Senior Director, Radar Technical Program Management

Senior Director, Radar Technical Program Management

Remote

Why Leo Labs?

At Leo Labs, we’re building theliving map of activity in space.

Through our proprietary global radar network and AI-enabled analytics platform, we collect millions of measurements daily on more than 25,000 objects in low Earth orbit (LEO).Our radar-powered intelligence protects billions in assets, monitors adversarial behavior, and ensures safe operations for commercial and government missions.

We’re not just building technology, we are redefining global security, safety, and transparency in space. As orbital activity accelerates and threats grow more complex, Leo Labs is atrusted partner for Space Domain Awareness, Space Traffic Management, and Satellite Operations for top-tier space operators and allied defense organizations.

If you're looking to work on mission-critical challenges at the forefront of aerospace, national security, and AI, your impact starts here.

Leo Labsis seeking a
Senior Director, Radar Technical Program Management to lead theintegratedtechnical execution of our most complex radar, hardware, production, and infrastructure programs.

This roleis a senior technical leadership role responsible forcoalescingthe entire Radar organization around a single, credible execution planwhich will bevisibleacross the enterprise.

The roleoperatesacrossthe Radar organization, spanningradarsystems engineering, RF andelectromechanical engineering,software and embedded systems,supply chain,manufacturing,EHS,site development, integration, test, operations, and maintenance.

You willalsopartnerclosely with Product, customer-facing

Program

Management,Finance, and other cross-functional teams.

You will translate productobjectivesand customer commitments into credible engineering plans,identify system-level dependencies, resolve blockers, andown theintegratedexecutionplanof recordfrom development through operational deployment.

You will initially lead several high-priority initiatives and, as the portfolio grows,build and leada small team of technically credible program leaders.

Successin this role requires technical depth, engineering judgment, systems thinking, practical hardware-development experience, and the ability to engage credibly with senior engineers while driving complex programs to measurable outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Lead Complex Technical Programs

• Lead multidisciplinary radar, hardware, manufacturing, deployment, and operational-readiness programs from definition through completion.
• Translate product requirements, technical objectives, customer commitments, and operational needs into program definitions withclearscope, success criteria, major milestones, interfaces, dependencies, and decision points.
• Drive execution through ambiguity, evolving requirements, incomplete information, and aggressive schedules whilemaintainingaccountability for overall program outcomes.

Ownthe Radar Program Plan of Record

• Coordinate execution across Radar Systems, Hardware Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Global Infrastructure, Radar Operations,Product, and customer-facing Program Management.
• Own the integrated technical program baseline and cross-functional commitments for scope, schedule, cost, readiness, and risk. Establish change control and drive escalation and recovery,and ensure decisions are made by appropriate functionalauthority.
  
  Productretainsroadmap and prioritization authoritywhileengineering leadersretaintechnical design authority.
• Build schedules that reflect engineering maturity, critical paths, long-lead materials, supplier and site dependencies, resource contention, and schedule risk.
• Assess the downstream schedule and resource effects of architecture changes,componentsubstitutions, test failures, supplier delays, and…