Product Manager, Avionics/Controls/Simplified Vehicle Operations

Supernal is at the forefront of creating emerging mobility solutions that will foster the development of human-centered cities. We are designing a completely new electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft tailored to the mobility needs of future cities. This allows passengers a seamless intermodal journey that safely transports them to their final destination. We fuse research in autonomy, robotics, aviation and services to define a new category of mobility for the world’s communities. We believe in creative thinking and collaboration to help build a better mobility experience for everyone, improving people’s ability to move – whether for work or play.

What we do:

Product Managers improve customer experiences, generate new product ideas, and outline detailed product strategies, among other duties. The Product Category Manager, Controls Systems in the Product Office will play a critical role in shaping the product or business vertical and its direction to commercial success. The Product Manager will own the product strategy across one or multiple product verticals within the company.

The individual in this role will evolve from a Zero-to-1 product mentality to a 1-to-N product approach over time. As a product manager and strategist, this position will identify the key team members to develop a relationship of trust, transparency, and integrity that yields opportunities to establish and grow the market. The Product Manager will formulate key initiatives, required plans for implementation, and manage and deliver on commitments. This role will consistently work closely with all other teams within Supernal and other Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) affiliates to facilitate strong collaboration and deliver successful multi-modal mobility solutions.

This position will be required to work on-site 5 days a week.

What you can do:

• Own Product Strategy and Roadmap for the Vehicles Management Systems team across controls, simplified vehicle operations and avionics systems
• Support the implementation of vital MBSE based development structure to incorporate current and future requirements for product introduction
• Determining feature requirements and capabilities that drive differentiators and key technology enablers for migration to next generation controls strategy
• Work with Technical fellows and the test, evaluation and certification team to develop strategies for path of the least resistance to certification and future block upgrades
• Researching customer experiences and demands; improving customer experiences; clearly articulates the voice of the customer to other team members, especially engineering
• Generating new product ideas ensuring product strategy goals are accomplish on time, on budget, and according to specification
• Supervising, supporting and at times managing cross-functional teams and pivotal initiatives.
• Managing product road maps and releases using the “whole product” concept
• Understanding product selling points and collaborating with business development and marketing to ensure commercial success
• Identifying and filling product gaps to meet market and customer needs and collaborating with engineering to weigh product tradeoffs
• Developing product cost, feature set value, pricing and market positioning strategies
• Working alongside engineering teams to determine the specific capability sets and new technology introduction path for new feature sets
• Working with PR, BD-Sales and marketing teams to manage product launches
• Acting as a product evangelist and representing the company at public events
• Other duties as assigned.

What you can contribute:

• Bachelor's degree in Science or Engineering required
• Ability to work with engineering and the business team to move from ideation to productization
• Adept at working as part of a team while independently driving opportunities and results
• Product management experience required (aerospace)
• Leadership and management experience in focused environments
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proactive delivery of communication and follow up
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Project and product management standard methodologies
• Have the ability to independently prioritize and accomplish work within time constraints
• Self-motivated and forward-thinking personality
• Proficiency with Excel VLOOKUP, pivot tables, MS Office Suite
• Ability to analyze industry trends and competitor behavior.
• Exceptional ability to identify improved product features and contribute to marketing strategies.
• Ability to communicate work to senior executives and collaborate with t