Product Manager - Hydra Core Terminal

ALL.SPACE•Muscle Shoals, AL

About The Position

The Product Manager – Hydra Core Terminal is responsible for turning ALL.SPACE’s Hydra satellite terminal capabilities into an innovative, powerful and profitable product line. The role owns the core terminal architecture and design quality, and manages the product end to end—from strategy and market requirements through stage-gate approvals and engineering development to launch and in-life support. Working closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Service Delivery, the Product Manager brings the terminal to market and is accountable for product profitability through cost optimisation. As the product expert, the role supports Sales, Business Development and Marketing, produces white papers and product documentation, and communicates product decisions across the organisation and directly to senior leadership.

Requirements

At least 5 years of SATCOM experience, including at least 2 years in product management.
Proven new product introduction (NPI) experience taking products from concept through stage-gate approvals to launch and in-life support.
Experience owning product profitability, including cost optimisation and pricing.
In-depth knowledge of key industry players, including operators, service providers, terminal vendors and modem vendors.
Experience managing hardware products such as satellite terminals, antennas or RF systems.
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
Eligibility to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Experience with phased array or electronically steered antenna (ESA) technology.
Experience driving design-for-manufacture (DFM), reliability and cost-reduction programmes.
Knowledge of multi-orbit LEO, MEO and GEO satellite networks and services.
Experience serving government/defence and commercial SATCOM markets.
Track record of writing MRDs, PRDs, white papers and product documentation.

Responsibilities

Develop and own the Hydra core terminal roadmap, balancing customer requirements and target-market opportunities.
Use SATCOM industry expertise to influence terminal strategy and direction.
Prioritise feature development and rollout based on customer value, development effort and cost.
Capture market requirements in Market Requirements Documents (MRDs) and maintain knowledge of end-user profiles and use cases across target markets.
Maintain a current view of service delivery, network architectures, traffic routing and service-level agreements (SLAs).
Evaluate market requirements and competing terminals to prioritise features and design trade-offs.
Own core terminal architecture and ensure it meets performance, reliability, size, weight, power and manufacturability requirements.
Translate market requirements into product-level requirements for Engineering.
Represent the product perspective in design reviews, drive design quality and resolve trade-offs among performance, cost and schedule.
Work with Engineering to develop features that improve end-user quality of service and experience, and drive design innovation through hands-on analysis.
Own products through the full new product introduction (NPI) lifecycle, from concept through launch and in-life support.
Take product requirements through stage-gate reviews and obtain required approvals.
Track engineering progress against requirements, schedule and budget, escalating risks and trade-offs as needed.
Prepare Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Service Delivery teams for product launch and ongoing support.
Own Hydra terminal product-line profitability and track cost, pricing, revenue and margin performance.
Drive bill of materials (BOM) and manufacturing cost optimisation with Engineering, Manufacturing and Supply Chain.
Work with the Digital Services Product Manager to identify software features that can be monetised on the Hydra platform.
Collaborate with the product owner on the product line’s go-to-market strategy.
Provide technical product expertise to Sales, Business Development and Marketing.
Write white papers and product documentation, including datasheets and product guides.
Represent ALL.SPACE at conferences and industry events.
Analyse opportunities and identify risks using industry experience, make evidence-based product decisions, and communicate decisions across the organisation and to senior leadership.