Head of Product
Core
Senior technical leadership role shaping, governing, and assuring the development of advanced Cyber & Electromagnetic Activities (CEMA) hardware products for the defence industry.
Role type
Senior IC Product Hardware Lead (Defence)
Builds
Advanced CEMA hardware products (from low-TRL innovation to high-TRL in-service systems)
Domain
Defence industry, Cyber & Electromagnetic Activities (CEMA)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Hardware product lifecycle management, engineering governance, assurance, strategic planning, stakeholder influence, IP protection, cross-functional collaboration
Preferred skills
Rapid prototyping, complex environment navigation, pragmatic guidance
Technologies
CEMA hardware systems
Responsibilities
Act as hardware product authority for the CEMA Defence Unit, provide product development guidance and governance across HW projects, ensure engineering excellence and compliance, collaborate with engineering teams, provide leadership across the product lifecycle, influence strategy and protect IP, ensure deliverables meet customer needs in contested environments