Remote Senior Product Architect – RF Defense Platforms

TSC; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 157,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k Plan

Flexible Work Schedules

Tuition Reimbursement

Co-Sponsored Health Plan

Paid Leave

Job summary

FALCATA is seeking a Senior Product Architect to lead the architecture and technical direction of integrated RF-based solutions for ISR and weapon systems across development, integration, test, and production.

The role requires deep experience in defense/aerospace system architecture, cross-functional leadership, and the ability to coordinate across multiple sites or remote work arrangements. A TOP SECRET DoD clearance and U.S. citizenship are required.

Qualifications

• BS in engineering or applied science (e.g., electrical, mechanical, software, physics, math).
• 12+ years of industry experience in complex systems.
• Deep system-architecture experience in defense/aerospace domains.
• Ability to integrate hardware, software, interfaces and lifecycle constraints.
• Proven track record creating reusable, modular architectures across multiple platforms.
• Strong written and verbal communication for technical decision-making and trade studies.
• Ability to obtain and maintain TOP SECRET DoD clearance and U.S. citizenship.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain technical architecture for a product line across platforms and sensors.
• Set standards for interfaces, data products, performance assumptions, and design rules.
• Drive reuse across platforms, sensors, and software components.
• Act as the primary technical authority for multi-platform decisions.
• Guide teams to implement product-line capabilities while preserving commonality.
• Coordinate with System Architects to align platform designs with product-line architecture.
• Identify architectural flexibility needed for various sensors, host platforms, and mission packages.
• Lead technical trade studies on modularity, performance, and scalability.
• Help shape roadmaps by prioritizing enabling investments and reducing debt.
• Support proposals with technical strategies to maximize reuse and reduce fragmentation.
• Ensure architecture is realizable, testable, and sustainable with Product Engineering Services.
• Maintain visibility into risks, obsolescence, and divergence across the product line.

Skills

System architecture

Technical leadership

Cross-platform integration

Trade studies

Documentation & communication

Education

BS in engineering or applied science

Job description

FALCATA is seeking a Senior Product Architect to lead the architecture and technical direction of integrated RF-based solutions for ISR and weapon systems across development, integration, test, and production.

The role requires deep experience in defense/aerospace system architecture, cross-functional leadership, and the ability to coordinate across multiple sites or remote work arrangements. A TOP SECRET DoD clearance and U.S. citizenship are required.