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Assistant Product Owner, CCA Mission Autonomy (Platform Integration)

SHIELD AI Washington, DC

Washington, DC

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$160k - $250k/yr Full time Atlassian Collaboration Issue Tracking

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Job Description

Support mission autonomy delivery for the U.S. Air Force CCA program by owning the day-to-day health of the Shoal 1 product backlog and translating customer needs into execution-ready work.

Responsibilities

Partner with the Product Owner and Chief Engineer to understand customer product needs across the CCA program office, platform providers, and operational end users
Help set priority and scope by separating must-have capabilities from deferrable work
Elicit and validate customer needs and priorities using official guidance, scoping documents, and input from operational subject matter experts or surrogate end users (as available)
Translate customer intent into user stories and epic descriptions that include value proposition, success criteria, acceptance criteria, expected effort and timeline, dependencies, risks, and preconditions for success
Own day-to-day management of the Shoal 1 epic backlog across feature crews, including traceability to customer requirements
Refine the Shoal 1 backlog and monitor updates to ensure priority and scope changes are surfaced with appropriate documented rationale
Bring a product perspective to Shoal 1 sprint planning and review by maintaining an informal integrated product map of epics, interfaces, dependencies, and program milestones
In collaboration with the Shoal Lead, manage dependencies across shoals and carry integration decisions through to relevant shoal or feature crew leads, or collaboration partners
Support operator interface development through the backlog: HMI feature crew delivers; Shoal Lead owns requirements and acceptance; APO owns epic description, communication, and prioritization
Maintain protected weekly hands-on time with the operator interface so HMI-specific epics and instructions come from first-hand use
Support the platform integration crew in interactions with vendors
Act as a cross-discipline translator by normalizing terminology and helping make specialist discussions accessible without reducing technical accuracy
Support other shoals (e.g., Systems Engineering, T&E) through observation of operator-in-the-loop (OITL) activity and feedback in review sessions

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, aerospace engineering, cognitive systems engineering, human factors, or a related technical field, or equivalent military or operational experience
3+ years in product ownership or a related field (e.g., customer experience, human factors, cognitive systems engineering, human-machine teaming, systems engineering, technical program management for complex software or aerospace systems)
Hands-on proficiency with Jira and Confluence as systems of record, including experience authoring and managing epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria in an agile environment
Ability to maintain an integrated view of a complex product across distributed documentation and multiple engineering disciplines
Willingness to become a hands-on user of the operator interface, including independently installing, configuring, and running mission scenarios
Working technical fluency in mission autonomy, autonomous systems, flight software, ground control systems or HMIs, or avionics interfaces
Exceptional written and oral communication, with proven ability to translate information across technical audiences without diluting technical accuracy
Strong problem-solving skills, including sound decision making under ambiguity with minimal supervision
Ability to work effectively independently and as part of a team
Must be a U.S. person as defined under ITAR
Active U.S. DoD Secret security clearance is required at time of hire; must be eligible for and capable of obtaining and maintaining Top Secret, SCI, and/or SAP level clearance/access
Travel domestically approximately 15–25%

Technologies

Jira
Confluence

Benefits

Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)

Preferred Qualifications

Experience supporting a U.S. Air Force, Navy, or joint aviation program of record involving uncrewed or autonomous collaborative platforms
Familiarity with A-GRA, A-GRI, UCI messaging, or other modular open systems architectures
Experience with airworthiness, functional safety, or assurance-driven software processes and certification artifacts
Exposure to flight autonomy, vehicle management systems, or aircraft-level integration and flight test campaigns
Experience with C2 or HMI products for uncrewed systems (e.g., STANAG 4586, MAVLink, CoT, TAK)
Formal grounding in product, human factors, or cognitive systems engineering methods
Experience supporting OITL evaluations, test and evaluation campaigns, or functional check flight activity as a product or human factors representative
Proficiency with systems and process modeling tools (e.g., Cameo) and with reading interface control documents (ICDs)
Experience establishing decision logs, change control, or product governance in a program that previously lacked them
Experience coordinating directly with platform manufacturers, primes, or government program offices
Military aviation, flight test, or uncrewed aircraft systems operational experience
Advanced degree in engineering, business (e.g., MBA), or related field (e.g., computer science, aerospace, cognitive systems engineering, human factors)
Current or prior Special Access Program (SAP) or Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access

Compensation

$160,000 - $250,000 per year

Location: Washington, DC (onsite)

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