Head of Product Security

Thales Defense & Security, Inc. (TDSI) Headquartered in Clarksburg, MD, is a U.S. company that has been serving domestic and international defense Air, Land and Sea domains for 60+ years. With over 1,000 employees, TDSI and its four subsidiaries (Advanced Acoustic Concepts, Digital Receiver Technology, Tampa Microwave, and Trusted Cyber Technologies) support U.Joint Services, special operations forces and multi-national partners with a variety of communication, visualization, signal intelligence/electronic warfare, and sensor/sonar capabilities. TDSI’s key technologies include tactical handheld radios, expeditionary satellite terminals, helmet‑mounted displays, optics and target recognition capability, advanced radars, undersea sensing and missile systems. Medical insurance for self and eligible family members

Generous 401(k) program- up to 7% company contribution and 100% immediate vesting

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid wellness, vacation, and holiday leave

Hybrid Working Environment

We are excited to announce that we have an opening in our Clarksburg, MD office for a 5G Tactical Communications Product Manager. This is a newly created position within our high‑performing business development organization, and will report to the Director of Product Line Management- Tactical Communications in Clarksburg, MD. This position will be the technical, customer‑facing expert within 5G and tactical communications/radios and will work with the global product engineering team to ensure capabilities are developed to meet customer specifications.

Define and develop private 5G Non‑Public Networks (NPN) and On‑the‑move (OTM) solutions for forward bases, mobile platforms, and man‑wearable technologies—consisting of portable, mesh‑capable nodes.

Lead designs for survivability: dynamic spectrum management, interference mitigation, robust mobility/handover, RF propagation planning (low/high 4G/5G bands), and redundant backhaul (e.g., Direct communication with the US DOD customers, which can include customer workshops, solicitation of customer feedback/ lessons learned, leveraging various strategies to capture customer requirements.

Guide the adaptation/integration of Thales 5G/edge products to meet military standards, SWaPC constraints, environmental and EMI/EMC requirements, and Zero Trust/security policies for tactical deployments.

Participate in the design, deployment, and optimization of innovative, secure, and resilient network solutions for defense applications.

Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including R&D, systems engineering, security experts, program management, and external (government/industrial) partners.

Draft high‑level and detailed technical documentation for both internal stakeholders and DOD representatives.

Support the Product Line Management Director and Capture Team to conduct competitive analysis, determine discriminators and product gaps.

Help develop a Price to Win strategy for various markets.

Monitor technological advancements in 5G, network virtualization, and their military applications, recommending future evolutions as required.

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

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical discipline—MS preferred.

including significant hands-on experience designing and deploying tactical/OTM private 5G networks.

Background in adapting commercial or government telecom solutions for Defense or mission‑critical applications.

Strong understanding of 3GPP, ETSI standards, as well as virtualization (NFV/SDN) and cloud technologies (OpenStack, Kubernetes, etc.).

Excellent analytical, synthesis, and technical writing skills.

capable of interfacing with both technical teams and government customers.

Ability to travel up to 30% (mostly domestic with some international travel).

Experience with network modeling tools (UML, SysML) and architecture frameworks such as DODAF.

French language skills appreciated but not required.

The annualized pay range for this role is $150,300-$192,050 USD along with a target incentive compensation plan (ICP) of 10%. TDSI considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

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