The company is looking for an Associate Product Manager to own the strategy, roadmap, and backlog for a defined area of its product portfolio. The role sits at the intersection of engineering, manufacturing, and customer workflows, requiring time on the factory floor and at test events to understand pain points and constraints. The person will turn feedback into user stories and prototypes, define success metrics, and evaluate build-vs-buy options for third-party tools. They will communicate status, risks, and decisions to stakeholders across company leadership, supporting the development of mission-adaptable aerial systems and deployable manufacturing infrastructure.

Responsibilities

Own the strategy, roadmap, and backlog for a defined area of our product portfolio
Spend time on the factory floor and at test events to better understand internal and external customer workflows, pain points, and constraints
Transform feedback into user stories or prototypes to quickly build with engineering
Define success metrics for what you ship, and use the data to decide what happens next
Continuously conduct build-vs-buy evaluations of third-party tools and vendors
Communicate status, risks, and decisions clearly to stakeholders across company leadership

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
U.S. Citizenship required due to ITAR regulations
1-3 years of experience in product management, technical program management, engineering, or a closely related role - internships and co-ops with substantive ownership count.
Demonstrated ability to take an ambiguous problem, talk to the people who have it, and turn it into a concrete, well-scoped plan.
Strong written and verbal communication; you can explain a technical tradeoff to a technician and a manufacturing constraint to an engineer.
Comfort working with technical teams and technical concepts - you don't need to write production code, but you should be able to read a system diagram, ask good questions about an API, and understand why a change is hard.
Analytical mindset: comfortable defining metrics, working with data, and letting evidence change your mind.
Bias toward action and ownership - you follow through, close loops, and don't wait to be told what to do next.
Demonstrated history of holding yourself and your teammates to a high standard, even when it creates discomfort.

Nice to have

Exposure to manufacturing, operations, logistics, supply chain, or another domain where software meets the physical world.
Experience with internal tools, B2B, or enterprise products where the users are your colleagues.
Familiarity with SQL, basic scripting, or analytics tooling for self-serve data work.
Prior experience in defense, aerospace, or a regulated industry.
Experience with agile delivery practices and tools (Jira, Linear, or similar).

Benefits

We offer comprehensive medical, dental, and visions plans
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan to invest in your long-term retirement goals
Equity grants for new hires
Unlimited PTO
Extremely generous company holiday calendar, including a holiday hiatus in July & December.
Generous Parental Leave
Lifestyle Spending Account
FSA
DCFSA
HSA
Hospital Indemnity insurance
Critical Illness insurance
Accident insurance
Basic Life/AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance, 100% covered by Firestorm. Plus, the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your family.
Mental Health Resources: We provide free mental health resources 24/7 including therapy and more. Additional work-life services, such as free legal and financial support, are available to you as well.