Product Manager - Digital Proving Grounds
Core
Own the product strategy, roadmap, and requirements for Digital Proving Grounds (DPGs) and Axion Sim, enabling the Department of War to test autonomous systems from software-in-the-loop to live exercises.
Role type
Senior individual-contributor product manager (defense simulation & autonomy)
Builds
A repeatable product platform for sim-to-live workflows used by program offices, test organizations, and mission engineers
Domain
Defense, autonomous systems, simulation, and test & evaluation
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Product strategy & roadmap ownership, simulation domain fluency (SIL/HIL/LVC), customer research in regulated environments, cross-functional influence, technical requirements definition, success metrics definition
Preferred skills
Modeling and simulation standards (DIS, HLA, AFSIM, NGTS), LVC or large-scale test event planning, multi-agent autonomy, DoD acquisition processes
Technologies
Axion, Axion Sim, SIL, HIL, LVC, DIS, HLA, AFSIM, NGTS
Responsibilities
Define sim-to-live workflow from concept of operations to live events, set simulation roadmap with engineering on fidelity vs speed, build on shared platform components, write clear requirements and define success metrics, shape user experience with design, represent the product to leadership and customers
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC