Product Owner - Automation Framework

American IT Systems•Portland, OR

1d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a Product Owner to lead the vision, roadmap, and backlog for the Automation Framework supporting virtualized Android- and Linux-based In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) systems. This role involves close collaboration with various engineering teams, including Android platform, QNX/Linux, Qualcomm chipset specialists, and virtualization architects. The Product Owner will be responsible for defining automation needs, refining backlog items, and managing stakeholder expectations to ensure predictable, sprint-based delivery of automation tooling, framework improvements, APIs, and test execution workflows.

Requirements

Product Leadership & Strategy
Backlog & Delivery Ownership
Technical Collaboration
Stakeholder Management
Virtualized Android environments
Linux and QNX subsystems
Qualcomm SOM-based hardware
IFE system integration and certification workflows
Automation Framework architecture (hardware abstraction, virtualized interfaces, DUT orchestration, reporting pipelines)

Responsibilities

Own the vision, roadmap, and backlog for the Automation Framework for virtualized Android- and Linux-based IFE systems.
Prioritize automation features and capabilities based on business value, technical feasibility, team capacity, and program timelines.
Define KPIs for automation coverage, stability, efficiency, and adoption across multiple platform teams.
Write clear, well-structured epics, features, and user stories for automation tooling, framework improvements, APIs, and test execution workflows.
Refine backlog items with engineering teams to ensure clarity, feasibility, and alignment with the automation strategy.
Collaborate with Scrum Master and Engineering Lead to drive predictable, sprint-based delivery.
Work closely with Android platform engineers, QNX/Linux teams, Qualcomm chipset specialists, and virtualization architects.
Understand the automation framework architecture (hardware abstraction, virtualized interfaces, DUT orchestration, reporting pipelines).
Guide the team on automation needs for: Virtualized Android environments, Linux and QNX subsystems, Qualcomm SOM-based hardware, IFE system integration and certification workflows.
Serve as the primary liaison between automation engineering and product/program stakeholders across PAC.
Gather requirements from system verification, platform SW teams, airline program teams, and integration labs.
Communicate roadmap, progress, risks, and dependencies with clarity and frequency.