Senior Product Leader – In-Flight Hardware

RAVE Aerospace GmbH; Brea, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Home workspace allowance

Discretionary bonus program

401(k) with company match

Paid time off with year-end shutdown

9/80 alternative schedule with every-2

Job summary

RAVE Aerospace GmbH seeks a Principal Product Manager, Hardware Products to maximize the value of the hardware in-flight product portfolio. You will partner with internal and airline stakeholders to define and prioritize features, and guide cross-functional teams from ideation through launch and lifecycle management.

The role requires 15+ years in product or program management, aerospace or IFEC exposure, and the ability to influence without formal authority.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical, industrial engineering or equivalent.
• MBA highly preferred.
• 15+ years of experience in Product Management or Project/Program Management.
• Experience in In-flight Entertainment or Aerospace is a strong plus.
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Senior level experience with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Specialized Product Education highly desired. Pragmatic Institute Product Management certification is a plus.
• Demonstrated launch and success of influential products or programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead lifecycle management for hardware in-flight entertainment products, from ideation and business case development through technical execution, launch, and post-launch performance.
• Establish and own a shared product vision across the organization by building alignment on priorities, tradeoffs, and execution plans.
• Lead Product Management teams in translating business, airline, market, and customer needs into clear product requirements.
• Drive product development in close partnership with engineering, design, operations, commercial, and other cross-functional teams.
• Develop and maintain short-term and long-term product roadmaps, and communicate roadmap priorities to internal stakeholders and customers as needed.
• Ensure each product has a clearly defined long-term operational, support, and lifecycle plan.
• Own product obsolescence management, including lifecycle planning, risk identification, mitigation strategies, replacement planning, and coordination with engineering, operations, supply chain, and commercial teams.
• Incorporate usability studies, customer research, market analysis, and competitive insights into product requirements to improve customer and end-user satisfaction.
• Define, track, and analyze product success metrics, including adoption, performance, customer satisfaction, financial impact, and market success.
• Maintain a strong understanding of the IFEC, consumer technology, and entertainment technology markets.
• Understand the company’s strategic and competitive position, and deliver products that are recognized as best in the industry while capturing the voice of the customer.
• Maximize team efficiency in a fast-changing environment where processes may be fluid and creative solutions are required.
• Present product strategy, roadmap updates, business cases, and key decisions to executive stakeholders during Product Steering Committees.
• Lead product and innovation workshops with airline customers, OEM partners, and suppliers.
• Measure the financial and market success of product rollouts through data-driven scorecards where applicable.
• Own product business cases and support new sales opportunities in partnership with commercial teams.
• Own and be accountable for the product line P&L.
• Mentor and develop other Product Managers.

Skills

Influence cross-functional teams

Task management

Microsoft Office Suite

Leadership/mentoring

Product launch success

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical, industrial engineering or equivalent

MBA

Tools

Pragmatic Institute Product Management Certification

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

RAVE Aerospace GmbH seeks a Principal Product Manager, Hardware Products to maximize the value of the hardware in-flight product portfolio. You will partner with internal and airline stakeholders to define and prioritize features, and guide cross-functional teams from ideation through launch and lifecycle management.

The role requires 15+ years in product or program management, aerospace or IFEC exposure, and the ability to influence without formal authority.