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Voyager Technologies · 1 month ago

Senior Technical Director, Spectrum Dominance

Los Angeles, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$225K/yr - $275K/yr

Voyager Technologies is an innovative defense, national security, and space technology company focused on advancing transformative solutions. They are seeking a Senior Technical Director for Spectrum Dominance to lead the technical vision for advanced RF systems, overseeing R&D and ensuring the development of mission-critical capabilities. This role requires a blend of technical expertise and leadership to guide multi-disciplinary teams in creating deployable technologies.

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No H1B

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 EngineeringSoftware-Defined Radio (SDR)Digital Signal Processing (DSP)R&D LeadershipAlgorithm DevelopmentDomain ExpertiseProgrammatic ExecutionProposal DevelopmentTeam BuildingCross-Functional Collaboration

Required

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

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

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