Assistant Product Owner, CCA Mission Autonomy

Shield; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI is seeking a Product Owner to translate customer intent and operator needs into epics, user stories, acceptance criteria, and execution priorities, sitting between product, human factors, autonomy, and aerospace software.

You will refine the mission-autonomy epic backlog, convert guidance into clear requirements, and define success criteria while engaging with operators and platform teams to balance risks and dependencies.

Qualifications

• Experience in product ownership, human factors, customer experience, systems engineering, or technical program work for complex software or aerospace systems.
• Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Technical fluency in autonomous systems, mission autonomy, flight software, ground control, or operator interfaces.
• Ability to work with program stakeholders, platform providers, and operational users without losing backlog discipline.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and refine the mission-autonomy epic backlog across feature teams.
• Convert customer guidance, platform needs, and end-user workflows into clear product requirements.
• Define success criteria, acceptance criteria, risks, dependencies, and scope trade-offs for autonomy features.
• Become a hands-on user of the operator interface and mission scenarios.

Skills

Product ownership

Human factors

Customer experience

Systems engineering

Technical program management

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

What the role actually is

This product owner role supports Shield AI's CCA mission-autonomy work by translating customer intent and operator needs into epics, user stories, acceptance criteria, and execution priorities. It is especially relevant to people who sit between product, human factors, autonomy, and complex aerospace software.

What you would work on

• Maintain and refine the mission-autonomy epic backlog across feature teams
• Convert customer guidance, platform needs, and end-user workflows into clear product requirements
• Define success criteria, acceptance criteria, risks, dependencies, and scope trade-offs for autonomy features
• Become a hands-on user of the operator interface and mission scenarios

What they are asking for

• Experience in product ownership, human factors, customer experience, systems engineering, or technical program work for complex software or aerospace systems
• Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria
• Technical fluency in autonomous systems, mission autonomy, flight software, ground control, or operator interfaces
• Ability to work with program stakeholders, platform providers, and operational users without losing backlog discipline

Why this one is worth a look

The interesting part is the product surface around autonomy, not only the aircraft. Shield AI is asking for someone who can connect operators, program requirements, mission software, and HMI decisions, which is a strong fit for people who want product ownership close to real human-machine teaming.