About the Company

Heaviside Industries builds multi-domain autonomous precision munitions for U.S. and allied special operations and conventional forces. While modern warfare has rapidly evolved with the proliferation of unmanned systems, hyper-precise munitions in contested environments are the future of the battlefield. Economical precision strike capabilities are critical to U.S. and allied war efforts, enabling successful defeat of enemy military assets and infrastructure. Heaviside builds precision munitions designed to operate in GPS-denied and spectrum-jammed battlefields—where traditional systems degrade or fail—without inflated prices or sacrifice to performance.

All engineering and manufacturing is conducted in-house in Heaviside's Los Angeles, CA headquarters and Oslo, Norway office.

Heaviside is backed by Felicis, Hedosophia, Interlagos, Friends & Family Capital, Menlo Ventures, Flume Ventures, Cantos, and others.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Own Heaviside's program portfolio end-to-end: cost, schedule, and technical performance across all funded DoD efforts, from prototype demonstrations to production contracts.
• Define and drive the product roadmap for Heaviside's loitering-munition-class precision strike systems and GPS-denied navigation product lines, balancing warfighter needs, technical feasibility, and cost-per-effect.
• Serve as the senior execution interface to DoD customers — SOCOM, Army, and allied program offices: program reviews, milestone deliveries, live-fire test events, and CDRLs.
• Translate operator and requirements-community needs (CONOPS, threat environments, employment concepts) into testable product requirements and program baselines for engineering.
• Build and lead the program management function — program managers, planners, and product owners — with cost/schedule discipline sized for a fast-moving defense company.
• Run trade decisions across the portfolio: scope, configuration, make/buy, and prioritization when programs compete for shared engineering and range resources.
• Own program risk management, including early identification, mitigation planning, and honest upward reporting to leadership and government customers.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• 12+ years in program management and/or product leadership in defense or aerospace, with 5+ years as PM of record on funded DoD programs or prototype efforts.
• Demonstrated delivery of weapon systems, UAS, or comparable defense hardware to DoD customers on cost and schedule.
• Fluency in DoD acquisition pathways: MTA/rapid prototyping, OTAs, urgent-needs processes, and traditional FAR-based programs.
• Experience defining product strategy for fielded defense systems, including block upgrades, P3I planning, and foreign military sales variants.
• Strong first-principles judgment on cost/schedule/performance trades and the ability to defend decisions to engineers, executives, and contracting officers alike.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with senior military and government stakeholders.
• [BONUS] Direct experience with loitering munitions, small UAS, or precision-guided munitions programs (e.g., LMS-class, Switchblade-adjacent, or comparable efforts).
• [BONUS] DAWIA, PMP, or equivalent formal program management credential.
• U.S. Person as defined by ITAR (22 CFR §120.62)

Additional Information

The anticipated annual base salary range for this role is $200,000 – $400,000.

Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here

Heaviside is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Heaviside is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, physical disability or any other legally protected status.