Director, Spaceborne Radar Payloads

EVONA; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

EVONA in Seattle seeks a Director of Radar Payloads to own the end-to-end development of spaceborne electronically-steered radar payloads. You will lead RF/microwave, antennas, digital/FPGA, firmware, power, mechanical/thermal, systems, AI&T, and manufacturing teams, delivering on schedule and budget while interfacing with customers and suppliers.

This is a hands-on leadership role with real ownership to build the team and hardware program, moving at a fast startup pace in Geospatial

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or related STEM; MS or PhD preferred.
• 10+ years in RF/radar/space payload hardware or mission-critical systems.
• Senior technical leader owning architecture and delivery of complex payloads.

Responsibilities

• Own radar payload architecture and baseline across aperture, RF, digital processing, timing, power, thermal and control electronics.
• Lead full payload lifecycle from requirements through design reviews, prototype builds, qualification, and spacecraft integration.
• Recruit, lead, and mentor a multidisciplinary payload team; set priorities and ownership.
• Partner with Systems Engineering, radar algorithms, software/firmware, GNC, spacecraft, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain to achieve performance.
• Own payload V&V, calibration, and flight-readiness strategy including RF performance and environmental qualification.
• With PMO, manage integrated plans, budgets, schedules, risks, and recovery actions to meet commitments.
• Drive manufacturability, testability, reliability, cost, and production readiness; transition to repeatable manufacturing.
• Serve as payload focal point for customers, suppliers, subcontractors, and test facilities; lead reviews and issue resolution.

Skills

Radar payload architecture

RF/microwave systems

Phased-array antennas

FPGA processing

System integration

Leadership & mentoring

Customer interface

Project management

Timing synchronization

Education

BS in Electrical/Aerospace/Physics or related STEM

MS or PhD preferred

Job description

EVONA in Seattle seeks a Director of Radar Payloads to own the end-to-end development of spaceborne electronically-steered radar payloads. You will lead RF/microwave, antennas, digital/FPGA, firmware, power, mechanical/thermal, systems, AI&T, and manufacturing teams, delivering on schedule and budget while interfacing with customers and suppliers.

This is a hands-on leadership role with real ownership to build the team and hardware program, moving at a fast startup pace in Geospatial