We are seeking an experienced, highly technical Senior Hardware Product Manager to own the end-to-end product lifecycle, operational sustaining, regulatory qualification, and sales enablement for our deployment kits and complex hardware configurations. In this role, you will serve as the single point of truth for major strategic kit initiatives.
You will bridge hardware engineering, manufacturing scaling, regulatory compliance, and commercial execution- working cross-functionally across R&D, System Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Sales to drive physical product maturity, reliability, and market deployment.
Key Responsibilities:
- HW Product Ownership & PLCM: Own the end-to-end PLCM policy for deployment kits, managing product roadmap, definitions and execution through release and ongoing lifecycle evolution.
- Inbound Leadership: Drive internal initiatives and prioritize System, SW and HW team efforts to ensure aligned execution.
- Domain SME: Serve as the primary technical subject matter expert for deployment form factors, environmental constraints, and hardware kit capabilities.
- Operations & Sustaining: Sustain day-to-day hardware health including design for manufacturability, supply chain issue mitigation, production scaling support, and root-cause resolution of field hardware defects (RMAs) with Quality and R&D.
- Compliance, Qualification & Certification: Oversee kit-level regulatory, military, and environmental testing such as FCC/CE, MIL-STD 810/461, EMC/EMF etc.
- Sales Enablement: Drive domain-specific sales enablement, including marketing materials, user documents (Installation Manuals, ICDs, Product Descriptions), and technical support for presale and customer inquiries.
Requirements & Qualifications:
- 5+ years of hands-on Hardware Product Management or Technical Program Management experience in defense, aerospace, telecom, or complex multidisciplinary industries.
- B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Proven track record of taking complex hardware systems through full PLCM cycles to commercial release.
- Direct experience with hardware sustaining (manufacturing, DFM, BOM management) and regulatory/environmental testing (MIL-STD, EMC/EMF, IP ratings, FCC/CE).
- Direct experience creating technical product documentation, sales enablement materials, and handling customer-facing inquiries.
- Superior verbal and written skills in both English and Hebrew, with the interpersonal ability to bridge communication between deep technical experts, business leadership, and external partners
Skills Required
- 5+ years of hands-on Hardware Product Management or Technical Program Management experience in defense, aerospace, telecom, or complex multidisciplinary industries
- Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field
- Proven track record taking complex hardware systems through full product lifecycle management cycles to commercial release
- Direct experience with hardware sustaining, including manufacturing, design for manufacturability, and bill of materials management
- Direct experience with regulatory and environmental testing, including MIL-STD, EMC/EMF, IP ratings, FCC, and CE
- Direct experience creating technical product documentation and sales enablement materials
- Experience handling customer-facing technical inquiries
- Superior verbal and written communication skills in English and Hebrew
- Ability to bridge communication between technical experts, business leadership, and external partners
What We Do
D-Fend Solutions is a leading provider of RF cyber-takeover technology for counter-drone (C-UAS) operations. Their flagship product, EnforceAir, allows organizations to detect, identify, and safely neutralize rogue drones in sensitive environments like military zones, airports, and critical infrastructure. By using non-kinetic, cyber-based mitigation, they ensure operational continuity and safety, helping organizations maintain control of their airspace against evolving drone threats.
