Quindar builds modern, cloud-native satellite mission operations software aimed at operating satellites like servers, replacing legacy ground systems with an integrated, automation-driven platform.
The company is a small, fast-moving team with aerospace and software expertise focused on advancing space operations.
The Product Manager will lead the evolution of Quindar’s Event Management and Intelligence capabilities, emphasizing AI/ML application in mission operations.
Responsibilities include managing how mission events are captured, contextualized, surfaced, and acted upon to provide actionable insights that reduce noise, improve response times, and enable autonomous operations.
The role involves owning product lifecycle stages from discovery to launch and iteration, collaborating with engineering, design, and customer teams.
Customers operate large satellite constellations with unique workflows; the Product Manager ensures operators receive timely, contextual signals for decision-making.
Key responsibilities:
Define strategy and roadmap for event management including real-time event processing, alerting, anomaly detection, AI-driven features.
Collaborate on feature delivery such as event ingestion, filtering, alerting, visualization.
Conduct user research to understand operator needs and translate them into product capabilities.
Improve event prioritization and correlation to reduce alert fatigue and enhance root-cause analysis.
Ensure AI features are transparent and interpretable to build user trust.
Define metrics (signal-to-noise ratio, alert latency, detection accuracy) for continuous improvement.
Serve as subject matter expert on event-driven systems and AI in space operations.
Align cross-functional teams on priorities and tradeoffs.
Unique aspects:
Defining AI application in high-stakes operational environments.
Working on critical signal vs. noise problems.
Helping transition customers from manual monitoring to autonomous operations.
Qualifications:
3+ years product management experience in SaaS, AI/ML products or aerospace/space operations.
Active U.S. Security Clearance required (Secret or higher; TS/SCI preferred).
Experience with event-driven systems or AI/ML features like anomaly detection or recommendations.
Strong communication and organizational skills; bachelor’s degree in engineering/computer science or equivalent experience.
ITAR compliance requires applicants to be U.S. citizens or eligible under specific immigration statuses.
Why work at Quindar:
Cutting-edge industry with impactful work on space missions.
Strong work-life balance with mandatory time off plus unlimited PTO.
Mental health benefits and comprehensive health insurance fully covered for employees.
Retirement savings plan with 4% matching.
Annual company offsite events in various locations.
Opportunity to shape company culture and product evolution.
Compensation range: $125K – $175K plus equity.