Software Product Manager

Costa Mesa · Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00) · USD 166,000-220,000 · 5+ years experience · Full-time · Posted Sep 22, 2026

At a glance

The Software Product Manager will own the roadmap for EW Mission Applications, which includes operator applications, Lattice integrations, and shared visualization components.
This role is responsible for defining operator capabilities, managing intake from multiple programs, and negotiating scope with embedded engineering teams.
The position requires a technically grounded individual who can navigate API surfaces and translate complex requirements into actionable engineering tasks.

Own the EW Mission Applications product roadmap, including managing commitments, queues, and declined work.
Run a single intake path for product requirements from programs, customers, partners, and internal teams.
Define operator capabilities, workflows, and acceptance criteria before design and engineering commence.
Deconflict competing program demands on shared engineering teams using a written prioritization framework.
Represent EW Mission Applications in recurring device API reviews to justify priorities and agree on build orders.
Partner with UI design on operator workflows and with QA on test coverage.
Turn recurring field issues from the mission software engineering team into roadmap items and test coverage.
Track delivery commitments against actuals to improve estimation accuracy.
Brief delivery status, roadmap changes, and risks to stakeholders including engineers, program leadership, and customers.
Travel up to 25% to support integration events, deployments, field visits, and customer engagements.

5+ years in software product management, technical product ownership, or a closely related role.
Direct ownership of a product roadmap, including the authority and track record to decline work.
Demonstrated ability to write requirements and acceptance criteria that engineering and test executed against.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Experience owning a software product surface that depended on hardware or firmware built by a team you did not control.
Experience deconflicting priorities across concurrent customers or programs competing for the same engineering capacity.
Ability to read and navigate codebases and API surfaces.
Comfortable operating with incomplete information and requirements that move.
Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret/SCI security clearance.
Willingness to travel up to 25%.

Experience with operator-facing or mission-critical software where the end user is not the buyer.
Multi-channel product experience.
Familiarity with the DoD software ecosystem, including CDRL cycles, ATO processes, and program-of-record cadence.
Prior experience in defense technology, electronic warfare, command and control, ISR, or RF systems.
Experience with geospatial or real-time visualization software.
Experience defining products against a hardware roadmap and an SDK or device API boundary.
Experience with edge deployments where systems operate disconnected or in degraded network environments.
Experience scaling product processes during a rapid production ramp.