Job Description
Product Manager - Sonar
Competitive salary
Benefits package
Hampshire
Permanent
Technical product ownership
DCS Recruitment is supporting a specialist defence and maritime technology organisation in the appointment of a technically accomplished Product Manager based in Hampshire . The position will take ownership of an established sonar product family across its full lifecycle. This is not a traditional, commercially led product management position. It requires a strong understanding of sonar and underwater acoustics, together with the engineering judgement needed to support complex products through manufacture, operation and future development.
The successful candidate will work across Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Service and Business Development, providing the technical leadership that connects product development, production, customer use and long-term capability planning. The role will be closely involved in resolving production issues, supporting trials, investigating failures and managing product change.
The successful candidate will be comfortable operating in a defence or other high-reliability engineering environment and will bring practical experience of technically complex, electro-mechanical products. Experience with forward-looking sonar or intruder-detection sonar would be particularly valuable.
Key Responsibilities:
Take technical ownership of a sonar product family throughout development, manufacture, operational service and future evolution
Provide hands-on support for production and manufacturing issues, working with engineering and operational teams to reach effective resolutions
Support sea trials, product demonstrations and other operational activities where specialist product knowledge is required
Lead or coordinate failure investigations, root-cause analysis and the implementation of corrective actions
Manage engineering changes, configuration requirements, component obsolescence and product updates
Define and influence the product roadmap, ensuring future capabilities reflect customer, operational and market requirements
Key Skills
Strong technical knowledge of sonar systems and underwater acoustics
Experience supporting complex electro-mechanical products through manufacture and operational life
Practical experience of production support, technical problem-solving and cross-functional engineering delivery
Experience of failure investigation, root-cause analysis and corrective action
Knowledge of engineering change, configuration management and component obsolescence
Desirable Skills:
Experience within defence, maritime or another high-reliability engineering environment
Experience with forward-looking sonar or intruder-detection sonar systems
Exposure to autonomous or remotely operated underwater systems
Experience shaping product roadmaps and defining future technical capability
What you get in return:
The opportunity to take genuine technical ownership of an advanced sonar product family
A varied role spanning engineering, manufacturing, trials, customer support and future product strategy
The chance to work with highly capable teams delivering specialist underwater technology
The employer values diversity and welcomes applications from suitably qualified candidates from all backgrounds.
Interested?
Please submit your CV to DCS Recruitment via the link provided or email Chrissie Rehman at (url removed)
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