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Product Manager - DroneStack

Applied Intuition· DroneStack
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Hybrid (Sunnyvale, CA)$150k - $220kFull-timePosted 5mo ago

About the role

Product Manager responsible for strategy, research, and execution for DroneStack, shaping a scalable multi-customer product line for autonomous drone software and hardware used in contested and denied environments.

Responsibilities

  • Own product strategy for DroneStack. Define the roadmap that transitions the team from program-driven deliveries to a scalable, multi-customer product line. Make hard prioritization calls across ISR, strike, hardware, and tooling.
  • Become the voice of the operator. Conduct primary user research in the field and with international partners; travel up to 20% (including internationally).
  • Drive the programs-to-products transition. Identify patterns across current customer engagements and define abstractions, configurations, and interfaces to turn one-off solutions into repeatable products.
  • Shape product design and experience. Collaborate with engineering to design operator interfaces (mission control, mission planning, mission review) that are intuitive for non-technical users in the field.
  • Set the technical direction with engineering. Balance near-term delivery with long-term product architecture; understand the system well enough to make informed tradeoffs.
  • Build and communicate a market thesis. Develop a point of view on the autonomous drone market across DoD, allied nations, and commercial applications.
  • Represent the product internally and externally. Act as the bridge between DroneStack engineering, defense business development, and customers; present at demos, program reviews, and industry events.

Qualifications

  • 5–7 years of product management experience across at least two meaningfully different environments.
  • Track record of shipping products end-to-end from research and strategy through design, build, launch, and iteration.
  • Exceptional research instincts with experience learning a new market from scratch through user interviews, workflow study, and doctrine review.
  • Comfort with deep technical systems; experience with hardware + software, real-time systems, developer tools, or infrastructure.
  • Strong design sensibility and experience collaborating with designers on UX for workflow-heavy or operations-focused tools.
  • Clear, structured communication; ability to tailor messaging for diverse audiences (e.g., senior leadership to engineers).
  • BS/BA in a technical or analytical field; advanced degrees welcome but not required.

Skills

Required:Product managementUser researchTechnical understanding of complex systemsCommunication

Benefits

  • Base salary, equity, and benefits including health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; 401k with employer match; learning and wellness stipends; paid time off.
Last updated May 26, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Applied Intuition

Building vehicle intelligence | Applied Intuition

Applied Intuition is the vehicle intelligence company with the tools, Vehicle OS, and autonomy stacks for creating safe, AI-powered vehicle experiences.

AIAutonomy stacksSelf-Driving SystemSimulationTesting & ValidationVehicle IntelligenceVehicle OSai-infrastructure-and-development
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