Simulation Product Owner

About Us

STARK is a new kind of defence technology company revolutionising the way autonomous systems are deployed across multiple domains. We design, develop and manufacture high performance unmanned systems that are software-defined, mass-scalable, and cost effective. This provides our operators with a decisive edge in highly contested environments.

We’re focused on delivering deployable, high-performance systems—not future promises. In a time of rising threats, STARK is bolstering the technological edge of NATO Allies and their Partners to deter aggression and defend Europe—today.

Your mission

As Product Owner for our simulator product, you will translate complex stakeholder needs into clear product requirements and agile execution, helping deliver a simulation platform that supports validation, testing, training, and mission readiness for embedded, robotics, and unmanned systems. The work is challenging, mission-driven, and grounded in real operational needs. 

Responsibilities

• Support and drive the product roadmap for the simulator product and related software-driven systems

• Contribute to requirement engineering activities across product, engineering, and stakeholder interfaces

• Capture, structure, prioritize, and maintain product and system requirements throughout the development lifecycle

• Translate customer, user, and operational needs into actionable product specifications and development goals

• Work closely with simulation, software, embedded, robotics, test, and hardware teams to ensure requirements are feasible, clear, and traceable

• Support agile software development processes across cross-functional engineering teams

• Manage and prioritize the product backlog in alignment with company objectives and technical constraints

• Define user stories, acceptance criteria, and release priorities with clear technical relevance

• Coordinate sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospective activities with engineering teams

• Facilitate agile ceremonies and help maintain an effective Scrum-based development rhythm

• Support the team in removing blockers, improving collaboration, and maintaining delivery focus

• Promote transparency, ownership, and continuous improvement across the development process

• Support validation, verification, and product acceptance by ensuring requirements are testable and measurable

• Help align internal stakeholders across engineering, business, operations, and leadership

• Monitor product progress, delivery risks, and dependencies, and support mitigation activities

• Support field feedback loops and convert operational learnings into product improvements

• Produce structured documentation for product requirements, priorities, decisions, and release planning

• Work with engineering teams developing simulation environments for software validation, test, and mission preparation

• Support requirement definition for simulation use cases such as SIL, HIL, and system validation workflows

Qualifications

• A university degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Physics, or a related field

• Experience as a Product Owner, Junior Product Owner, Project Engineer, Systems Engineer, Scrum Master, or similar role in a technical environment

• Experience with simulator development, simulation products, or physics-based engineering tools.

• Experience in requirement engineering and agile software development

• Good understanding of Scrum processes and agile team facilitation

• Good technical understanding of software products and engineering development workflows

• Experience working with cross-functional teams involving software, simulation, embedded, or systems engineering

• Ability to translate operational and technical needs into structured requirements and product decisions

• Understanding of backlog management, user stories, acceptance criteria definition, and sprint planning

• Ability to facilitate agile ceremonies, track progress, and support delivery execution

• Strong communication, coordination, and stakeholder management skills

• Structured analytical thinking and practical problem-solving ability

• Ability to balance product priorities with technical constraints and delivery realities

Nice to Have

• Good understanding of simulation-driven development in robotics, unmanned systems, embedded systems, or automotive domains

• Understanding of SIL, HIL, testing, and validation workflows

• Experience in robotics, unmanned systems, automotive, aerospace, or similar engineering domains

• Familiarity with requirement traceability, change management, and verification workflows

• Experience with embedded systems or software-driven technical products

• Experience acting in a hybrid Product Owner and Scrum Master role

• Knowledge of Scrum metrics, agile delivery tracking, and team process improvement

• Knowledge of ROS2, NVIDIA Isaac Sim, Gazebo, AirSim, PX4 SITL, ArduPilot SITL, or similar tools is a plus

• Understanding of physics engines, sensor simulation, or system-level validation is an advantage

• Experience in regulated, safety-critical, or mission-critical engineering environments is a plus

For further information, please reach out to talent@stark-defence.com.