Product Manager

About the role

About Rivet
Rivet is an American company building integrated task systems — fusing hardened hardware with software, sensors, AI, and networking — for industrial workforces and defense personnel. We create capabilities that multiply the effectiveness of every individual and withstand the world’s toughest environments.
We serve the people who build, operate, maintain, and defend our way of life. From technicians and engineers to first responders and service members, they embody the hard work, ingenuity, and meritocratic values that drive Western prosperity. Yet too often they are forced to rely on outdated tools that fail under modern pressures. Rivet exists to reset that priority.
At Rivet, you’ll join a mission-driven team that fuses disciplines to deliver decisive outcomes where they matter most. Whether shaping our technology, strengthening our partnerships, or building our culture, every role here contributes to equipping the front lines with the modern systems they deserve.
Work Authorization Requirement: Due to the nature of our business and compliance with federal regulations, all candidates must be a "U.S. Person". Upon hire, you will be required to provide documentation verifying your status as a U.S. Citizen, a lawful permanent resident, or a protected individual under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).

Summary

Product Managers at Rivet partner closely with Forward Deployed Engineers, Deployment Strategists, and customers at the front line to understand the operating context, key problems and tradeoffs they face. They document what they learn and use this to drive data-backed decisions about product direction.

We value clear thinking, strong communication, and natural curiosity over experience with any specific framework or methodology.

Responsibilities

• Own the product roadmap for assigned areas and keep it current as customer and market needs evolve

• Work closely with engineers to define clear scope, priorities, and acceptance criteria

• Bring field feedback from Forward Deployed Engineers and Deployment Strategists into product decisions

• Partner with engineering through build, test, and release, resolving open questions and scope changes as they arise

• Collaborate with the growth team on go-to-market for new products and features

• Set milestones, KPIs, and success metrics tied to operational outcomes

• Make and document tradeoffs across hardware, software, schedule, and cost

• Synthesize input from many sources into clear conclusions, while walking stakeholders through the reasoning process

• Communicate plans, status, and decisions to leadership and cross-functional teams

Requirements

• 3-5 years of experience in product management or a closely related role

• Track record of authoring artifacts that engineering teams have built from

• Technical enough to work through hardware and software details with engineers

• Clear, concise written and verbal communication

• Enjoy working directly with customers and end users in the field

• Apply qualitative and quantitative data to inform product decisions

• Comfortable with ambiguity, fast-pace, and change in a startup environment

• Seek out feedback and changes to approach based on it

• Able to work onsite in San Jose and travel to customer sites 25-50% of the time

Compensation may vary within the posted range based on relevant experience, skills, education, and other job-related factors. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for equity and other forms of compensation. Eligible employees also receive a competitive benefits package, including unlimited PTO.
Rivet is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable law. Certain roles may require U.S. Person status, security clearance eligibility, or other requirements imposed by law or government contract.