Principal Product Manager - Space Systems

ICEYE US; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

ICEYE US seeks a Principal Product Manager, Space Systems in Irvine, CA to lead a new payload product line. You will work across product management, engineering, sales and delivery teams to translate customer needs into a strategic roadmap.

You will quantify customer value, guide strategic direction for the full lifecycle, and drive government-focused improvements and competitive advantage for ICEYE US.

Qualifications

• US citizenship and active TS/SCI clearance required.
• Master’s degree in a relevant field.
• Minimum 10 years of related experience in space or space payloads.
• Proven program/project management experience delivering complex capabilities.
• Experience with space payloads, bus integration, or space hardware partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Own vision and strategy for ICEYE US commercial payloads.
• Lead full product lifecycle, including refinement, prioritization, and go-to-market planning.
• Translate customer use cases into technical requirements and ROI.
• Develop and maintain the payloads product roadmap with engineering and sales.
• Collaborate with leadership to refine future roadmap decisions.
• Lead product launches and coordinate OKRs for go-live readiness.
• Produce and maintain product information for stakeholders and customers.
• Coordinate with US regulatory teams as needed.

Skills

U.S. citizenship

Security clearance TS/SCI

PM leadership

Space systems knowledge

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Master’s degree

Job description

Principal Product Manager, Space Systems

At ICEYE, we design, build and operate the largest fleet of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites in the world. Using advanced technology, our constellation collects topographical data about any location on Earth, day or night, through any weather conditions.

Headquartered in Southern California, our customers are society’s heroes – intelligence professionals, warfighters, first responders, and scientific researchers. As a trusted mission partner, the United States and its allies depend on us for critical information when it matters most.

Role Description

We’re looking for a confident leader who can guide cross‑functional teams in establishing a new range of capabilities and market‑facing products that meet customer needs and grow market share for ICEYE US. This role involves significant collaboration with ICEYE US product management, engineering, sales and customer delivery teams through all aspects of the product development and delivery lifecycle.

Through that collaboration, this role is responsible for establishing and delivering a world‑class payload product capable of integration with a variety of platforms. This role is highly focused on providing value to both domestic and international government agencies. Active customer interaction and advocacy, including significant interactions with partners, will be needed to understand and codify requirements, help manage relationships with representatives within the customer’s organization, drive product improvements and competitive advantage for ICEYE US. The Product Manager will play the lead role in quantifying customer value to the product development organization, informing our overall strategy and product roadmap. This person should be a highly technical leader with a proven ability to establish product strategy for the full product lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Ownership of the Vision and Strategy for our commercial payloads.
• Leads the full product lifecycle for our commercial payloads line of business which includes refining and potentially diversifying the product offering, guiding development prioritization, go-to‑market strategy, and product release.
• Fully understands customer use cases and creates product strategy that describes technical requirements, operational impacts and ROI.
• Develops/maintains the ICEYE US commercial payloads product roadmap, in collaboration with the payload engineering teams and others within product management and sales.
• Deeply understands the product and capability shortfalls; recommends and prioritizes solutions to leadership to inform future roadmap decisions.
• Leads product launch checklist(s) and coordinates with the respective teams on OKR execution to ensure go‑live readiness and high product reliability.
• Generates and maintains product information and documentation for internal ICEYE US stakeholders, partners, and customers.
• Evaluates non‑standard product offering/services and supports proposal development based on current and future capabilities.
• Coordinates with the US regulatory teams as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. citizen with an active U.S. Government security clearance TS/SCI.
• Master’s degree in a relevant field. Additional years of experience may be substituted for a degree.
• Minimum of 10 years of related experience, preferably in the development of space‑based capabilities.
• Demonstrated experience in project or program management including the release or delivery of complex or highly technical capabilities.
• Demonstrated experience with space payloads, bus integration, or space industry hardware partnerships.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience defining the Vision and Strategy for commercial or government focused product offerings.
• Demonstrated experience with RF collection capabilities and customers or the market for space‑based remote sensing technologies.
• Product Management experience including roadmap development, prioritization across multiple internal and external stakeholders, release planning, and execution.
• Experience with product launches including GTM strategy.

Pay Range And Compensation Package

• The estimated base salary range for this role is $190,000–$230,000 depending on experience.
• Other benefits include health coverage, flexible PTO, a friendly work environment, plus additional perks.

Physical Requirements

This position primarily works in an office environment. It requires the ability to sit or stand for long periods of time and frequent walking. Daily use of a computer, phone, office equipment and other digital devices is required. Some travel may be necessary – the employee must be able to travel by car, plane, train, bus, vessel, or metro, operate a motor vehicle and maintain a valid Driver’s License and/or effectively navigate public transportation. Must read and respond to inter‑office communications, participate in meetings, use hands or fingers, lift up to 50 lbs., pull, push, carry, handle, or feel. The employee is required to carry, handle items, reach with arms and hands, stoop, kneel, or crouch; talk or hear. Mental demands may require prolonged concentration, reading comprehension, understanding and interpretation of concepts, ideas, and philosophies. Physical demands described are essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities unless such accommodations would cause undue burden.

EEO Statement

ICEYE US is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic under federal, state, or local law.