Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Swarm Aero is at the forefront of redefining air power, developing the largest swarming UAV and the most versatile swarming aircraft network globally. They are seeking a Product Manager to own the swarm software product roadmap, drive alignment between product vision and engineering capacity, and lead customer discovery sessions to inform product strategy.
Responsibilities
- Create the future of large-scale drone swarm command and control for the most powerful military ever
- Own the swarm software product roadmap at Swarm Aero. This includes C2 and autonomy across multiple domains. Define operational requirements and strategic priorities and process them into an optimal roadmap
- Drive alignment between product vision, engineering capacity, and real-world operator needs, resolving conflicts with data and judgement
- Author product requirements that engineering, QA, and mission teams can execute against without hand-holding, including edge cases, failure modes, and acceptance criteria
- Own the backlog : sprint planning and sequencing decisions made in active partnership with stakeholders
- Drive the release process from definition through deployment, including test planning, rollout, and post-release review
- Drive operator & customer understanding at Swarm Aero. Lead discovery sessions with operators, mission planners, and integration partners to surface needs and validate assumptions. Logically develop new and creative solutions to key challenges and anticipate expensive mistakes
- Translate field observations and operator feedback into roadmap decisions with clear rationale
- Serve as the connective tissue between engineering, QA, and executive leadership
- Identify and partner with strategic external vendors and partners. Define goals and interfaces and manage dependency risk
Skills
- 5+ years as a Product Manager owning a complex, technically deep product and not a feature area within a product
- Shipped software in a mission-critical or operationally sensitive context where failure had real consequences (defense, aerospace, robotics, autonomy, industrial control systems, or equivalent)
- Written PRDs for distributed systems, hardware-integrated software, or real-time data pipelines that engineers shipped from without significant re-interpretation
- Managed competing priorities across multiple stakeholder groups in a high-ambiguity environment and made the call rather than deferred it
- Directly conducted operator or end-user discovery interviews and demonstrably changed roadmap direction based on what you learned
- Owned the post-release evaluation of features against defined success metrics and acted on what you found
- Candidates for this position must have the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance
- To conform to U.S. Government controlled technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State
- Direct experience with command-and-control systems, ISR platforms, autonomous systems, or multi-domain operational software
- Familiarity with systems architecture concepts, enough to pressure-test engineering estimates and spot integration risks early
- Experience working within or alongside government programs, defense contractors, or fielded operational environments
- Exposure to hardware/software co-development cycles and the constraints they impose on software delivery
Benefits
- Meaningful equity in a high-growth defense technology company
- Competitive base salary commensurate with experience
- Medical, dental, vision, and 401k
- PTO and paid sick leave
- Monthly wellness stipend
- Daily catered lunch (office)
- Paid parental leave
- Direct impact on a critical national security mission
- A world-class team of engineers and operators solving genuinely hard problems
Company Overview
Swarm Aero is an aerospace and defense company that develops large-scale unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) swarms for defense and missions. It was founded in 2022, and is headquartered in Oxnard, California, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://www.swarm.aero.