Technical Product Manager, Defense C2 & Autonomous Systems

IllTip; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

IllTip is seeking a Technical Product Manager in the United States to drive the command-and-control platform for autonomous assets. You will translate operational needs into concrete specifications, own key features end-to-end, and lead discussions with government customers and contractors.

You should excel at clear writing, prioritization under uncertain requirements, and collaborating with software, aerospace engineers, and operators to validate outcomes.

Qualifications

• Strong technical writing skills and the ability to turn complex conversations into clear product definitions.
• Product judgment to separate customer requests from true product requirements and to identify edge cases.
• Technical curiosity and the ability to engage meaningfully with software, systems and aerospace engineers and operators.
• Experience in technical product management, complex B2B software, command-and-control, aerospace or defense, autonomous systems, geospatial software, or government programs is especially valuable.
• Eligibility to meet ITAR requirement described above.

Responsibilities

• Turn operational needs, customer feedback and technical constraints into clear product specifications covering intended behavior, workflows, system states and requirements.
• Own bounded features from early definition through design, development, feedback and validation.
• Work with the product design team to turn specifications into detailed workflows and interface designs, and review implementations against product intent.
• Lead product discussions with government customers, contractors, operators, engineers and internal stakeholders, including preparing agendas and capturing decisions and action items.
• Track feature status, decision history, customer feedback and key contractual deliverables so decisions stay traceable.
• Help prepare product reviews, demonstrations and customer discussions.

Skills

Technical writing

Product judgment

Technical curiosity

B2B product management

Aerospace/defense experience

Job description

IllTip is seeking a Technical Product Manager in the United States to drive the command-and-control platform for autonomous assets. You will translate operational needs into concrete specifications, own key features end-to-end, and lead discussions with government customers and contractors.

You should excel at clear writing, prioritization under uncertain requirements, and collaborating with software, aerospace engineers, and operators to validate outcomes.