FORT Robotics · 1 month ago
Product Manager, Control & Safety Ecosystem
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
4+ years expFORT Robotics is a company focused on enhancing the safety and collaboration of autonomous machines. The Product Manager for the Control & Safety Ecosystem is responsible for leading the product vision and ensuring compliance with safety standards while engaging with customers to shape the future of machine control.
Cyber SecurityIndustrialRoboticsIndustrial AutomationSecurity
Responsibilities
Define and execute the 12-month roadmap for the platform’s control & safety layers, prioritizing innovations that drive autonomy & machine intelligence
Lead the discovery phase by conducting various forms of research & engaging with stakeholders to identify needs, ensuring customer-centric requirements are established before technical development begins
Position FORT’s safety-critical architecture as a primary market differentiator, ensuring the product vision aligns with global standards and customer trust
Lead technical proposal efforts for high-stakes innovative projects. Identify and target new verticals that align with the platform vision, ensuring FORT remains the standard for safety governance across industries
Orchestrate a tool-agnostic requirement architecture that drives simplicity and clarity for engineering teams while maintaining rigorous compliance with ISO 9001 and SIL standards
Act as the strategic lead for global regulatory shifts (ex. EU Machinery Regulation, Cyber Resilience Act), ensuring the platform remains ahead of compliance curves
Maintain expert knowledge of and ensure product compliance with key functional safety standards, including ISO 13849 and IEC 61508
Proactively monitor the evolving security landscape, integrating security-by-design principles into all functional requirements
Own the requirement lifecycle for safety-critical hardware-software interfaces and controls integration
Conduct high-level trade studies and impact analysis to ensure technical alignment across all platform layers, minimizing risk and maximizing system reliability for existing and new projects
Partner with Quality Engineering and Safety teams to oversee certification efforts (e.g., SIL 3) and ensure the control layer meets the highest 'Definition of Done' standards
Distill complex system architectures into clear, value-driven narratives for executive leadership and external partners
Streamline the transition of features through the Product Development Life Cycle (PDLC), ensuring that compliance processes support rather than hinder development velocity
Monitor field data and support trends to identify systemic improvements, ensuring the long-term stability and scalability of the control ecosystem
Act as the Product Owner, managing the control backlog and ensuring all product decisions are grounded in validated metrics
Partner with Marketing and Sales to develop technical collateral, user guidance, and launch strategies for new cloud and data products
Qualification
Required
4+ years of experience in Product Management or Systems Engineering within high-integrity environments (ex. aerospace, robotics, or medical)
The Product Manager must be well-versed in leveraging machine intelligence, predictive safety, and data-driven insights to integrate AI effectively into the core product strategy and expedite output
Deep understanding of functional safety principles and the ability to manage products at the intersection of complex logic and physical machine control
Expert knowledge of the Product Development Life Cycle (PDLC) and experience operating within Agile/Scrum frameworks for complex systems
Proficient in Monday.com and Jira for roadmap and project management; experienced with advanced requirement management platforms and system modeling tools
Experienced with embedded systems, Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS), and safety-critical hardware/software integration
Proven ability to support business development for complex government and industrial contracts, with a focus on creating new market opportunities
Strong collaborative skills with the ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority
Extremely driven to achieve aggressive goals, with demonstrable motivation aligned to the company's core mission
Company
FORT Robotics
FORT Robotics is a safety and security platform designed to secure autonomous machines from cybersecurity attacks.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Engineering and Development
Trends of Total Sponsorships
*2024 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$56.9MKey Investors
Tiger Global ManagementPrime Movers Lab
2025-08-06Series B· $18.9M
2022-07-12Series B· $25M
2021-03-18Series A· $13M
Leadership Team
Samuel Reeves
Founder and CEO
Recent News
2026-06-08
PR Newswire UK
2025-10-23
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