Senior Technical Director, Spectrum Dominance

Job Summary

We are seeking a Senior Technical Director, Spectrum Dominance to serve as the senior technical leader for our advanced RF systems, software, and algorithms portfolio. In this pivotal role, you will drive the technical vision for the future of electromagnetic warfare and sensing.

Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership & Vision: Define and drive the technical roadmap for Voyager’s Spectrum Dominance portfolio. You will serve as the ultimate technical authority for our RF, EW, and sensing programs, setting the standard for engineering excellence.

• R&D Execution: Lead the execution of complex, high-stakes research and development programs. You will oversee the design, analysis, and testing of next-generation systems, ensuring that technical risks are managed and innovative solutions are delivered on schedule.

• End-to-End System Architecture: Architect complete RF systems, bridging the gap between digital signal processing (DSP) algorithms, software-defined radio (SDR) hardware, and high-level mission software. You will ensure seamless integration across the entire signal chain.

• Productization: Bridge the "valley of death" by guiding technologies from TRL 3-6 research efforts into robust, productized solutions ready for manufacturing and deployment. You will work closely with product and business teams to define commercialization strategies.

• Team Building & Mentorship: Build and inspire a world-class engineering team. You will mentor senior engineers and researchers, fostering a culture of technical rigor, creativity, and rapid iteration.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with business development and capture teams to shape new opportunities, providing the technical grounding necessary to win major government contracts.

Required Qualifications

• 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: Proven background in designing and developing complete end-to-end RF systems (both RF front-ends and digital subsystems). You understand the physics of the spectrum and the hardware required to dominate it.
  • SDR Proficiency: Extensive experience designing and developing complex software-defined radio (SDR) systems, including familiarity with modern transceiver architectures and FPGA/SoC platforms.
  • Algorithm Development: Strong track record in designing and developing complex digital signal processing (DSP) and RF Machine Learning (RFML) algorithms. You understand how to apply modern compute to solve traditional RF problems.
  • 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 Qualifications

• 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.