Griffon Aerospace is seeking a Technical Product Manager to own the Group 1 FPV/quadcopter product line end-to-end. You will define product engineering, drive requirements and design priorities, and lead design-for-scale decisions to move designs from tens to hundreds of units. You will build a scalable supply chain, manage suppliers, and lead integration with autonomy and payload partners, including hands-on bench and flight testing. The role requires technical rigor and ownership, ensuring designs are producible and field-ready.

Responsibilities

# – Define and own the product engineering for Griffon's Group 1 FPV/quadcopter systems.
# – Drive requirements, design priorities, and performance envelopes across airframe, propulsion, power, and RF/video link
# – Write SRDs and ICDs that engineers, suppliers, and integration partners can build to, not just check a box with.
# – Run trade studies on platform configurations, component commonality, and design-for-cost across product variants.
# – Lead design decisions that trade one-off performance for producibility, driving toward designs that scale cleanly from tens to hundreds of units without a redesign.
# – Standardize components and subassemblies across quadcopter variants to simplify production, sparing, and field support.
# – Partner with manufacturing engineering to move designs into low-rate and full-rate production at the right unit cost and delivery rate.
# – Identify, qualify, and manage suppliers for airframes, motors, ESCs, batteries, and RF components, with an eye toward lead time, single points of failure, and cost at volume.
# – Build second source and multi-source strategies for critical components to keep production moving through shortages or supplier issues.
# – Manage supplier corrective action requests (SCARs) and hold vendors accountable for quality, cost, and schedule.
# – Serve as the primary technical interface with external autonomy and payload providers, translating their interface requirements into something Griffon's engineering team can work with.
# – Manage the interface control process across autonomy stacks, payload bays, and Griffon's airframe and electrical systems, keeping every partner aligned as designs evolve.
# – Get hands-on integration testing - bench and flight - to find and fix interface issues before they hit the field.
# – Track and communicate program status, risk, and technical performance to leadership and customers - no sugarcoating.

Requirements

# – Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, or Systems Engineering.
# – 5+ years in UAS or small unmanned systems product development, with direct experience taking a design from prototype to production.
# – Demonstrated experience managing a multi-vendor supply chain for hardware at volume.
# – Experience integrating third-party autonomy or payload systems into a fielded platform.
# – Working knowledge of design-for-manufacturability (DFM) and design-for-cost (DFC) principles.
# – Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience writing requirements and interface documentation.
# – U.S. Citizenship required; ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

Nice to have

# – Experience with Group 1 UAS, FPV platforms, or small quadcopter/multirotor systems.
# – Background working with commercial or DoD autonomy stacks (e.g., PX4, ArduPilot, or proprietary).
# – Experience taking small UAS hardware through low-rate and full-rate production ramp.
# – Background supporting DoD or government aerospace programs.
# – Master's degree in relevant engineering discipline.

Benefits

Competitive salary commensurate with experience and clearance level
Comprehensive benefits: medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match
Paid time off and 10 federal holidays
Relocation assistance available for qualified candidates

Technical Product Manager – Group I FPV/Quadcopter Systems

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