Principal Product Line Manager, Electronic Warfare & Distributed Effects

About the role

Silvus Technologies, a leading provider of advanced MANET and MIMO communications systems, is seeking a Principal Product Line Manager to join the Product team. The successful candidate will lead the strategy, roadmap, and lifecycle of capabilities supporting Electronic Warfare (EW) and RF sensing applications.

This position is based at Silvus Technologies' headquarters in the heart of vibrant West Los Angeles, CA, and is on a hybrid schedule. A minimum of 3 days onsite per week is expected. On-site days are Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. This opportunity is well suited for an entrepreneurial technologist who enjoys interacting with customers, has a healthy sense of adventure, and enjoys traveling.

Responsibilities

• Drive the product from current prototype stage to a scalable, sellable, operationally viable product.
• Lead market research and competitive analysis to refine product/market fit.
• Engage directly with end users and customers to uncover pain points and use cases.
• Translate user insights into actionable product requirements and drive development priorities.
• Evangelize the product with stakeholders, including military end users, integrators, and prime contractors.
• Own the product roadmap and collaborate with engineering, business development, and leadership to align priorities.
• Support and drive pilot programs, field tests, and customer engagements.
• Ultimately be responsible for the market and mission success of the product.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 8-12+ years of experience as a Product Manager, Technical Program Manager, or Mission Solutions Lead in Defense technology, EW, SIGINT, ISR, RF sensing, or adjacent domains.
• Proven ability to engage with military operators, acquisition personnel, and defense industry stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of defense acquisition cycles, user needs discovery, and product-market fit challenges in defense.
• Excellent cross-functional leadership and communication skills.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, uncertain, and agile environment.
• Technical familiarity with RF systems, sensors, embedded systems, or tactical UAS.
• Deep sense of ownership—you think in terms of outcomes, not just features, and hold yourself accountable for your product’s performance in the market.
• Experience serving as a product evangelist or spokesperson, internally and externally.
• Strong analytical skills with a data-informed approach to decision-making.
• Technical fluency and an ability to collaborate closely with engineering, design, and other cross-functional partners.
• Customer-obsessed mindset—you advocate for the user while balancing business goals.
• Passion for building great products and the tenacity to see them succeed.
• Travel Requirement – requires frequent travel to customer locations, OEM partners, tradeshows, events, etc.
• Security Clearance: Active U.S. Government SECRET clearance or the ability to obtain one within 15 months of hire.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen due to clients under U.S. government contracts.
• All employment is contingent upon the successful clearance of a background check and drug test.

Qualifications

• Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 8-12+ years of experience as a Product Manager, Technical Program Manager, or Mission Solutions Lead in Defense technology, EW, SIGINT, ISR, RF sensing, or adjacent domains.
• Proven ability to engage with military operators, acquisition personnel, and defense industry stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of defense acquisition cycles, user needs discovery, and product-market fit challenges in defense.
• Excellent cross-functional leadership and communication skills.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, uncertain, and agile environment.
• Technical familiarity with RF systems, sensors, embedded systems, or tactical UAS.
• Deep sense of ownership—you think in terms of outcomes, not just features, and hold yourself accountable for your product’s performance in the market.
• Experience serving as a product evangelist or spokesperson, internally and externally.
• Strong analytical skills with a data-informed approach to decision-making.
• Technical fluency and an ability to collaborate closely with engineering, design, and other cross-functional partners.
• Customer-obsessed mindset—you advocate for the user while balancing business goals.
• Passion for building great products and the tenacity to see them succeed.
• Travel Requirement – requires frequent travel to customer locations, OEM partners, tradeshows, events, etc.
• Security Clearance: Active U.S. Government SECRET clearance or the ability to obtain one within 15 months of hire.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen due to clients under U.S. government contracts.
• All employment is contingent upon the successful clearance of a background check and drug test.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• RF signal detection, geolocation or jamming systems.
• Software-defined radio (SDR) platforms.
• MESH networking / MANET systems.
• DSP algorithms and signal processing.
• Experience supporting DoD or defense programs.
• Familiarity with acquisition pathways (OTA, IDIQ, FAR/DFARS).

Compensation

$200,000 - $240,000 / annually