Job ID: 114623 Location: Dallas TX Schedule: 9/80  The Electro Optical Infrared Systems (EOIS) line of business within DRS has locations in Dallas and Austin, TX, Melbourne, FL, and Cypress, CA.  EOIS develops, manufactures, and supports infrared and electro-optical solutions for soldiers, ground ve
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Job ID: 114623 Location: Dallas TX Schedule: 9/80 

 

The Electro Optical Infrared Systems (EOIS) line of business within DRS has locations in Dallas and Austin, TX, Melbourne, FL, and Cypress, CA.  EOIS develops, manufactures, and supports infrared and electro-optical solutions for soldiers, ground vehicles and airborne platforms.  We offer an exciting and challenging work environment, a competitive salary and benefits package, and a business culture that rewards performance. 

 

 Employing the world’s brightest. Supporting the world’s bravest.

Job Summary

The Senior Product Manager, Unmanned Systems is equal parts strategic vision and focus on daily execution for a new EOIS family of thermal drone cameras engineered for UAV, UGV, and USV applications. This role owns the end-to-end product lifecycle, from strategy and roadmap through execution, launch, and sustainment. The ideal candidate possesses strong EO/IR and unmanned-systems domain knowledge and serves as a key voice-of-customer leader, aligning cross-functional teams (Engineering, Operations, Marketing, Finance, Contracts, and Business Development) to deliver differentiated products that win in OEM and integrator environments.

Job Responsibilities

•    Own the product lifecycle for unmanned-systems offerings: roadmap, requirements, business cases, launch plans, forecast and production alignment, and sustainment.•    Develop product and spanet strategies using industry knowledge and spanet research to address current and emerging unmanned mission needs and platform integration constraints.•    Define and prioritize roadmaps based on voice-of-customer inputs, competitive analysis, and SWaP-C tradeoffs relevant to UAV/UGV/USV payload integration (Group 1-3 UAV emphasis).•    Partner with Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Manufacturing to deliver products on time/on budget, ensuring technical performance, schedule, and cost targets are met.•    Lead product pricing and cost strategy (e.g., Price to Win and Design to Cost), collaborating with Finance/Cost Accounting and other functions to support profitable growth.•    Establish and monitor product performance metrics (e.g., bookings, revenue, P&L/cashflow, and operational/spaneting KPIs) and drive corrective actions as needed.•    Enable sales with product training on positioning, competitive differentiators, and field-ready materials that support evaluations through design win and production ramp.•    Serve as a primary customer interface for business discussions and initial technical questions; support key evaluations, demos, trade shows, and customer visits.•    Identify and evaluate partner relationships and channel opportunities (platform OEMs, payload integrators, etc.) that strengthen the product line’s right-to-win.•    Perform other duties as assigned. 

Qualifications

•    Bachelor’s degree preferred.•    7+ years of related experience, and a minimum of 5 years of experience with direct product management responsibility•    Demonstrated business and technical acumen.•    Proven ability to establish strategic direction and plan and drive accountability.•    Thorough understanding of product development and engineering processes.•    Strong understanding of ISR payload requirements for UAV/UGV/USV, including SWaP-C tradeoffs and integration constraints.•    Demonstrated success supporting OEM integration environments with long design-in cycles and production ramp dynamics (evaluation → design win → volume).•    Strong knowledge of manufacturing, quality, and engineering processes to support technical product and customer engagements.•    Excellent written and verbal communication skills; strong presentation and executive briefing skills.•    Understanding of Marketing Communications and Product Marketing; ability to collaborate on collateral such as application briefs, integration guides, case studies, and data sheets.•    Strong customer relationship and interpersonal skills; ability to coordinate cross-functional teams to closure.•    Willingness to travel domestically and internationally. 

U.S. Citizenship required. This position requires an active DOD security clearance or the ability to obtain such clearance within a reasonable time after commencement of employment.

Taking care of our people is a top priority at Leonardo DRS. We are proud to offer competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, a company contribution to a health savings account, telemedicine, life and disability insurance, legal insurance, and a 401(k) savings plan. We champion wellness programs that focus on physical, emotional, and financial well-being. We develop our talent by offering programs and activities to support career-growth, professional development, and skill enhancement. And we understand there is more to life than work, and the importance of offering flexible work schedules with our 9/80 program, competitive vacation, health/emergency leave, paid parental leave, and community service hours. *Some employees are eligible for limited benefits only

 

Leonardo DRS, Inc. and its subsidiaries provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Company Details
DRS Technologies
12930 Worldgate Drive
Suite 200
Herndon, Virginia 20170 USA
www.drs.com
204 Open Jobs Available
DRS Technologies, A Finmeccanica Company, provides leading edge products and services to government and commercial customers worldwide. Focused on defense electronics, we develop and manufacture a broad range of mission critical systems and components...

Benefits:
Wherever you are in your career – just starting out or a seasoned professional – your benefits represent an important part of your overall compensation. DRS is committed to providing a comprehensive and competitive program of benefits with a focus on overall well being. Our program includes health, life, disability and retirement plans. It is designed with flexibility so that you can choose the plans or coverage levels that best meet your personal and your family‘s needs. Choices range from plan option, to in- or out-of-network provider access, to an array of voluntary plans from which to choose.
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Location
Dallas, Texas, United States
Type
Permanent
Company Details
DRS Technologies
12930 Worldgate Drive
Suite 200
Herndon, Virginia 20170 USA
www.drs.com
204 Open Jobs Available
DRS Technologies, A Finmeccanica Company, provides leading edge products and services to government and commercial customers worldwide. Focused on defense electronics, we develop and manufacture a broad range of mission critical systems and components...

Benefits:
Wherever you are in your career – just starting out or a seasoned professional – your benefits represent an important part of your overall compensation. DRS is committed to providing a comprehensive and competitive program of benefits with a focus on overall well being. Our program includes health, life, disability and retirement plans. It is designed with flexibility so that you can choose the plans or coverage levels that best meet your personal and your family‘s needs. Choices range from plan option, to in- or out-of-network provider access, to an array of voluntary plans from which to choose.

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