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Voyager Technologies · 17 hours ago

Senior Technical Director, Spectrum Dominance

Seattle, WA

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$225K/yr - $275K/yr

Voyager Technologies is an innovative defense, national security and space technology company committed to advancing transformative solutions. They are seeking a Senior Technical Director, Spectrum Dominance to drive the technical vision for advanced RF systems and lead multi-disciplinary teams in the development of mission-critical capabilities.

AerospaceInfrastructureSpace Travel

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Define and drive the technical roadmap for Voyager’s Spectrum Dominance portfolio

Lead the execution of complex, high-stakes research and development programs

Architect complete RF systems, bridging the gap between digital signal processing (DSP) algorithms, software-defined radio (SDR) hardware, and high-level mission software

Bridge the "valley of death" by guiding technologies from TRL 3-6 research efforts into robust, productized solutions ready for manufacturing and deployment

Build and inspire a world-class engineering team

Partner with business development and capture teams to shape new opportunities

Qualification

RF Systems ExpertiseSDR ProficiencyAlgorithm DevelopmentR&D LeadershipDomain ExpertiseProgrammatic ExecutionProposal DevelopmentTeam BuildingCross-Functional Collaboration

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or a related field

Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a US Government clearance (requires US citizenship)

Proven experience in one or more of the following sub-disciplines: Deep RF & Systems Expertise, SDR Proficiency, Algorithm Development

R&D Leadership: Demonstrated experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams (Hardware, Software, RF, FPGA) through the full lifecycle of advanced R&D programs, from white paper to prototype

Domain Expertise: Demonstrated background fielding capability in one of the relevant spectrum dominance domains: SIGINT, EW, or Radar

Programmatic Execution: Familiarity with the unique challenges of government R&D contracting, including experience delivering against technical milestones for customers like DARPA, ONR, and AFRL

Proposal Development: Proven proposal development experience, including contributing to technical volumes and cost estimations for complex government solicitations

Preferred

Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or a related field

Active U.S. Top Secret Security Clearance

Experience productizing advanced R&D into monetizable commercial motions, demonstrating a track record of turning science projects into shipping products

Demonstrated history of leading winning proposals

Willingness to travel up to 25% to customer sites, test ranges, and Voyager locations