Radar Hardware Program Lead

Jobtailor; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Menlo Park, CA seeks an experienced Hardware Project Manager to lead radar hardware programs from design to deployment. You will coordinate mechanical, RF, electrical, and manufacturing teams, driving milestones and delivery across multiple active projects.

The role requires 7+ years in technical project management, familiarity with hardware lifecycles, and the ability to obtain security clearances and ITAR authorizations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Physics, Aerospace, Systems Engineering or related field.
• 7+ years of experience managing hardware/engineering projects in complex environments.
• Experience driving hardware projects through design, procurement, build, test and delivery.
• Strong understanding of hardware lifecycles and release processes.
• Proven ability to manage schedules, risks, dependencies and deliverables across disciplines.
• Excellent communication and leadership across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet or similar tools.
• Eligible for U.S. security clearance and ITAR authorizations.
• Preferred: Radar, aerospace, defense, satellite, RF, or mission-critical hardware experience.
• Preferred: Experience with U.S. Government/DoD/Intelligence Community/Space Force.

Responsibilities

• Drive project execution for radar hardware design, manufacturing, integration, test, and deployment.
• Translate contract and engineering needs into hardware milestones, schedules, and owners.
• Develop and maintain integrated hardware project schedules across design, procurement, manufacturing, test, deployment.
• Track hardware deliverables, risks, dependencies, decisions, and actions across projects.
• Assess effort, resources, schedules, and priorities with engineering leads.
• Coordinate execution across Mechanical, RF, Electrical, and Manufacturing teams.
• Support design reviews, readiness reviews, and major project checkpoints.
• Maintain project tracking in Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet, MS Project, or equivalent.
• Provide status reporting on schedule health and risks to hardware leadership.
• Improve team planning, cadence, documentation, and follow-through.
• Complete onboarding and learn LeoLabs' radar hardware, projects, and processes.
• Establish scalable execution model for radar hardware across active efforts.

Skills

Project Management

Hardware Development Lifecycle

Risk Management

Communication Skills

Technical Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Smartsheet

MS Project

Arena

NetSuite

Altium

Job description

Jobtailor in Menlo Park, CA seeks an experienced Hardware Project Manager to lead radar hardware programs from design to deployment. You will coordinate mechanical, RF, electrical, and manufacturing teams, driving milestones and delivery across multiple active projects.

The role requires 7+ years in technical project management, familiarity with hardware lifecycles, and the ability to obtain security clearances and ITAR authorizations.