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Technical Product Manager

Technical Product Manager

IntegratedcoolingWashington, DC, United States
11 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Job Purpose / Summary

The Technical Program Manager (TPM) for Knowmadics Space products owns end to end delivery of an in-development AI-enabled anomaly detection and trust reestablishment product. The TPM couples deep software engineering and AI / ML expertise with disciplined program execution skills, synchronizing multivendor model development, secure DevSecOps pipelines, hardened on-prem hardware deployments in SCIF environments, and HMI evolution.

Duties and Responsibilities

Product Management

  • Lead team execution of product development from concept through deployment, maintaining and delivering on product roadmap, product requirements, and other requirements and artifacts.
  • Maintain sprint and release cycles in coordination with a project manager overseeing an integrated master schedule (aligning contractual, technical, and testing / evaluation schedules and milestones).
  • Chair release readiness reviews; approve promotion of builds to high-side enclave.

Stakeholder & Customer Engagement

  • Serve as the authoritative technical point of contact to all USG Stakeholders.
  • Lead onsite demos, test events, and anomaly triage exercises.
  • Be available for on-site meetings, test events, and experiments.

    • AI / ML Technical Leadership

  • Coordinate model onboarding (internal and from third-party subcontracted vendors).
  • Generate and / or validate data preprocessing contracts, inference APIs, and explainability artifacts.
  • Generate a process for reusable model performance measurement including monitoring and acceptance thresholds (e.g. precision / recall, latency).

    • Backlog Governance

  • Manage backlog to ensure highest value work is prioritized, balancing AI / ML R&D spikes, infrastructure, HMI, and other work.
  • Maintain backlog health through regular agile ceremonies and asynchronous work, ensuring alignment with roadmap goals.

    • Secure DevSecOps & Compliance

  • Oversee STIG / ACAS pipeline; manage OS patch strategy (Linux / Windows waiver paths)
  • Ensure artifacts meet NCATT and other required cyber standards.
  • Liaise with customer site IA for scan findings and remediation SLAs.

    • Cross-Functional Team Leadership

  • Direct matrixed software, MLops, HMI, and hardware SMEs (~10FTE).
  • Facilitate agile ceremonies and enforce engineering best practices (code review, automated testing, IaC, container hardening).

    • Continuous Improvement & Documentation

  • Institutionalize post engagement summaries → Jira tickets workflow.
  • Publish technical onboarding packs, interface control documents, and ops run books.

    • Qualifications

  • Education – BS in Computer Science, Aerospace, or related engineering field (MS preferred).
  • Experience – 10+ yrs delivering complex C4ISR or space domain software; 5 yrs leading Agile teams (must have deep Jira experience); prior deployment inside classified DoD network enclaves. Proven record of achieving ATO in classified environments.
  • Stakeholder Management – Proven ability to lead multi-vendor, cross-disciplinary teams as the single authoritative technical voice, resolving conflicting priorities and driving alignment among stakeholders.
  • AI / ML Expertise – solid grasp of anomaly detection techniques (autoencoders, GANs, Bayesian diagnosis), MLOps, Python ecosystem, GPU acceleration, and managing models.
  • Software & DevSecOps – proficiency with micro‑services, container orchestration (K8s / Podman), CI / CD, GitLab, STIG hardening, ACAS, Nessus, and RMF / NCATT.
  • Security Clearance – Active Secret (S) clearance, with preference for TS / SCI.
  • Location Requirement – must reside within ~90minutes driving radius of Welcome / La Plata,MD and commit to on‑site presence as necessary for program success (further details available during interviews).
  • Other Skills – exceptional product management, road mapping, backlog prioritization, release orchestration, and risk communication abilities; strong customer-facing presentation skills; persuasive technical communications to direct program pathing and outcomes to align with Knowmadics’ strategic objectives.

    • Working conditions

  • This job is remote, but with the expectation of a hybrid work environment with frequent classified lab visits and briefings
  • Occasional evening or weekend support for testing events or other troubleshooting support.
  • On‑call support during live testing operations or high‑priority events.

    • Physical requirements

  • Ability to lift / carry 40lb. rack components.
  • Extended screen time; standing / sitting in secure facilities for hardware operations.

    • Direct reports

    None

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