Product Owner, OTG Platform — AI & Systems Integration

Arkeus; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Arkeus is seeking a disciplined engineering leader to own the OTG product—overseeing software and systems integration for an advanced autonomous seeker platform based in Melbourne. You will balance internal technical leadership with critical partner success, driving a high-performance, scalable deployment strategy.

You will work with engineering, AI and hardware teams, and engage external partners to capture requirements, perform live demonstrations, and ensure seamless deployments in complex

Qualifications

• 3+ years as Product Owner or similar in software products.
• Experience integrating edge software with hardware.
• Customer-facing technical experience.
• Defense & aerospace domain familiarity.
• Agile backlog management and gates.

Responsibilities

• Own the OTG portfolio: lead software and systems teams to refine and deploy Arkeus’ seeker payloads.
• Build and execute the OTG product roadmap, synthesizing internal engineering and partner needs.
• Engage with partners and customers as the technical face of the product, manage expectations and demonstrations.
• Ensure systems integration quality: robust interfaces between software and partner platforms with field readiness.
• Define and enforce criteria for moving features/AI models from development to production.

Skills

Product ownership

Systems integration

External technical engagement

Agile leadership

Security clearance

Job description

Arkeus is seeking a disciplined engineering leader to own the OTG product—overseeing software and systems integration for an advanced autonomous seeker platform based in Melbourne. You will balance internal technical leadership with critical partner success, driving a high-performance, scalable deployment strategy.

You will work with engineering, AI and hardware teams, and engage external partners to capture requirements, perform live demonstrations, and ensure seamless deployments in complex