Product Line Manager- Tactical Communications

Thales Defense & Security•Clarksburg, WV

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

Thales Defense & Security, Inc. (TDSI) is a U.S. defense company headquartered in Clarksburg, Maryland, with more than 1,000 employees and over 60 years of experience supporting domestic and international defense operations. TDSI and its subsidiaries provide communications, visualization, signal intelligence/electronic warfare, and sensor/sonar capabilities. The Product Line Manager – Tactical Communications (PLM-TC) role is based in the Clarksburg office and reports directly to the Product Line Director. The position guides product strategy and growth for tactical communications products, coordinating customer needs, business development, and program and technical teams. The role supports a hybrid working environment and a 9/80 schedule, with travel requirements of up to 30%.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship is required.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret Security Clearance, subject to a government security investigation.
At least 5 years of technical experience in government contracting.
Excellent organizational skills and work ethic.
Effective oral and written communication skills and ability to manage multiple projects.
Ability to communicate effectively and build relationships with internal and external customers.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Project, or equivalent tools.
Ability to work in a team environment and interact with employees across departments and functions.
Ability to travel up to 30%.
Ability to uphold the Thales Code of Ethics and maintain high ethical standards, including compliance with company procedures.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in a technical area preferred.
Experience developing and maintaining a budget preferred.
Experience with NSA Certified products or products subject to the Risk Management Framework (RMF) is a plus.

Responsibilities

Maintain a product roadmap and IR&D budget plan for senior management review and approval, updating them periodically and covering a three-year period.
Coordinate with Business Development to solicit customer requirements that guide the product roadmap, meet key-customer needs, and identify opportunities in new markets.
Work with program teams to identify solutions for emerging needs and plan how new features and capabilities will be addressed through customer funding and IR&D.
Work with program and technical teams to assess the cost, schedule, and feasibility of new features or products, and with Business Development to identify customer funding where possible.
Work with Business Development to define market size and timing, prepare business cases, and present them to senior management to determine whether IR&D investment is warranted.
Ensure program- and project-level decisions align with the strategy for product families that share a common hardware/software baseline, and promote common ancillaries where possible.
Participate in program design reviews, including bid reviews, post-award kickoffs, SDR, PDR, CDR, TRR, and PRR reviews.
Support business capture activities and proposal development for the Communications business line, including technical writing, cost development, and capture strategy such as win themes, discriminators, and price to win.
Maintain the tactical radio section of the TDSI Product Catalog, including radios, optional features, and ancillaries, and maintain approved standard pricing for catalog items.
Support the primary PLM-TC lead on strategic partnerships to promote growth within and beyond organic communications products, including SIGINT/EW, Expeditionary Comms, CMOSS, and 5G.
Listen to and respect audience questions to understand needs and share information appropriately.
Coordinate with customers to provide necessary customer feedback.
Uphold and support the Thales Code of Ethics and comply with company procedures.