Product Manager

Eos Defence Systems Pty Ltd; Victoria; Vor Ort; AUD 140.000 - 210.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Eos Defence Systems Pty Ltd in Australia seeks a seasoned Product Manager to define and maintain the platform roadmap, aligning with strategy and market trends while shaping precise requirements with engineering, PM, supply chain, and customers.

You will drive the full product lifecycle, oversee pricing and profitability, lead bids and proposals, ensure compliance with defense standards and export controls, and manage stakeholder expectations to deliver field-ready solutions for global markets.

Qualifikationen

• Proven experience in product management within defense, aerospace, or complex systems industries.
• Strong agile acumen and commercial understanding of ROI and revenue drivers.
• Solid technical background in weapon systems or related technologies.
• Knowledge of defense standards, export controls, and regulatory requirements.
• Experience in lifecycle management, including sustainment and obsolescence planning.
• Commercial acumen with pricing, business case development, and contract support.

Aufgaben

• Define and maintain the long-term roadmap for the platform, enabling scalable variants.
• Oversee multiple product configurations aligned with customer needs and lifecycle strategies.
• Translate customer requirements into clear product specifications for design and manufacturing.
• Develop business cases, oversee P&L, and support pricing and contracts.
• Drive product positioning, messaging, and promotional activities for global markets.
• Collaborate with engineering, supply chain, operations and customers to ensure on-time delivery.
• Manage spares, maintenance strategies, and depreciation plans with ILS.

Kenntnisse

Product management

Agile methodologies

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Pricing strategy

Bids and proposals

Defense-technical background

Ausbildung

Tertiary qualification in Engineering, Business, or related field

Tools

ERP systems

Project management tools

Jobbeschreibung

We continually strive to help our workforce achieve their professional and personal goals, engaging them in challenging and inspiring projects. Develop and maintain the product roadmap aligned with business strategy and market trends with clear definition of product requirements and specifications in collaboration with engineering, project management, supply chain, sales and customers. Manage the full product lifecycle, including introduction, upgrades, obsolescence, and sustainment. Overseeing pricing strategies, cost analysis, and profitability targets. Coordinating marketing activities, including product positioning, collateral artifacts, and participation in trade shows. The product manager is heavily involved in bids and proposals with technical and commercial input; monitors competitor offerings and emerging technologies to inform product strategy while ensuring compliance with defense standards, export controls, and regulatory requirements. Acts as the voice of the customer internally, ensuring product solutions meet operational needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the long-term roadmap for the platform, ensuring scalability and adaptability for multiple product variants.
• Oversee multiple product configurations derived from the core platform, ensuring alignment with customer needs, market trends, and lifecycle strategies.
• Ensure platform architecture support modular upgrades, technology insertion, and variant development.
• Translate customer requirements into clear product specifications; ensure design for manufacturing and maintainability.
• Develop business cases, oversee product lines / platform P&L, and support pricing and contract negotiations.
• Drive product positioning, messaging, and promotional activities that clearly differentiate product capabilities and variants for global markets.
• Plan and execute product introduction, sustainment, obsolescence, upgrades, and end-of-life strategies, ensuring smooth transition between generations.
• Maintain strict configuration management across platform and derivative product lines to ensure compliance and traceability.
• In conjunction with engineering and ILS, defines spares, LRU strategies, depot-level maintenance, and remote monitoring, establishing SLA's and escalation paths for field incidents.
• Collaborates with engineering, supply chain, operations, and customers to ensure successful delivery.
• Balance cost structures across product lines, leveraging common components and economies of scale.
• Identify and mitigate technical, commercial, and schedule risks throughout the product lifecycle.
• Work with engineering to integrate emerging technologies into the platform strategy for future competitiveness.
• Tailor product line offerings to different customer segments and operational requirements while maintaining platform integrity.

Experience

• Proven experience (+10 yrs) in product management within defense, aerospace, or complex systems industries.
• Strong agile acumen and commercial understanding on features ROI and revenue movers.
• Strong technical background in weapon systems, electro-mechanical systems, or related technologies.
• Knowledge of defense standards, compliance requirements, and export control regulations.
• Experience in lifecycle management, including sustainment and obsolescence planning.
• Commercial acumen with experience in pricing, business case development, and contract support.
• Marketing and business development experience, including product positioning and customer engagement.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency in project management and ERP tools.
• Tertiary qualification in Engineering, Business, or related field.
• Solid financial acumen with experience in budgeting, cost control, and forecasting.

Our team come from a diverse range of disciplines and backgrounds and include engineers, scientists, technicians, project managers and administrative staff. EOS designs, develops, and builds the world's most accurate and highest precision remote weapon systems. EOS has designed, manufactured and exported advanced technology systems for nearly 40 years. Our product range covers remote weapon systems, turrets, high energy laser weapons, counter-drone systems, and space intelligence and space control services.