading a multi-discipline product development team in design, integration, testing, and product roll-out.
• Demonstrated experience generating and maintaining requirements documents, interface control documents, bills of materials in multi-layer systems and sub-systems and other large system documentation structures 

PREFERRED KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Experience in creating, understanding, and modifying mechanical, electrical, interconnecting cabling and harnesses, and similar type drawings.
• Proven familiarity with EMC/EMI/environmental standards, certifications, and testing (commercial, FCC/TUV/etc., including international, and MIL-STDs.
• Demonstrated experience working in project or program management for DoD programs
• Broad experience base in various system types (electro-mechanical, moving elements (sensors, actuators, hydraulics, etc.), and subsystem packaging.
• Entire “design life cycle” experience, from initial concept design, requirements specification, system-level design, integration, and introduction to production/manufacturing.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively communicate with customers, externally with OEM partners, and internally across the entire organization.
• Possess a strong ability to work independently, take and demonstrate technical and project management initiative, continuously assess, and mitigate project risks (technical, schedule, and financial), and effectively interact with cross-functional teams and customers.
• Excellent organizational skills and demonstrated ability for project/program management, especially detail attentiveness (technical and program).
• Proficiency with PC office applications (including Microsoft Project) and mobile devices and collaborative tools (like Confluence, JIRA, etc.), and MRP systems (like Zoho).
• Prior experience in a fast-paced office environment.
• CLEARANCE – current active DoD Secret Clearance; OR the ability to obtain and maintain an active clearance

NOTE - As a US Federal Contractor, Silvus Technologies requires that ALL candidates being considered for employment for any position (regardless of level) MUST be a U.S. Person (permanent resident or citizen). Stricter U.S. Citizen ONLY requirements (needed for some Engineering or R&D roles) will be included in the Required Qualifications section of the posted position. Employment is contingent upon the successful clearance of a background check. This does NOT apply to International positions; only job postings for positions located in the US.

Silvus is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, religion or belief, ancestry, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, political affiliation, or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

*Silvus does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies in response to job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to Silvus Technologies.