Product Manager, Robotics & Drones

Aptiv PLC; Boston, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Aptiv PLC is hiring a Product Manager for Robotics & Drones to drive product vision, own end-to-end roadmaps, and lead market opportunity assessment. You will work with Product Marketing and Sales to enable commercialization and growth, building deep customer relationships and translating insights into clear requirements.

The role requires collaborating with Engineering to translate product vision into technical specs, conducting market analyses, defining monetization strategies, and managing

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business or related field.
• 3+ years of product management or equivalent experience.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Ability to coordinate multiple teams and travel, if required.
• Willingness to travel internationally.

Responsibilities

• Lead market research studies including TAM assessment and pricing trends.
• Define and own product roadmap and prioritize products.
• Develop monetization strategy and revenue plan.
• Collaborate with Engineering to translate product vision into requirements.
• Prepare executive presentations and communicate with stakeholders.
• Engage with Sales and Marketing to enable commercialization.
• Evaluate innovative solutions to drive differentiation.

Skills

Market research

Roadmap ownership

Stakeholder management

Technical documentation

Executive communication

Analytical skills

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business or related advanced degree

MBA or related advanced degree

Job description

Product Manager, Robotics & Drones

We are Aptiv - a global technology company with 200,000 specialists in 48 countries. We develop innovative software and build the hardware to bring autonomous driving cars, advanced driver-assistance systems, connected vehicles and smart cities to life in a way that only we can. We work in partnership with almost all car manufacturers. Our sensors, systems and software can already be found in almost all passenger cars today.

Aptiv’s Robotics and Drones business delivers autonomy and AI/ML technologies for industrial robotics platforms, including Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs), robotic arms, humanoids, as well as commercial and defense drones. We are seeking a Product Manager to drive technical depth across product vision and strategy, own the end‑to‑end product roadmap, and lead market opportunity assessment and resource planning. This role will work closely with Product Marketing and Sales to enable commercialization and growth. You will develop a deep understanding of customer challenges, build strong relationships with customers and internal technical leaders, and translate strategic insights into clear product requirements and execution plans.

Key Responsibilities:

Your Role:

• Lead market research studies including TAM assessment, complete value chain analysis including key competitive and customer landscape, product pricing trends, product substitutes, etc.
• Support data-driven analyses required for product decisions, including requirements definition, use case prioritization, and value proposition
• Define monetization strategy, target customer profiles, and revenue plan comprising of volumes, pricing, timing
• Help develop and manage product roadmaps, ensuring product milestones are met
• Evaluate technical concepts currently in the market and define innovative solutions that drive differentiation
• Develop customer facing value proposition communication and product marketing materials

Key Responsibilities:

• Market Analysis: Conduct thorough market analysis to identify trends, opportunities, and challenges to inform product strategy and development. Manage product pricing under the guidance of senior team members

• Product Roadmap Ownership: Define and own product roadmap, including the prioritization of different products and managing them as per group’s strategic directions; serve as the expert within the product management team, guiding technical discussions, decisions, and product strategy for individual products

• Financial alignment: Create and update robust product business case, including resourcing required and revenue potential, aligned to product roadmap under the guidance of senior team members

• Stakeholder Engagement: Engage with key stakeholders, including customers, Sales and Marketing, and Engineering to ensure product development aligns with customer and market needs

• Executive Communication: Assist in preparation of product presentations used for executive management and decision making

• Product Development Collaboration: Collaborate with Engineering to translate product vision into detailed technical requirements and specifications. Ensure the technical product development process aligns with the overall roadmap and business goals

• Cross-functional engagement: Identify product development challenges and engage in cross-functional discussions to unblock roadblocks

• Technical Documentation and Communication: Create and maintain comprehensive technical requirements for products and clearly articulate them to non-technical stakeholders
  

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business or a related advanced degree.
• 3+ years of experience in product management or management consulting or other complex technical and business environments.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills, with the ability to manage ambiguity and drive decisions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to synthesize technical detail into executive-ready updates.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple teams toward a common mission and hold teams accountable to commitments.
• Ability to travel, if required, including internationally

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or a similar advanced degree in Business or related field
• Ability to quickly understand different technical architecture, system design and AI/ML software models
• Familiarity with robotics software stacks, perception systems, sensors, embedded compute platforms, or edge AI deployment workflows.

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