About This Role

Summary  

CAE is seeking a Product Manager who is responsible for leveraging internally developed capabilities and technologies into mature, market-ready products and solutions for CAE’s customers.  This role requires a highly driven, self-motivated individual who will work across CAE teams, partners, and a broad range of customers to champion the needs of the multiple user personas. Your role will have high visibility to CAE leadership and requires effective communication with key stakeholders throughout CAE Defense & Security worldwide to ensure products meet customer needs and reach the appropriate level of maturity ensuring product completeness.   

Essential Duties and Responsibilities  

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

Drive and communicate product vision, strategy, and roadmap by working with a cross-team, cross-company, international community of stakeholders 

Ensures products under development reach appropriate TRL level prior to being offered as a solution in a proposal 

Works with Finance/contracts teams to determine licensing model for generated products 

Works with Legal team to ensure newly generated IP is clearly identified and tracked 

Helps guard existing IP as product improvements are made by working with external programs to ensure correct funding is used 

Works with Marketing team to create datasheets and other marketing materials for new products 

Ensures license fees for sales are collected and tracked to allow ROI analysis and sustainment 

Effectively communicates availability of new products through the company 

Serve as a subject matter expert for the product team and across the company  

Engage with strategic customers and partners to gather requirements, prioritize needs, and understand business workflows, specifically focusing on the CAE technologies and capabilities required to meet the needs of users 

Identify, prioritize, and evangelize the roadmap required to meet key market and customer segment adoption milestones 

Participate in competitive analysis and perform market research 

Maintain information on products through product docs, white papers and presentations 

Qualifications and Education Requirements  

Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field 

8+ years of experience in simulation and modeling or related industry 

3+ years of experience in product management, product ownership, or product planning with strong focus on building market-driven products 

Must be eligible for DoD Security Clearance, eligibility for Top Secret clearance preferred 

Due to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.  

Preferred Skills  

Ability to work well with remote management and staff across various departments 

Self-motivated, organized, creative, and team-oriented 

Knowledge of Software Development and Integration, Systems Engineering, and hardware interfaces 

Knowledge of Agile software development methodologies and design techniques 

Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and creative thinking skills 

Excellent written, verbal communication, and presentation skills 

Domain knowledge of professional concepts including: 

product lifecycle 

product plans 

productization plans 

business/licensing models 

business rules 

legal terms of use 

distribution models 

Security Responsibilities  

Must comply with all company security and data protection / usage policies and procedures.  Personally responsible for proper marking and handling of all information and materials, in any form. Shall not divulge any information, or afford access, to other employees not having a need-to-know. Shall not divulge information outside company without management approval.  All government and proprietary information will be accessed and stored electronically on company provided resources.   

Work Environment and physical Demands 

This position is full-time on-site 

May be required to sit down for long lengths of time. 

Must be able to travel CONUS and to international sites for short duration 

Must be able to climb stairs to enter and exit a simulator 

Moderate to high levels of stress associated with technical, schedule, and customer issues can be expected with this position.  Extended work hours and 2nd and 3rd shift assignments may be encountered.   

Other Duties  

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for their job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. 

CAE USA Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to any protected characteristic, including disability and protected veteran status, as defined under federal, state, or local laws. 

Applicants needing reasonable accommodations should contact their recruiter at any point in the recruitment process.  If you need assistance to submit your application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at hrops@caemilusa.com 

Position Type                       

CAE thanks all applicants for their interest. However, only those whose background and experience match the requirements of the role will be contacted.

CAE is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, national origin, age, religion, sex, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other  characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. At CAE, everyone is welcome to contribute to our success. Applicants needing reasonable accommodations should contact their recruiter at any point in the recruitment process.  If you need assistance to submit your application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at CAECarrieres-Careers@cae.com.