Product Manager - Sonar

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

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