Senior Technical Director, Advanced Mission Critical Electronics

Location: Los Angeles, CA; Washington D.C.; Seattle, WA

Department: Technology & Adv Dev

Voyager is an innovative defense, national security and space technology company committed to advancing and delivering transformative, mission-critical solutions. We tackle the most complex challenges to unlock new frontiers for human progress, fortify national security, and protect critical assets to lead in the race for technological and operational superiority from ground to space. 

Forge the Future: Join Voyager Technologies 

The future belongs to those who build it. At Voyager Technologies, we’re building technologies that protect lives, expand frontiers and prepare us for what’s next. And we’re doing that with people who are wired to solve, build, adapt and lead. These roles are not for the faint of heart.  

You’ll help lay the foundation for humanity's future. Join a culture where innovation thrives, curiosity is rewarded, and impact is real. We’re a company of doers, thinkers and builders, united by purpose and grounded in reality. 

If you want to put your skills to work where the stakes are real and the mission is bigger than any one person, forge the future with Voyager. 

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Job Summary: 

We are seeking a Senior Technical Director, Advanced Mission Critical Electronics to define and lead the development of our next-generation computing, sensing, and communications architectures.

This role requires a leader who challenges the status quo of "traditional space." We are looking for an expert who champions the adoption of modern, commercially derived electronics (COTS) for spaceborne applications over legacy "rad-hard by design" practices. You will drive the development of systems that span defense and commercial applications across all domains—from surface to airborne—with a specific, intense focus on spaceborne applications at all orbits (LEO, MEO, GEO, and cislunar).

You will be joining the Advanced Technology Development team, a specialized unit within our Strategic Growth and Technology Organization. This team is responsible for defining and developing Voyager's future technologies, with a relentless focus on high-impact, high-ROI technology and product research and development. Our technology portfolio spans the totality of Voyager's capabilities and beyond—we are tasked with creating both leap-ahead capabilities in existing technology areas and strategically moving into and developing foundational technology in new, uncharted areas.

Responsibilities:  

• Define Electronics Strategy: Create the technical roadmap for Voyager’s mission-critical electronics portfolio, covering high-performance edge computing, software-defined radios, and advanced sensor suites.
• Architect for Space: Lead the transition from traditional, expensive, low-performance rad-hard components to resilient architectures that utilize modern automotive and industrial-grade silicon. You will define hybrid hardware/software fault tolerance architectures, leveraging a mix of circuit-level protections (latch-up limiting, ECC) and software-defined mitigation (scrubbing, checkpointing, algorithmic redundancy) to enable state-of-the-art performance in orbit.
• Cross-Domain Integration: Ensure that electronic subsystems are designed for modularity and scalability, capable of being deployed on a ground vehicle, a high-altitude drone, or a satellite with minimal redesign.
• Lead Hardware/Software Convergence: Bridge the gap between electrical engineering and software teams to co-design for reliability. You will ensure that hardware is designed "software-first," enabling rapid updates, modern CI/CD workflows, and intelligent software recovery layers that can handle hardware upsets transparently.
• Technical Execution: Oversee the full lifecycle of electronics development, from schematic capture and PCB layout reviews to thermal analysis, radiation testing, and final flight qualification.

Required Qualifications:  

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Physics.
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a US Government clearance (requires US citizenship)
• Electronics Leadership: 10+ years of experience leading the development of complex electronics hardware, including high-speed digital design, FPGA/SoC integration, and power systems.
• Spaceborne Architecture: Prior experience designing rad-hard and rad-tolerant systems. You understand the specific challenges of the space environment (TID, SEE, thermal vacuum) and how to mitigate them using system architecture rather than just component selection.
• Combined HW/SW Fault Tolerance: Deep expertise in architecting high-reliability systems using commercial silicon. You demonstrate a mastery of trading off hardware complexity (Triple Modular Redundancy, hardware watchdogs) against software overhead (voting logic, health monitoring, error correction) to achieve mission assurance.
• Modern "New Space" Philosophy: Experience leveraging commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components for high-reliability applications. You have a history of balancing risk, cost, and performance to deliver capabilities that legacy systems cannot match.
• Software Development Literate: Practical experience in modern full-stack software development and associated tools. You are comfortable reviewing code and utilizing modern workflows, including:
• Full Lifecycle Experience: Proven track record of taking complex electronics from concept through prototyping, qualification testing, and volume production.

Preferred Qualifications:  

• Master’s or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Physics.
• Prior experience building and fielding electronics for modern commercial spacecraft (e.g., mega-constellations or high-performance smallsats).
• Active U.S. Top Secret Security Clearance.
• Experience productizing advanced R&D into monetizable commercial motions.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% to testing facilities and launch sites.

Voyager offers a comprehensive, total compensation package, which includes competitive salary, a discretionary annual bonus plan, paid time off (PTO), a comprehensive health benefit package, retirement savings, wellness program, and various other benefits. When you join our team, you’re not just an employee; you become part of a dynamic community dedicated to innovation and excellence. 

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. 

Voyager is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.  

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