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Own the Mission. Shape the Product. Lead the Future of Defense Innovation

Job Summary:

Alluvionic is seeking a mission-focused Product Manager to lead the development of advanced defense technologies from concept to deployment. You’ll translate military customer needs into clear product requirements, own the roadmap, and drive cross-functional alignment across engineering, manufacturing, and leadership. With a strong grasp of systems thinking and technical execution, you’ll conduct market research, engage with end users and DoD stakeholders, and support business development efforts through RFIs and white papers. You’ll also shape go-to-market strategies, contribute to technical messaging, and represent the product in demos, reviews, and industry events. This role blends technical leadership, customer insight, and strategic vision to deliver real-world mission impact.

Must be US Citizen

Clearance Required:  Yes – Must be Willing to Obtain

Responsibilities:

• Translate DOD/military customer needs into technically feasible product requirements• Own the product roadmap—balancing technical milestones, programmatic constraints, and mission impact

• Define, baseline, and manage product requirements and ensure traceability across the development lifecycle

• Lead trade studies and support system-level design decisions with a focus on reliability, manufacturability, and mission fit

• Drive alignment between engineering, manufacturing, and leadership on scope, schedule, and deliverables

Customer & Market Engagement

• Conduct market research to understand acquisition trends, technology gaps, and competitive positioning

• Engage with end users, integrators, and defense program offices to gather insights and validate product direction

• Support business development efforts by contributing to RFIs, white papers, and solution briefs

• Attend industry events, exercises, and demos to represent the product and gather operational feedback

• Help prioritize markets, use cases, or programs based on ROI, technical feasibility, and strategic fit

Marketing & Communications

• Collaborate on go-to-market strategy, messaging, and product positioning

• Contribute to marketing materials including datasheets, capability statements, demo briefs, and presentations

• Review or co-author technical white papers, concept-of-operations documents, and proposal inputs

• Serve as a product spokesperson in customer meetings, trade shows, and media/PR opportunities

• Align storytelling with product capabilities for both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Internal Leadership

• Serve as a key voice in product planning, risk identification, and cross-functional prioritization

• Facilitate design reviews, stage gates, and readiness assessments

• Mentor junior team members on systems thinking, customer empathy, and disciplined execution

• Support intellectual property strategy and technical documentation

• Uphold a culture of accountability, transparency, and respect for requirements and schedules

Required Qualifications:

+ Minimum 5 years of experience in product management or systems engineering within defense, aerospace, or deep-tech hardware environments

+ Proven ability to translate DoD/military operational needs into technically sound product requirements

+ Demonstrated success owning product roadmaps, balancing mission impact, technical milestones, and programmatic constraints

+ Strong background in requirements definition, baselining, and lifecycle traceability using modern tools (e.g., DOORS, Jira, Confluence)

+ Experience leading trade studies and contributing to system-level design with an emphasis on reliability, manufacturability, and mission fit

+ Deep understanding of DoD procurement cycles, acquisition processes, and military stakeholder engagement

+ Technical expertise in energy systems, mechatronics, or power electronics

+ Skilled in market research and strategic prioritization based on ROI, feasibility, and competitive analysis

Benefits:

+ 15 PTO days, plus 5 additional days on your 10th hire anniversary

+ 11 paid holidays per our company handbook

+ Health insurance through United Healthcare 50% premium paid by employer (note: employer contribution does not apply to dependents)

+ Health Savings Account through

+ Vision and dental insurance

+ Long-term and short-term disability insurance (paid fully by the company)

+ 25k employer paid AD&D & life insurance (with buy-up options for additional coverage)

+ 401(k) retirement plan with 100% company match up to 4% of employee’s gross salary

+ Annual incentive pay opportunity

+ Tuition reimbursement up to $2,000 annually (after 6 months of employment)

+ Employee referral bonus of $500 per our company handbook

+ Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

+ Professional organization membership (after 6 months of employment)

+ Paid professional certification (after 6 months of employment)

+ Workers’ compensation (paid fully by the company)

+ 100% employer paid IDShield® membership

+ On-site notary for headquarters employees

+ Multiple company celebrations

Who We are:

Alluvionic is a woman-owned, 8(a) certified solutions provider of project management and process improvement services. We offer a wide range of products and services including extensive enterprise Process Improvement, CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integration), CMMC (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification), PMO (Project Management Office), and ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) implementations for clients in various industries, providing Project Assurance® for every project.

We pride ourselves in being a Registered Provider Organization (RPO) with the CMMC Accreditation Body.

What it’s like to work at Alluvionic:

Working at Alluvionic means being surrounded by helpful and brilliant people who want to support your career growth. We are a company that puts people first and will help you get where you want to go. When we make mistakes, we own them, fix them, and improve our processes so we do better next time. We work hard and never forget to have fun, especially at happy hour.

We live by our company values of Family, Integrity, Professionalism, Innovation, Forward-Progress, Organization, and Communication. We invite you to apply if you share values even if your career path has been nontraditional.

Alluvionic is an authorized DoD SkillBridge Partner Organization. The DoD SkillBridge program is an opportunity for servicemen & servicewomen to complete an internship during the last 180 days of service to gain valuable civilian career experience

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