Product Manager - DefenseOS

Applied Intuition
Sunnyvale
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 200,000 - 250,000 annuallyFunction: Product ManagementExperience: 8+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Customer and user discovery","Prioritization","Cross-functional collaboration","Written communication","Verbal communication"]

Own the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for DefenseOS, a navy warship operating system derived from the commercial VehicleOS platform. Lead customer and user discovery with Navy program offices, translate operational needs into prioritized requirements, and define a zonal architecture that replaces federated domain-based design. Partner with engineering, design, and operations to sequence delivery across simulation, integration labs, and live testing—driving outcomes through influence as an IC.

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Product Manager - DefenseOS

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Job Summary

Own the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for DefenseOS, a navy warship operating system derived from the commercial VehicleOS platform. Lead customer and user discovery with Navy program offices, translate operational needs into prioritized requirements, and define a zonal architecture that replaces federated domain-based design. Partner with engineering, design, and operations to sequence delivery across simulation, integration labs, and live testing—driving outcomes through influence as an IC.
Location: Sunnyvale
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Product Management
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for DefenseOS, adapting VehicleOS into a navy warship operating system.
  • •Lead customer and user discovery with Navy program offices, operators, and crews to translate operational needs and field constraints into a prioritized roadmap.
  • •Define product strategy for zonal architecture (location-based zone controllers and centralized compute) and integration with defense-unique prime-built systems lacking modern interfaces.
  • •Write clear requirements, define success metrics, and make prioritization/scope trade-offs that keep engineering focused on field-relevant work.
  • •Partner with engineering, hardware/integration, and operations to sequence delivery across simulation, integration lab, and live testing on unmanned surface vessels and traditional surface combatants.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 200,000 - 250,000 annually

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in a technical field (Computer Science, Engineering, or related) or equivalent experience; advanced degree or deep technical background is a plus.
  • •8+ years of product management experience shipping complex technical products end to end, ideally platforms spanning hardware and software, real-time/embedded, or systems-of-systems.
  • •Demonstrated ability to own a product end to end as an individual contributor (vision, roadmap, requirements, prioritization, launch, and iteration) against measurable outcomes.
  • •Strong technical literacy to engage on architecture trade-offs (e.g., zonal vs federated domains, hardware/software integration, interfaces and data flow) to make informed scope decisions.
  • •Experience defining product strategy for integrating legacy/proprietary/closed third-party systems lacking modern software and data interfaces, including what to bridge and how to sequence integration.
Experience:8+ yearsDefenseProduct managementReal-time systemsEmbedded systemsSystems-of-systems
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Customer and user discoveryPrioritizationCross-functional collaborationWritten communicationVerbal communication
Tech Stack:DefenseOSVehicleOSZonal architectureFederated domain architecturesCentralized computeHardware/software integrationInterfaces and data flowCombat systemsCommunications systemsHM&E (hull, mechanical, and electrical)SimulationIntegration labLive-platform testingUnmanned surface vesselsSurface combatants

Eligibility

Nationality:US National
Security Clearance:Top Secret

Company Brief

Applied Intuition
Builds software tools for autonomous vehicle development, including simulation, validation, and data infrastructure for automakers and robotics teams. Also supports defense applications with autonomy-focused testing and deployment platforms.
Industry: Developer Tools
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Headquarters: Mountain View, United States
Founded: 2017
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