Principal Product Line Manager, Motorola Solutions

• This opportunity is well suited for an entrepreneurial technologist who enjoys interacting with customers, has a healthy sense of adventure, and enjoys traveling
• 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

Desirable

• Silvus Technologies is seeking a Principal Product Line Manager who will report to the Vice President of Product on the Product team
• The successful individual in this role will lead the strategy, roadmap, and lifecycle of capabilities supporting Electronic Warfare (EW) and RF (Radio Frequency) sensing applications
• This role will define how Silvus’ product portfolio evolves to provide:
• Electronic Support (ES), Electronic Attack (EA), and Electronic Protection (EP)
• Distributed sensing modalities
• GPS denied positioning
• Counter UAS effects
• Sensor-enabled radios and standalone sensing systems
• The role serves as the capability owner for EW and Sensing, translating mission needs into scalable product capabilities and guiding investment decisions across both communications and sensing domains
• This position sits at the intersection of Product, Engineering, and Business Development, ensuring Silvus delivers differentiated, productized capabilities into rapidly evolving EW and sensing ecosystems
• 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
• The following is a list of at least some of the current essential job functions of the position. Management may assign or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time at its discretion
• ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Capability Strategy & Roadmap Ownership
• Own the strategy, roadmap, and lifecycle for EW and sensing capabilities
• Define how sensing and communications capabilities evolve both independently and as an integrated platform
• Develop a multi-year roadmap spanning:
• Radio-integrated sensing
• Standalone sensing products
• Software-defined sensing and analytics
• Align capability development with long-term platform architecture
• Market & Mission Alignment
• Develop deep understanding of EW and sensing mission areas, including:
• Contested and congested spectrum operations
• RF detection and geolocation
• Spectrum awareness and situational intelligence
• Track DoD priorities such as:
• CEMA
• JADC2
• Multi-domain operations
• Engage with government customers, primes, and integrators to understand evolving needs
• Productization & Platform Discipline
• Ensure EW and sensing capabilities are delivered as scalable, reusable platform features, not one-off implementations
• Define how capabilities are deployed across:
• Existing radio platforms
• New hardware products
• Software and analytics layers
• Balance customer-driven requirements with long-term platform strategy
• Product Lifecycle Management
• Manage lifecycle from concept through deployment and sustainment
• Track product performance, including adoption, mission effectiveness, and competitive positioning
• Identify opportunities for next-generation capabilities and expansion