Product Manager, Hivemind Commander

1 week ago


San Diego, California, United States Shield AI Full time
Job Title: Product Manager, Hivemind Commander

Shield AI is seeking a highly skilled Product Manager to lead the development and product roadmap for the Hivemind Commander, a cutting-edge command and control software for autonomous systems. As a Product Manager, you will be responsible for setting priorities for software releases, guiding the development of the product, and ensuring it meets the needs of both internal and external autonomy stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Develop and maintain a roadmap for Hivemind Commander that provides intuitive command and control of heterogeneous teams of autonomous systems across air, ground, and maritime domains.
  • Design and oversee solutions to some of the world's most challenging human-machine interface problems, including multi-agent teaming, resilience to communications and GPS/GNSS jamming, control of robust, large-scale teams, and more.
  • Interface directly with customers to understand their goals, needs, and priorities with respect to C2.
  • Develop product requirements based on deep understanding of customer needs.
  • Be an expert user of and evangelist for Hivemind Commander.
  • Ensure the Hivemind Commander product has world-class capabilities, quality, extensibility, and documentation.
Requirements:
  • Typically requires a minimum of 10 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 9 years and a Master's degree; or 7 years with a PhD; or equivalent work experience.
  • B.S. in Computer Science, Human Factors, or a similar technical degree.
  • 8+ years of relevant work experience and 3+ years of software engineering experience.
  • Experience with User Experience Design (UXD) and Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) and a strong design aesthetic.
  • Expert communicator and collaborator with both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Expert at balancing technical vs business risks and turning engineering output into business outcomes.
  • Relentless learner who can comfortably develop the specialized knowledge necessary for drive the roadmap of a highly technical product.
  • Deep customer empathy and highly creative at crafting technical solutions to solve customer problems.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Advanced degree in Computer Science, Human Factors, or MBA.
  • Experience developing and shipping real-world human-machine interfaces for autonomous systems.
  • Experience developing and shipping a developer-oriented product or platform.
  • Experience in highly technical customer-facing roles.
  • Experience with relevant C2 interfaces such as STANAG 4585, Mavlink, CoT, etc.
  • Experience with common C2 solutions such as TAK, QGroundControl, etc.
  • Experience with defense-focused C2 solutions such as Palantir Gaia, Common Control System, Vigilant Spirit, etc.
  • Experience with unmanned air or maritime systems.
  • Experience with airworthiness, functional safety, or cybersecurity.


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