Owning and managing the product backlog, including writing, refining, and prioritizing user stories and acceptance criteria.
Translating customer, mission, and system requirements into clear, actionable software requirements for Agile development teams.
Serving as the primary voice of the customer to the development team, ensuring delivered capabilities meet operational and mission needs.
Participating in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily standups, reviews, and retrospectives.
Collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams including software, firmware, electrical, optical, systems, and test engineers across multiple programs.
Supporting development of embedded software, ground support software, test software, and simulation environments (SWIL/HWIL) from a requirements and prioritization perspective.
Coordinating with systems engineering and integration & test teams to support end-to-end verification and validation.
Reviewing completed work and formally accepting or rejecting features based on defined acceptance criteria.
Supporting release planning and roadmap development aligned with program milestones.
Operating within CI/CD and DevSecOps environments to enable reliable and timely software delivery.

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or related technical field with 12+ years of relevant experience.
3+ years of experience serving as a Product Owner, Technical Product Manager, or equivalent Agile role supporting software development.
Strong understanding of Agile principles and the Scrum framework, including backlog management and sprint execution.
Experience working with multi-domain engineering teams, including software, firmware, electrical, optical, systems, and test engineers.
Ability to understand technical software concepts well enough to make informed prioritization and trade decisions.
Experience supporting embedded software, mission systems, or space/defense programs.
Familiarity with DevOps / DevSecOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and version control tools such as GitLab.
Strong communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with technical teams, leadership, and external stakeholders.
Experience supporting SDA, MDA, AFRL, or U.S. Air Force space programs is highly desirable.
U.S. Citizen and must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD SECRET clearance.

Product Owner – Software Manager

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