Director of Engineering - Radar Systems, Scale & Lead

Rotterdam Innovation City; Delft; On-site; EUR 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great Place to Work®

Pension plan

Commuting allowance

30 days paid holiday

Training and certifications

High-quality equipment

Job summary

Robin Radar is seeking a Director of Engineering to lead the operational transformation and scale-up of its largest division. You will co-own the engineering strategy with the CTO, manage annual plans, budgets, and governance, and empower heads across software, hardware, RF, system engineering, and SVVT to deliver world-class 3D radar systems.

You will drive delivery across hardware and embedded software, micro-Doppler AI, and signal processing, ensuring on-time, high-quality releases.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive engineering leadership experience.
• 5+ years in a senior executive role.
• Experience scaling multi-disciplinary engineering divisions.
• Co-ownership of strategy and multi-million R&D budgets.
• Strong background in hardware and software, RF, radar, and AI.
• Deep Systems Engineering, V-model/Agile governance, KPI management.
• Proven recruitment, development, retention of technical talent.
• Excellent executive presence and ability to communicate to a board.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.
• HQ based in The Hague with willingness for travel

Responsibilities

• Annual plan execution and governance: lead the Engineering Business Plan and budgets.
• Strategic partnership and scaling: co-own the tech roadmap and expand to 200+ FTEs.
• Domain leadership and empowerment: direct heads of software, hardware, RF, and SVVT.
• Program delivery and integration: oversee multi-disciplinary hardware/software programs.
• Talent acquisition and development: build large-scale recruitment and learning.
• Executive alignment and academic ties: report to Board and partner with institutes

Skills

Executive leadership

Strategic planning

Budget management

Hardware & software

RF & radar systems

Systems Engineering

KPI management

Talent development

Executive communication

English proficiency

Job description

Robin Radar is seeking a Director of Engineering to lead the operational transformation and scale-up of its largest division. You will co-own the engineering strategy with the CTO, manage annual plans, budgets, and governance, and empower heads across software, hardware, RF, system engineering, and SVVT to deliver world-class 3D radar systems.

You will drive delivery across hardware and embedded software, micro-Doppler AI, and signal processing, ensuring on-time, high-quality releases.