Product Manager, Analysis and Simulation (R4504)

Shield AI • Washington, DC

3d • $190,000 - $290,000

About The Position

The Product Manager for Forge Analysis & Simulation will lead the development of tooling and workflows that enable rapid, actionable insights from large-scale, high-frequency robotics and autonomy test data. This role will define and drive product strategy for simulation tooling (SIL/HIL/ViL), synthetic data generation, and autonomous performance analysis products that empower engineering teams to validate, iterate, and improve autonomy behaviors. You will partner closely with cross-functional teams to turn complex technical needs into scalable analysis frameworks, intuitive visualizations, and robust evaluation ecosystems that support both open and closed-loop workflows. The ideal candidate has deep experience in autonomy development, simulation frameworks, and data analysis at scale, with a passion for empowering developers and test engineers.

Requirements

• Typically requires a minimum of 10 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 9 years and a Master’s degree; or 7 years with a PhD; or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years experience in product management, analysis tooling, or autonomy tooling roles with demonstrated technical depth.
• 2+ years experience in a software development role
• Experience with large-scale, high-frequency data analysis and building or prioritizing tooling used by engineers to process, query, and interpret data at scale.
• Strong understanding or experience with autonomy and robotics development workflows including ML/RL behavior development, MLOps, and requirements traceability.
• Hands-on familiarity or strong working knowledge of SIL/HIL/VIL simulation frameworks, related 2D/3D visualization tooling, or autonomy performance evaluation ecosystems.
• Proven ability to conduct user research, synthesize findings, and translate them into actionable product requirements and roadmaps.
• Expert at using Generative-AI-based tooling to iterate on prototypes and generate briefs.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with cross-functional engineering teams.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience in military tech, aerospace, autonomy tooling, or defense avionics/robotics domains.
• Strong engineering or technical background (BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, EE, or related).
• Experience working with teams building or integrating simulation engines, synthetic data pipelines, or custom data analytics platforms.
• Prior work experience at companies focused on simulation, autonomy analysis, or large-scale telemetry tooling.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the product roadmap for Forge Analysis & Simulation, including simulation tooling, synthetic data pipelines, and high-rate data analytics.
• Collaborate with autonomy engineers, simulation leads, and data scientists to build tooling that supports SIL, HIL, ViL, performance evaluation, and large-scale data analysis.
• Drive user research and discovery with engineering and test stakeholders, capturing pain points and converting them into actionable technical plans and prioritized backlogs.
• Partner with cross-functional teams (engineering, UX, QA, platform) to deliver new capabilities that improve developer efficiency and visibility into autonomy performance.
• Track and analyze usage, performance, and quality metrics for Forge Analysis & Simulation features, and use these insights to refine scope and roadmap priorities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level