Product Manager – Software

Echodyne Corp; Kirkland (WA); Hybrid; USD 114,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSU

Full medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) match

Paid holidays

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Echodyne Corp. is seeking a Product Manager to support the development and delivery of EchoWare, our radar software product.

You will turn established product priorities into clear, actionable work for Engineering and help ensure delivered functionality meets product requirements. Responsibilities include breaking down requirements into epics and user stories, managing the EchoWare backlog in Jira, refining with Engineering, and serving as the day-to-day product contact to resolve questions and

Qualifications

• 2+ years in product management, ownership, or related software role.
• Experience working with software engineering teams through development and release.
• Ability to translate product requirements into clear user stories and testable acceptance criteria.
• Experience maintaining and refining product backlogs in Jira or a similar tool.
• Working knowledge of Agile development practices and the ability to understand technical tradeoffs and dependencies.
• Strong written and verbal communication with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to operate effectively in a technical, fast-moving environment with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Break product requirements and epics into well-scoped user stories with clear workflows, edge cases and testable acceptable criteria.
• Maintain and prioritize the EchoWare backlog in Jira, keeping upcoming work ready for development and aligned with established product and release priorities.
• Lead backlog refinement with Engineering and sequence work around priorities and technical dependencies.
• Serve as the day-to-day Product contact during development, resolving requirements questions and documenting decisions and changes.
• Make tactical product decisions within established direction; elevate changes affecting scope, priorities, product intent, or customer commitments.
• Partner with Engineering, UX, and Test to resolve tradeoffs, agree on what done means, and validate delivered functionality against requirements.
• Capture defects, limitations, and follow-up work and bring customer and field feedback back to the Product team.
• Build working knowledge of EchoWare, customer workflows, integrations, and operational use cases to inform product decisions.

Skills

Product management

Backlog management

Jira

Agile

Requirements writing

Release coordination

Technical collaboration

Communication

Radar familiarity

Tools

Jira

Job description

Echodyne offers the world’s first compact solid-state true beam-steering radar for a wide range of industries and applications. Our high-performance radars work in all weather and are designed for autonomous vehicles, uncrewed aircraft & drones, and security of borders, critical infrastructure, and smart cities. The company combines the patented technology of metamaterials with powerful software to create a radar sensor with unprecedented performance at commercial price points. Echodyne offers its radars to companies working in Automotive, Transportation, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Border Security, Smart Cities, Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS), and Airspace Management including Urban Air Mobility (UTM).

Echodyne is seeking a Product Manager to join our fast-growing team.

ROLE OVERVIEW

Echodyne is seeking a Product Manager to support the development and delivery of EchoWare, our radar software product. This role turns established product priorities into clear, actionable work for Engineering and helps ensure delivered functionality meets product requirements.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Break product requirements and epics into well-scoped user stories with clear workflows, edge cases and testable acceptable criteria.
• Maintain and prioritize the EchoWare backlog in Jira, keeping upcoming work ready for development and aligned with established product and release priorities.
• Lead backlog refinement with Engineering and sequence work around priorities and technical dependencies.
• Serve as the day-to-day Product contact during development, resolving requirements questions and documenting decisions and changes.
• Make tactical product decisions within established direction; elevate changes affecting scope, priorities, product intent, or customer commitments.
• Partner with Engineering, UX, and Test to resolve tradeoffs, agree on what done means, and validate delivered functionality against requirements.
• Capture defects, limitations, and follow-up work and bring customer and field feedback back to the Product team.
• Build working knowledge of EchoWare, customer workflows, integrations, and operational use cases to inform product decisions.

REQUIRED SKILLS / EXPERIENCE

• 2+ years of experience in product management, product ownership, or a related software product role.
• Experience working with software engineering teams through development and release.
• Ability to translate product requirements into clear user stories and testable acceptance criteria.
• Experience maintaining and refining product backlogs in Jira or a similar tool.
• Working knowledge of Agile development practices and the ability to understand technical tradeoffs and dependencies.
• Strong written and verbal communication with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to operate effectively in a technical, fast-moving environment with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.

DESIRED SKILLS / EXPERIENCE

• Familiarity with radar, sensor software, defense, security, or airspace management applications.

Echodyne’s technology is export controlled by the U.S. Government and we must evaluate an applicant’s eligibility to handle export-controlled information or obtain required Government authorizations. Therefore, we will ask you as part of the application process to identify whether you are a U.S. Citizen or green card holder, or have asylum/refugee status in the U.S.

WHAT WE OFFER

This is an exempt role.

The expected annual salary range for this role is

$114,330 - $170,980 USD

We offer competitive compensation and benefits to our full-time, US-based employees, including:

• RSU (Restricted Stock Units)
• Fully-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums for you
• Choice of PPO or HDHP/HSA
• Virtual Care – 98Point6
• Employee Assistance Program
• Mental Health coverage through Springhealth & Talkspace (Premera)
• Travel Assistance Insurance
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Company Paid Short & Long Term Disability
• Flexible PTO (exempt) / 15 days per year (non-exempt)
• 401(k) match
• Pet Insurance
• Prepaid Legal Program
• Paid Company Holidays

All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected by law.

As set forth in Echodyne Corp’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.