Engineering Product Manager

Ultra•San Diego, CA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Ultra I&C Edge Compute is seeking an experienced Product Line Manager to lead manufacturing programs for the Knox product line. This is a senior leadership role responsible for the full program lifecycle, from production planning and supply chain management through quality assurance, delivery, and customer acceptance. This role will also require managing and coordinating the program delivery with the Systems Engineering Integration and Test (SEIT) engineering team. The ideal candidate brings a rare combination of defense manufacturing program management expertise, AS9100 quality management experience, supply chain leadership, and hands-on systems engineering knowledge. This role serves as the primary interface between edge compute engineering, manufacturing operations, supply chain partners, and program stakeholders with the ability to own a product line’s manufacturing health, engineering execution, and customer delivery performance. In this role, you will own cost, schedule, and delivery performance across the Edge Compute Portfolio, serving as the primary point of accountability from order intake through hardware delivery and acceptance. You will develop and maintain integrated master schedules, manage production planning and throughput, coordinate with supply chain and manufacturing partners, and drive on-time delivery of certifiable mission-compute hardware to program commitments.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Systems, Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, or related STEM discipline) or equivalent experience
7+ years of experience in program or product line management within the defense, aerospace, or rugged electronics industry
Demonstrated experience managing defense hardware manufacturing programs from production planning through customer delivery
Strong background in AS9100 quality management systems, including audit experience, CAPA processes, FAI, and non-conformance management
Experience in supply chain management for defense hardware programs, including supplier management, procurement planning, and BOM control
Familiarity with Systems Engineering processes including requirements management, integration planning, design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR), and verification and validation
Experience managing cross-functional engineering teams including systems, integration, and test engineers
Experience in logistics management for defense hardware programs, including PHS&T, ITAR/EAR export compliance, inventory control, and serialized asset tracking
Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to brief senior leadership, customers, and government stakeholders
Must be able to obtain a U.S. Secret Security Clearance; active clearance preferred
U.S. Citizenship required

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with defense acquisition, government contracting (FAR/DFARS), and program reviews
Exposure to VPX/SOSA-aligned compute or avionics-class hardware
PMP or equivalent certification

Responsibilities

Lead manufacturing programs for the Knox product line, overseeing the full program lifecycle from production planning and supply chain management through quality assurance, delivery, and customer acceptance.
Manage and coordinate program delivery with the Systems Engineering Integration and Test (SEIT) engineering team.
Serve as the primary interface between edge compute engineering, manufacturing operations, supply chain partners, and program stakeholders.
Own a product line’s manufacturing health, engineering execution, and customer delivery performance.
Own cost, schedule, and delivery performance across the Edge Compute Portfolio, from order intake through hardware delivery and acceptance.
Develop and maintain integrated master schedules.
Manage production planning and throughput.
Coordinate with supply chain and manufacturing partners.
Drive on-time delivery of certifiable mission-compute hardware to program commitments.