Senior Director, Radar Technical Program Management

Role overview

This senior leadership role directs the integrated technical execution of complex radar, hardware, production, and infrastructure programs for an organization operating a global radar network and analytics platform that monitors activity in low Earth orbit. The position serves as a senior technical leader, unifying engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, deployment, and operations around a single, credible execution plan. It partners closely with product, customer-facing program management, finance, and other cross-functional teams to translate objectives and customer commitments into executable engineering plans and own those plans from development through operational deployment.

Responsibilities

- Lead multidisciplinary radar, hardware, manufacturing, deployment, and operational-readiness programs from definition through completion - Translate product requirements, technical objectives, and customer commitments into program definitions with clear scope, milestones, interfaces, dependencies, and decision points - Own the integrated technical program baseline and cross-functional commitments for scope, schedule, cost, readiness, and risk - Coordinate execution across radar systems engineering, hardware engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, global infrastructure, operations, product, and customer-facing program management - Define and lead technical and deployment readiness reviews across the product lifecycle, from requirements and architecture through operational handoff - Build and lead a scalable technical program management function and develop technically credible program leaders as the portfolio grows

Requirements

- Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, computer science, or another relevant technical discipline, or equivalent technical experience - 12+ years of experience in engineering, systems engineering, technical program management, or hardware program leadership - Demonstrated success leading multidisciplinary systems from concept through prototype, verification, production readiness, integration, deployment, and operational use - Experience with complex electronic, RF, or electromechanical systems in aerospace, defense, space, telecommunications, or another hardware-intensive environment - Strong understanding of requirements, interfaces, architecture, verification, validation, configuration, and technical risk - Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. personnel security clearance and satisfy U.S. export-control requirements

Nice to have

- Experience managing international infrastructure, permitting, spectrum, regulatory, or site-acceptance dependencies - Familiarity with requirements-management, PLM, ERP, scheduling, and engineering-work-management systems - Experience leading, mentoring, and developing technical program managers or cross-functional program leaders

Benefits and work setup

- Base salary range of $230,000–$250,000 plus bonus, stock options, and benefits, with final compensation benchmarked to the designated primary work location