Principal Product Line Manager, Electronic Warfare & Distributed Effects

Motorola Solutions•Irvine, CA

14h•Hybrid

About The Position

Silvus Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Motorola Solutions, is seeking a Principal Product Line Manager to lead the strategy, roadmap, and lifecycle of capabilities supporting Electronic Warfare (EW) and RF (Radio Frequency) sensing applications. This role is based in Irvine, CA, with a hybrid schedule requiring a minimum of 4 days onsite per week. The ideal candidate is an entrepreneurial technologist who enjoys customer interaction, has a sense of adventure, and is willing to travel. This position will define the evolution of Silvus’ product portfolio to include Electronic Support (ES), Electronic Attack (EA), Electronic Protection (EP), distributed sensing modalities, GPS-denied positioning, Counter UAS effects, and sensor-enabled radios. The role serves as the capability owner for EW and Sensing, translating mission needs into scalable product capabilities and guiding investment decisions. It sits at the intersection of Product, Engineering, and Business Development, ensuring Silvus delivers differentiated, productized capabilities into rapidly evolving EW and sensing ecosystems. The Principal Product Line Manager owns the success of the tactical EW sensor product line, driving it from prototype to a scalable, sellable, operationally viable product. This involves market research, competitive analysis, direct customer engagement, translating user insights into requirements, evangelizing the product, owning the roadmap, and supporting pilot programs and field tests.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
8-12+ years of experience as a Product Manager, Technical Program Manager, or Mission Solutions Lead in Defense technology, EW, SIGINT, ISR, RF sensing, or adjacent domains.
Proven ability to engage with military operators, acquisition personnel, and defense industry stakeholders.
Strong understanding of defense acquisition cycles, user needs discovery, and product-market fit challenges in defense.
Excellent cross-functional leadership and communication skills.
Comfortable working in a fast-paced, uncertain, and agile environment.
Technical familiarity with RF systems, sensors, embedded systems, or tactical UAS.
Deep sense of ownership—you think in terms of outcomes, not just features, and hold yourself accountable for your product’s performance in the market.
Experience serving as a product evangelist or spokesperson, internally and externally.
Strong analytical skills with a data-informed approach to decision-making.
Technical fluency and an ability to collaborate closely with engineering, design, and other cross-functional partners.
Customer-obsessed mindset—you advocate for the user while balancing business goals.
Passion for building great products and the tenacity to see them succeed.
Requires frequent travel to customer locations, OEM partners, tradeshows, events, etc.
Active U.S. Government SECRET clearance or the ability to obtain one within 15 months of hire.
Must be a U.S. Citizen due to clients under U.S. government contracts.
All employment is contingent upon the successful clearance of a background check and drug test.

Nice To Haves

RF signal detection, geolocation or jamming systems.
Software-defined radio (SDR) platforms.
Mesh networking / MANET systems.
DSP algorithms and signal processing.
Experience supporting DoD or defense programs.
Familiarity with acquisition pathways (OTA, IDIQ, FAR/DFARS).

Responsibilities

Drive the product from current prototype stage to a scalable, sellable, operationally viable product.
Lead market research and competitive analysis to refine product/market fit.
Engage directly with end users and customers to uncover pain points and use cases.
Translate user insights into actionable product requirements and drive development priorities.
Evangelize the product with stakeholders, including military end users, integrators, and prime contractors.
Own the product roadmap and collaborate with engineering, business development, and leadership to align priorities.
Support and drive pilot programs, field tests, and customer engagements.
Be responsible for the market and mission success of the product.
Own the strategy, roadmap, and lifecycle for EW and sensing capabilities.
Define how sensing and communications capabilities evolve both independently and as an integrated platform.
Develop a multi-year roadmap spanning: Radio-integrated sensing, Standalone sensing products, Software-defined sensing and analytics.
Align capability development with long-term platform architecture.
Develop deep understanding of EW and sensing mission areas, including: Contested and congested spectrum operations, RF detection and geolocation, Spectrum awareness and situational intelligence.
Track DoD priorities such as: CEMA, JADC2, Multi-domain operations.
Engage with government customers, primes, and integrators to understand evolving needs.
Ensure EW and sensing capabilities are delivered as scalable, reusable platform features, not one-off implementations.
Define how capabilities are deployed across: Existing radio platforms, New hardware products, Software and analytics layers.
Balance customer-driven requirements with long-term platform strategy.
Manage lifecycle from concept through deployment and sustainment.
Track product performance, including adoption, mission effectiveness, and competitive positioning.
Identify opportunities for next-generation capabilities and expansion.
Perform other related duties as assigned.