Product Manager

DTS is looking for a results-driven Product Manager to lead product strategy and execution across Aerospace & Defense and Automotive Crash Test markets. This role blends technical depth with market insight to deliver innovative solutions and drive business growth.

The Product Manager plays a critical role in the product development and management process by partnering with DTSSales Managers, Sales Partners, stakeholders and customers to understand customer needs, define technical requirements, and craft a successful vision for DTS products. The Product Manager is strategic and execution focused for multiple customer markets. This role focuses on technical discovery, value proposition development, market definition, and solution articulation.

The Product Manager is responsible for our Aerospace & Defense market, Automotive Crash Test market, and any future markets.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Additional responsibilities and requirements may be added or changed at any time with or without notice.

Include but are not limited to:

• Leading technical discovery sessions with prospective customers to understand application requirements and constraints. Prioritizing needs based on ROI and tradeoffs.
• Researching and understanding the markets, our position, and our competitors to identify opportunities and gaps.
• Developing and maintaining the product strategy to support revenue growth, customer retention, and market expansion initiatives.
• Authoring Product Design Specification (PDS) documents which serve as inputs to the Engineering product development process. Translated universe market needs into scalable product capabilities.
• Planning and prioritization of product development and maintaining the product feature backlog, including the New Feature Request process.
• Creating and maintaining use cases, user stories, product requirements, and specifications.
• Leading the Commercial Launch Plan process.
• Maintaining existing products including monitoring KPIs and customer feedback to prioritize ongoing development.
• Serving as the product ambassador internally and externally.
• Working with others to identify adjacent and new markets for DTS.
• Performing other related duties and responsibilities as requested by DTS management.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the Responsibilities and Duties satisfactorily. The qualifications and skills listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities for the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of this job.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, or similar discipline and significant experience (approx. 10+ years) in a technical role involving data acquisition, sensors, or embedded systems, or an equivalent combination of education and experience is necessary.
• Related experience working in automotive crash, flight test, or aerospace & defense (A&D) sectors is necessary. Developing an in-depth understanding of DTS product lines over time is essential.
• Product management or product owner experience (5+ years) including responsibility for hardware product definition is necessary.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple products at multiple stages of development with a broad group of stakeholders. Includes the ability to understand and adjust project priorities, develop plans that will achieve stated goals on schedule, anticipate problems, and develop innovative solutions to correct or prevent obstacles is necessary.
• The ability to…