Technical Product Manager – Launched Effects Systems

Griffon Aerospace•Madison, AL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Griffon Aerospace designs, builds, and flies unmanned aerial systems that perform. We are a focused team of engineers and operators who care about mission success before satisfying any other "metrics." We don't hand work off and walk away. We own it. Our culture is defined by technical rigor, follow-through, and refusal to accept "good enough." The Role We're looking for someone who has built things that fly and knows what it means to get hardware from a drawing board to a flight line. You'll own one of Griffon's Group 3 launched effects products end-to-end. You should know your way around an aircraft development program, understand what integration involves, and be comfortable working at a test range or a factory floor as easily as a government program office.

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Systems, or Electrical Engineering.
7+ years in defense aerospace product development, with real time on UAS, launched effects, or precision-guided UAS programs.
Active Secret clearance required.

Nice To Haves

Master's is a plus, but what you've shipped matters more.
Experience working with PEO Aviation, Missiles & Space, AvMC, or SOCOM acquisition offices is a strong plus.
TS/SCI preferred given program sensitivity.

Responsibilities

Define and own the product engineering for one of Griffon's Group 3 launched effects products.
Hold the line on requirements, design priorities, and performance envelopes for your airframe system - aerodynamics, structures, propulsion, electrical, software, and payload all roll up to you.
Write SRDs, ICDs, and CONOPS that engineers can actually build to, not just check a box with.
Run trade studies on platform configurations and manufacturing approach alongside the design and producibility teams.
Get out to develop and operational flight test. Read the data yourself, identify performance shortfalls, and drive corrective action - don't wait for someone to hand you a summary.
Own configuration control across development, qualification, and production baselines.
Serve as the primary technical interface between Griffon's engineering teams and government program offices, primes, and internal BD. Translate field feedback and customer requirements into something the team can execute.
Partner with SW development and external autonomy partners on PX4-based or custom GNC architectures.
Support IPT working groups across aero, structures, GNC, propulsion, electronics, payload, and manufacturing.
When the design matures, work with supply chain and manufacturing engineering to get it into low-rate production at the right unit cost and delivery rate.
Track and communicate program status, risk, and technical performance to leadership and customers - no sugarcoating.