Axon · 23 hours ago
VP Engineering, Wireless & Connectivity Center of Excellence
Atlanta, GA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
10+ years expAxon is a company dedicated to protecting life through innovative public safety solutions. They are seeking a Vice President of Engineering for their Wireless & Connectivity Center of Excellence, responsible for leading the wireless strategy and ensuring the seamless integration of connectivity across Axon's device ecosystem.
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Responsibilities
Own Axon’s end-to-end wireless strategy and roadmap across Cellular (LTE/5G/FirstNet), LMR (P25 and related), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, UWB, future private networks and more
Establish and lead a Wireless & Connectivity Center of Excellence, providing shared architecture, RF design, validation, certification, and field-performance ownership across all device programs
Define AI-aware connectivity architectures supporting real-time video, audio, telemetry, and latency-sensitive edge inference
Drive multi-radio coexistence, reliability, and redundancy in RF-hostile public-safety environments (on-body, in-vehicle, urban, rural)
Own carrier engagement, standards participation, and regulatory compliance (FCC, PTCRB, GCF, FirstNet, global equivalents)
Partner deeply with device, cloud, AI, security, compliance, and manufacturing teams to deliver platform-level outcomes
Lead vendor and chipset strategy, including make/buy decisions, cost optimization, and long-term silicon partnerships
Be accountable for field performance, incident response, and continuous improvement across the product lifecycle
Qualification
Required
10+ years leading wireless engineering organizations with hands-on depth in RF systems, antenna design, EMC, and coexistence
Proven ownership of end-to-end wireless stacks: hardware, firmware, OS integration, and system validation
Experience scaling wireless platforms across multiple products or ecosystems, not one-off devices
Knowledge and/or experience with LMR technologies (e.g., P25, TETRA, DMR, analog/digital hybrids)
Understanding of public safety, defense, or mission-critical communication requirements in reliability, latency, coverage, Interoperability and regulatory and certification constraints (FCC, regional standards)
Knowledge and/or Experience integrating LMR alongside LTE / 5G / Wi-Fi / Bluetooth in a single device or platform
Demonstrated success managing multi-radio coexistence in dense RF environments
Track record of resolving real-world field failures, including customer escalations and carrier or regulatory issues
Comfortable partnering with product, cloud, security, and compliance teams
Led large, cross-functional engineering teams (HW, FW, SW, QA, manufacturing) with ownership of roadmaps, strategy, make/buy decisions and vendor and chipset partnerships
Experience shipping high-reliability, regulated hardware products on real timelines at scale
Benefits
Competitive salary and 401k with employer match
Discretionary paid time off
Paid parental leave for all
Medical, Dental, Vision plans
Fitness Programs
Emotional & Mental Wellness support
Learning & Development programs
And yes, we have snacks in our offices
Company
Axon
Axon provides electronic control devices to law enforcement and corrections agencies.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (3)
2024 (3)
2023 (7)
2020 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2B2025-03-05Post Ipo Debt· $1.75B
2018-08-07Post Ipo Equity· $246M
2001-06-07IPO
Leadership Team
Jay Reitz
SVP Software Engineering
Anthony Baldoni
VP Strategic Initiatives
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