Spectrum Dominance TPM: Lead Cutting-Edge RF Systems

Motorola Solutions; Hartford (CT); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive Bonus Plans

Medical, Dental, Vision benefits

401K with Company Match

Paid Holidays

Generous Paid Time Off

Job summary

Silvus Technologies, a Motorola Solutions subsidiary, is seeking a Technical Product Manager (Spectrum Dominance) to translate defense requirements into software features. The role reports to the Director of Product Management and works across R&D, engineering, and GTM teams on the spectrum dominance portfolio.

Located at Irvine, CA, on a hybrid schedule with some remote options for US-based candidates; travel up to 25%–50% for field tests and customer meetings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, RF Engineering, or a highly related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years of technical product management or systems engineering experience within the defense, aerospace, or wireless communications industries.
• Strong working knowledge of signal processing, wireless communications, RF systems, software-defined radios (SDRs), digital signal processing (DSP), or mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs).
• Demonstrated experience translating highly complex mathematical algorithms, scientific concepts, or military use cases into structured, clear, and actionable software requirements and user stories.
• Proven ability to influence and align cross-functional R&D, engineering, operations, and sales teams without direct authority to meet strict release timelines.
• Security Clearance: Active U.S. Government SECRET clearance or the ability to obtain one within 15 months of hire.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen due to clients under U.S. government contracts.
• All employment is contingent upon the successful clearance of a background check and drug test.

Responsibilities

• Requirements Engineering: Translating abstract DoD mission requirements, mathematical signal analysis concepts, and electromagnetic spectrum operations needs into highly structured user stories and technical specifications.
• Algorithm-to-Feature Translation: Directly partnering with R&D engineering to translate complex, cutting-edge LPI/LPD and anti-jam techniques into a clear feature set with an intuitive operator experience.
• Product & Waveform Ownership: Owning the end-to-end software and firmware backlog, requirements definition, and user experience for the spectrum dominance features.
• Technical Waveform Alignment: Partnering with the R&D and software engineering teams to ensure advanced waveforms integrate seamlessly with our MN-MIMO architecture and flagship StreamCaster hardware platforms.
• Sprint & Backlog Ownership: Conducting disciplined sprint planning, backlog grooming, and release cadences via Jira to ensure a predictable and rapid delivery pipeline of spectrum dominance software and firmware updates.
• Scope & Trade-off Analysis: Evaluating engineering timelines and field expectations to balance schedule constraints against release needs.
• Closed-Loop Feedback Integration: Systematically capturing field feedback to evolve backlog and field-tested waveforms into robust software solutions.
• Post-launch Performance and Adoption: Responsible for product adoption and collaboration with sales to generate revenue growth for the products.
• Travel Requirements: Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.

Skills

Signal processing

Wireless communications

RF systems

SDR

DSP

Backlog management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Jira

Agile/Scrum

Job description

Silvus Technologies, a Motorola Solutions subsidiary, is seeking a Technical Product Manager (Spectrum Dominance) to translate defense requirements into software features. The role reports to the Director of Product Management and works across R&D, engineering, and GTM teams on the spectrum dominance portfolio.

Located at Irvine, CA, on a hybrid schedule with some remote options for US-based candidates; travel up to 25%–50% for field tests and customer meetings.