Product Manager - Ground Station and Launcher System

OverviewYou will own the product definition, strategy and roadmap for the ground station and launcher systems across Cambridge Aerospace's interceptor portfolio. Working at the intersection of engineering, programme delivery and operational requirements, you will translate mission needs into technically achievable products while balancing performance, schedule, cost and risk.

This role is ideally suited to someone who thrives in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment and enjoys operating with a high degree of ownership and accountability.

Responsibilities• Own the product roadmap and strategy for launcher systems across the product portfolio

• Translate operational, customer and engineering requirements into clear product specifications
• Drive product development from concept through testing, qualification and deployment
• Lead performance, cost, schedule, manufacturability and technical trade-off decisions
• Define and manage product requirements, priorities, risks and success metrics
• Support architecture reviews and key technical decisions relating to launcher systems, structures and platform integration
• Ensure products deliver operational advantage while meeting reliability, safety, deployment and cost objectives
• Support business development, customer demonstrations and future product planning

Requirements• Degree in Electronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics or a related discipline

• Experience delivering complex hardware products within aerospace, defence, autonomous systems, robotics, space or other highly regulated engineering environments
• Strong understanding of mechanical systems, platform integration and product development lifecycles
• Experience operating in fast-moving development programmes where requirements, priorities and designs evolve rapidly
• Comfortable making decisions with incomplete information and balancing technical, schedule and commercial considerations

Preferred

• Experience in fast-paced R&D or startup environments, with rapid prototype iteration times

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation and stock options
• Private Medical & Dental
• Cycle to work scheme
• Lunchtime catering on site

About Us The mission of Cambridge Aerospace is to eliminate the risk of existential war in Europe. That risk comes from the air – low-cost drones and cruise missiles now manufactured in colossal volumes by our adversaries, ballistic missiles capable of ending the world as we know it, and a new generation of hypersonic weapons that evade every existing defence.

We’re building low-cost interceptors that defeat these threats, and the surveillance systems to detect and target them – at a cost taxpayers can afford, at the pace the threat demands, and with sovereign supply chains that assure delivery.

We have immense backing from the world’s best venture funds. We’re one of the fastest growing defence technology companies in history. And we’re hiring the best engineers to prosecute the mission.

If you are in the top 1%, willing to work harder than you ever have, build technology better than anyone else, and contribute to the defining challenge of our time, now is the time to join us.

Our Commitment to Inclusion We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply.