General Dynamics

Product Owner — AI Reliability Engineering

General Dynamics • $124K — $138K *
Pittsfield, MA 01201In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering or related field plus 5 years experience; or Master's degree plus 3 years experience.
  • Demonstrated experience owning a product backlog and making prioritization decisions.
  • Experience working directly with engineering teams for software delivery.
  • Strong communication skills for translating business needs and technical realities.
  • Experience with enterprise systems (ERP, CRM, HRM, or similar).
  • Active U.S. citizenship and Department of Defense Secret security clearance required.

Responsibilities

  • Define, prioritize, and maintain work backlog based on business value and stakeholder input.
  • Articulate and quantify the value case for each initiative, including cost savings and efficiency gains.
  • Manage expectations and align stakeholders, making decisions when priorities conflict.
  • Identify early risks and ensure the team meets commitments by tracking outcomes.
  • Determine final acceptance of products built to ensure they meet business needs.

Benefits

  • 100% remote work with a flexible 9/80 schedule.
  • Opportunity to work on enterprise-scale AI modernization efforts.
  • Real decision authority over product priorities and direction.
  • Collaboration with executive leadership and support from the CDAIO organization.
  • Contribution to defining new team processes in a novel product pod model.
Full Job Description
Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering or Mathematics field, plus a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree, plus a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.

 

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:: Department of Defense Secret security clearance is required at time of hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities for this Position

ROLE AND POSITION OBJECTIVES:

What You'll Own
  • The backlog. Define, prioritize, and maintain the pod's work backlog based on business value, stakeholder input, and technical feasibility. Every item has a clear definition of done.
  • The value case. Articulate why each initiative matters — cost savings, efficiency gains, risk reduction, user impact. You quantify value, not just describe it.
  • Stakeholder alignment. Manage expectations across executive leadership, functional organizations, and the pod team. When priorities conflict, you make the call and own the decision.
  • Risks and milestones. Identify risks early, escalate what you can't resolve, and ensure the pod hits its commitments. You track progress through outcomes delivered, not activities completed.
  • Acceptance and validation. You are the final voice on whether what the pod builds meets the business need. You work with Domain SMEs to validate but the decision is yours.
What You Won't Own
  • Technical architecture or engineering decisions — that's the Lead Architect's job
  • Day-to-day task management or sprint mechanics — the team self-organizes
  • People management, performance reviews, or HR administration
What Makes This Role Different
  • You are not a proxy or a facilitator. You have real decision authority over what the pod builds and in what order.
  • You are working on enterprise-scale AI modernization — replacing legacy ERP, HRM, CRM, and manufacturing systems with AI-native applications. These are hard, consequential problems.
  • You will work directly with ELT-level stakeholders and have the backing of the CDAIO organization.
  • The pod model is new. You will help define how it works, not just operate within a playbook someone else wrote.
Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree plus 8 years of experience in product ownership, product management, or business analysis in a technology-driven environment
  • Demonstrated experience owning a product backlog and making prioritization decisions — not just writing user stories for someone else to prioritize
  • Experience working directly with engineering teams on software delivery — you understand what it takes to ship software and can have credible conversations with engineers
  • Strong communication skills — you can present to executives and translate between business needs and technical reality without losing fidelity in either direction
  • Experience with enterprise systems (ERP, CRM, HRM, MES, or similar) — you understand the complexity of business processes these systems support
  • S. citizenship required. Department of Defense Secret security clearance is required at time of hire.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience in a product owner or product manager role during a system modernization or legacy replacement effort
  • Familiarity with AI/ML concepts — you don't need to build models, but you should understand what AI can and cannot do so you can make informed trade-off decisions
  • Experience in manufacturing, defense, or complex enterprise environments where process compliance and change management matter
  • Track record of managing stakeholders who have competing priorities — you have made unpopular decisions and stood behind them
What Sets You Apart
  • You think in outcomes, not outputs. You measure success by what changed in the business, not what the team delivered.
  • You make decisions. When information is incomplete, you make the best call you can and adjust. You don't wait for consensus.
  • You protect the team's focus. You say no to work that doesn't serve the priority, even when the request comes from someone senior.
  • You can explain a complex technical initiative to a VP in two minutes and have them walk away understanding why it matters.
  • You have been accountable for delivery before — not just involved in it.
Details
  • Remote — 100% telework
  • 9/80 schedule
  • Defense industry experience is not required
Salary NoteThis estimate represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors (geographic location, etc.). Actual pay may vary. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled. Combined Salary RangeUSD $124,397.00 - USD $138,003.00 /Yr.

About General Dynamics

General Dynamics is involved in business aviation; land and expeditionary combat vehicles and systems, armaments, and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and mission-critical information systems and technologies. General Dynamics has four main business segments. Aerospace designs, develops, manufacturers and services a comprehensive offering of advanced business-jet aircraft. Combat Systems specializes in producing, supporting and sustaining land and expeditionary combat systems for the U.S. military and its allies. Marine Systems designs, builds and supports submarines and a variety of surface ships for the U.S. Navy and commercial customers. The Information Systems and Technology group offers a breadth and depth of technology and service capabilities that support a wide range of government and commercial needs, including systems integration expertise; hardware and software products; and engineering, management and support services.

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Learn more about General Dynamics
Size
103,100 employees
Market Cap
$67.9 billion
Industry
Aerospace & Defense
Net Income
$3.1 billion
Founded
1952
5 Year Trend
+4.7%
Revenue
$37.9 billion
NASDAQ
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