Senior Product Manager – Radar Software

Radar Reinvented. Echodyne offers the world’s first compact solid-state true beam-steering radar for a wide range of industries and applications. Our high-performance radars work in all weather and are designed for autonomous vehicles, uncrewed aircraft & drones, and security of borders, critical infrastructure, and smart cities. The company combines the patented technology of metamaterials with powerful software to create a radar sensor with unprecedented performance at commercial price points. Echodyne offers its radars to companies working in Automotive, Transportation, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Border Security, Smart Cities, Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS), and Airspace Management including Urban Air Mobility (UTM). Echodyne is seeking a Senior Product Manager with experience in complex hardware and software products to join our team working in a fast-paced environment developing high-performance commercial radar solutions.  The Senior Product Manager will help develop the radar software roadmap and act as the voice of the customer, developing clear product requirements and championing the product vision across the organization. RESPONSIBILITIES Engage with external customers, partners, and radar integrators to understand exact use cases Collaborate with customers and technical teams to define radar software app and feature roadmaps that align with business needs Prioritize and group features to align with product release cycles Create detailed and effective functional requirements for application and embedded SW releases Clarify and communicate the “What” and the “Why” across the organization Serve as the voice of the customer to represent their interests throughout the product development cycle Collaborate with the development team to write, review, and iterate design documents and task descriptions to ensure architectural consistency, product quality, and a rapid release cadence Work with program management office to ensure and maintain the soundness of the program plan, risk, timelines, and costs Collaborate with Marketing, Sales and Solutions Engineering in the feature go-to-market process REQUIRED SKILLS / EXPERIENCE Experience working with complex software-defined hardware such as sensors, radios, or autonomous platforms Experience in software development best practices and tools for tracking development and for capturing requirements, experience with JIRA, Confluence, and JAMA preferred Capability of understanding complex technical problems to simplify experiences, and innovate on behalf of users Effective communication skills and the ability to collaborate with a diverse team Ability to analyze complex requirements, workflows, and problems to develop and communicate rational execution plans Experience in bringing products to market and managing the overall product life-cycle DESIRED SKILLS / EXPERIENCE  (Looking for one or more as a complement to the core skills)   Experience with the development of User Interfaces for controlling complex systems and display of real-time data Radar systems and signal processing background or similar experience in fields such as LIDAR, ultrasound imaging, or Sonar, etc. Experience with deployment of radar or other mission critical systems in commercial and/or DoD end-user solutions QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor’s degree in engineering, other technical degree or equivalent work experience 5 or more years of experience working with software engineering teams in a hands-on capacity as a product manager Echodyne’s technology is export controlled by the U.S. Government and we must evaluate an applicant’s eligibility to handle export-controlled information or obtain required Government authorizations.  Therefore, we will ask you as part of the application process to identify whether you are a U.S. Citizen or green card holder, or have asylum/refugee status in the U.S.  WHAT WE OFFER The pay range for this position is $117,500 to $176,250 annually.  Our comprehensive benefits package currently includes: Incentive stock options Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage benefits for employee and family members Unlimited vacation, 12 paid sick days, and 9 paid holidays Company paid disability, life insurance, employee assistance program and travel insurance 401k Plan All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected by law.