Technical Product Manager – Group 1 FPV UAS

Griffon Aerospace; Madison (AL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Benefits: medical, dental, vision, 401

Paid time off and 10 federal holidays

Relocation assistance

Hands-on hardware in a mission-focused

Job summary

Griffon Aerospace in Madison, Alabama seeks an Experienced UAS Product Owner to own the Group 1 FPV/quadcopter system from concept to scalable production.

You will drive requirements, coordinate airframe and RF/video subsystems, and write clear interface documents for engineers, suppliers and integration partners. A proven track record in volume production and a security-clearable background is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
• 5+ years in UAS/product development with production experience.
• Experience managing multi-vendor supply chain for hardware at volume.
• Experience integrating autonomy or payload systems into a platform.
• Knowledge of design-for-manufacturability and design-for-cost principles.
• Strong written and verbal communication; ability to write requirements and interface docs.
• U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the product engineering for Griffon's Group 1 FPV/quadcopter systems.
• Drive requirements, design priorities, and performance envelopes across airframe, propulsion, power, and RF/video link.
• Write SRDs and ICDs that engineers, suppliers, and integration partners can build to.
• Run trade studies on platform configurations, component commonality, and design-for-cost.
• Lead design decisions to enable producibility and scaling from tens to hundreds of units.
• Standardize components and subassemblies across quadcopter variants for production efficiency.
• Collaborate with manufacturing engineering to move designs to low-rate and full-rate production.
• Identify, qualify, and manage suppliers for airframes, motors, ESCs, batteries, and RF components with attention to lead times and cost.
• Build second/multi-source strategies to maintain production during shortages.
• Manage supplier corrective actions and ensure quality, cost, and schedule.
• Serve as primary technical interface with external autonomy and payload providers; translate requirements for Griffon's engineers.
• Manage interface control across autonomy stacks, payload bays, and airframe/electrical systems.
• Perform hands-on integration testing to find and fix interface issues before field use.
• Track program status and communicate risk and performance to leadership and customers.

Skills

UAS product development

Supply chain management

Systems integration

DFM/DFC

Technical communication

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, or Systems Engineering

Master's degree in relevant engineering

Job description

Griffon Aerospace in Madison, Alabama seeks an Experienced UAS Product Owner to own the Group 1 FPV/quadcopter system from concept to scalable production.

You will drive requirements, coordinate airframe and RF/video subsystems, and write clear interface documents for engineers, suppliers and integration partners. A proven track record in volume production and a security-clearable background is required.