Director of Product Management - Tactical Communications & Integrated Solutions

Motorola Solutions•Washington, NV

1d•$220,000 - $265,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Silvus Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Motorola Solutions, is seeking a Director of Product Management to lead its Tactical Communications & Integrated Solutions portfolio. The role owns business performance, multi-year product strategy, gross margins, and full lifecycle execution across StreamCaster radio hardware, embedded OEM modules, turnkey integrated solutions, ecosystem accessories, and StreamCare+ service monetization models. The position reports to the Director of Product Management and leads a team of Technical Product Managers, setting strategic direction for what products to build and why while guiding execution priorities. The product portfolio includes radio platforms and embedded modules; mission-ready integrated solutions combining Silvus radios, networking capabilities, software, accessories, and partner technologies; and accessories, peripherals, support, warranties, and lifecycle services. The Director develops product and market strategies, roadmaps, requirements, business cases, pricing and cost targets, go-to-market plans, and lifecycle offerings. The role works closely with Finance, Sales, Engineering, Operations, customers, defense program offices, prime integrators, and commercial accounts. The position is based at Silvus Technologies’ Engineering and R&D office in Irvine, California. The described schedule is onsite Monday through Thursday and remote on Fridays. Full remote work may be available to U.S.-based candidates depending on location. Travel of 25–50% is required for customer engagement, field testing, and visits to OEM and defense partners or the Los Angeles headquarters. Relocation assistance is listed as domestic. The work takes place in office and laboratory settings, at trade shows, and outdoors during demonstrations. Field tests or demonstrations may involve occasional exposure to heat, cold, and allergens. The role requires lifting equipment up to 50 pounds for demonstration and testing setup, and walking or moving in laboratories. Annual compensation is listed as $220,000–$265,000, with actual offers depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Employment is contingent on successfully clearing a background check and drug test.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, RF Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field.
At least 13 years of professional experience, including 5 or more years of progressive product management experience in tactical radio communications, defense electronics, RF hardware, or wireless networking.
Demonstrated experience building three-to-five-year hardware business cases and financial models, developing pricing strategies, setting target bill-of-material costs, and optimizing gross margins.
Experience managing, leading, or mentoring technical professionals such as Technical Product Managers, Systems Engineers, or Technical Marketing Engineers.
Active U.S. Government SECRET clearance, or the ability to obtain one within 15 months of hire.
U.S. citizenship, due to clients under U.S. government contracts.
Ability to travel 25–50% of the time.
Ability to lift equipment up to 50 pounds for demonstrations and testing setup.
Ability to walk or move in laboratories.
Successful completion of a background check and drug test as a condition of employment.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or an MBA.
Strong knowledge of tactical radio architectures, SWaP constraints, embedded OEM modules, turnkey integrated systems such as C2/ISR, and military communications requirements.
Direct experience integrating unmanned systems, including Group 1–3 UAS, UGV, and USV, and familiarity with drone OEM markets.
Familiarity with hardware phase-gate new product introduction processes, MIL-STD testing, and manufacturing supply-chain scaling.

Responsibilities

Own market strategy, product lifecycle, SKU tier optimization, feature tiering, and end-of-life strategies across radio chassis, OEM modules, mission modules, turnkey systems, and accessories.
Identify recurring mission needs and establish strategies for turning successful customer-specific integrations into scalable, productized integrated solutions.
Direct and maintain multi-year roadmaps for radio hardware, embedded modules, and integrated solutions in alignment with market requirements.
Identify adjacent markets and develop product and commercialization strategies for attractive segments.
Translate defense-industry trends, emerging threats, and warfighter feedback into Market Requirements Documents and product charters.
Identify and drive appropriate domestic and global certifications for tactical communications and integrated solutions.
Prioritize market opportunities, customer requirements, technology investments, and R&D initiatives based on strategic fit, market potential, differentiation, platform leverage, engineering capacity, and expected return.
Own the portfolio business plan and performance, including revenue, gross margin, adoption, competitive position, and lifecycle performance; partner with Finance, Sales, Engineering, and Operations on corrective actions.
Set and optimize target bill-of-material costs and pricing structures, and assess cost-performance trade-offs across product segments.
Develop business cases, hardware sales projections, ROI analyses, and CapEx/OpEx justifications for major product and solution launches.
Define service, warranty, sustainment, upgrade, and support offerings that improve customer value and lifecycle economics and create recurring revenue opportunities.
Track post-launch performance against approved business plans and execute updates or lifecycle optimizations as needed.
Lead go-to-market strategies, promotional strategies, product packaging, and sales enablement for the reporting TPM teams.
Develop hardware and integrated-solution positioning to compete with legacy defense primes and emerging tactical wireless competitors.
Maintain competitive intelligence covering hardware specifications, SWaP-C metrics, turnkey capabilities, pricing, and accessory ecosystems.
Engage with DoD program offices, prime integrators, and commercial accounts to translate field needs into product requirements.
Lead, mentor, and coach Technical Product Managers working across new product introduction, integrated solutions, ecosystem offerings, Jira backlogs, and engineering cadences.
Align structured market requirements and engineering priorities with business strategy, and translate portfolio strategy into product initiatives.
Drive hardware, accessories, and services from prototype and concept stages into scalable, sellable, operationally viable solutions.
Travel 25–50% to engage customers, support field testing, and visit OEM and defense partners.
Perform other related duties as assigned.