Product Manager, Nominal

• 3+ years as a software, propulsion, or GNC engineer at a modern aerospace or venture-backed hardware startup
• 3+ years as a Product Manager in software product development, especially in complex industries like financial infrastructure or biotech
• You have a thorough understanding of web development & distributed systems and can engage deeply with engineers
• Excitement to be a foundational member of the early team building software tools to amplify the capabilities of remarkable hardware engineering teams
• Interest in traveling to spend time with end-users on-site (e.g. rocket test stands, spacecraft clean rooms, automated manufacturing facilities)
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. TS Clearance

Desirable

• As a Product Manager at Nominal, you will be responsible for establishing product vision and unlocking sales growth by listening to hardware engineering users and partnering with internal software engineers to build relevant platforms and tools
• This position will report to our Co-founder and work cross-functionally across Software Engineering and Sales & Business Development
• Understand customer workflows. Gain a deep understanding of the workflows and product needs of hardware engineers, and translate these into a product platform and features that uniquely map to the user experience
• Maintain the roadmap. Identify potential features that will accelerate engineering teams and Nominal’s goals. Balance customer-specific insights with generalizable product innovation
• Manage tradeoffs. Understand the (potential) tensions between effort vs value, short-term vs long-term growth, and any others that may arise
• Execute efficiently. Translate product vision into actionable, prioritized capabilities across the product lifecycle, from initial conception to user onboarding, then ongoing improvements
• Tell the story. Work with sales, business development, and marketing to articulate product capabilities, use cases, and value propositions externally. Create and share product demos
• Grow the business. Build product culture as part of the early team that dictates - help us scale by sourcing, interviewing, and onboarding new team members