Director, Spaceborne Radar Hardware

EVONA; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 248,000 - 303,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Brilliant benefits package

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Job summary

EVONA is seeking a Director of Hardware Engineering to lead the design and deployment of a scalable, electronically-steered radar for spaceborne ISR missions in Seattle. You will own the hardware system architecture across RF/antenna systems, high-speed digital and power electronics, and mechanical/thermal packaging, guiding the full lifecycle from requirements to spacecraft integration.

You will drive V&V, environmental qualification, and DFX-driven manufacturability while mentoring a

Qualifications

• BS/MS/PhD in Physics, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or equivalent.
• Significant experience developing mission-critical hardware for space/defense.
• Proven principal-level contributor leading multi-disciplinary hardware teams.

Responsibilities

• Define hardware system architecture for electronically-steered radar subsystems, including antennas, RF front-ends, power electronics, and embedded processing hardware.
• Own hardware V&V and TRL-advancement strategy with signal/power integrity, reliability modeling and environmental testing.
• Partner with systems engineering, software/firmware, GNC, payload/instrument, and operations for coherent hardware-software delivery.
• Collaborate with PMO to manage schedules, budgets, risk mitigation and resource plans against performance targets.
• Drive manufacturability, cost efficiency, and quality through DFX, leading NPI hand-offs to production partners.
• Recruit, hire, mentor a cross-disciplinary engineering team, fostering ownership and innovation.
• Serve as technical interface to customers, suppliers, and subcontractors throughout the lifecycle.

Skills

RF/Microwave

Antenna Systems

Radar

High-Speed Digital

Mixed-Signal Electronics

Power Electronics

PCB Design

EMI/EMC

Mechanical/Thermal Packaging

Space/Defense Experience

Education

Physics/EE/Aerospace (BS/MS/PhD)

Job description

EVONA is seeking a Director of Hardware Engineering to lead the design and deployment of a scalable, electronically-steered radar for spaceborne ISR missions in Seattle. You will own the hardware system architecture across RF/antenna systems, high-speed digital and power electronics, and mechanical/thermal packaging, guiding the full lifecycle from requirements to spacecraft integration.

You will drive V&V, environmental qualification, and DFX-driven manufacturability while mentoring a