Principal Technical Director, AI-Enabled Spectrum Dominance

Overview

Voyager is a defense, national security and space technology company focused on advancing mission-critical solutions. We seek a Principal Technical Director, AI-Enabled Spectrum Dominance to lead the technical vision for advanced RF systems, software, algorithms, and agentic AI applications for space-based and terrestrial electromagnetic warfare and sensing.

• Technical Leadership & Vision:
  Define and drive the technical roadmap for Voyager’s Spectrum Dominance portfolio across RF, EW, radar, and sensing programs, with emphasis on space-based active and passive RF systems.
• AI-Driven RF Design:
  Set the direction for applying Agentic Computational Engineering to RF hardware design, DSP algorithm development, and end-to-end RF system integration.
• Agentic AI for RF Engineering:
  Lead how AI agents are used across the RF design lifecycle, from generative antenna/front-end design to automated DSP algorithm synthesis and simulation-in-the-loop optimization.
• ACE Platform Deployment:
  Oversee deployment of Voyager’s ACE platform for RF-specific applications, enabling AI agents to autonomously design, simulate, evaluate, and optimize RF hardware and DSP subsystems.
• Domain-Specific AI Agents:
  Develop AI agents for RF engineering workflows, including electromagnetic simulation, transceiver architecture exploration, waveform design, interference analysis, and signal chain optimization.
• Requirements & Integration:
  Define requirements for agent orchestration and physics simulation integration (EM solvers, thermal analysis, signal integrity), and design-for-manufacturing constraints for space-qualified RF hardware.
• Automated Simulation Loops:
  Establish automated loops between RF/DSP design agents and high-fidelity physics solvers, including antenna patterns, RCS analysis, link budgets, and spectral performance.
• Adoption of AI Workflows:
  Promote AI-first workflows across RF engineering, including LLM-based tools to accelerate documentation, design reviews, test planning, and compliance verification.

• R&D Execution:
  Lead complex, high-stakes R&D programs for next-generation space-based and terrestrial RF systems, managing technical risk and delivering solutions on schedule.
• System Design & Testing:
  Oversee design, analysis, and testing of advanced RF systems (satellite payloads, space-based SIGINT/ELINT, SAR, and passive RF sensing) including space environment considerations.
• End-to-End System Architecture:
  Architect complete RF systems bridging DSP algorithms, SDR hardware, FPGA/SoC platforms, and mission software for space and ground segments.
• Productization & Commercialization:
  Guide technologies from early concepts to productized solutions, coordinating with product and business teams on commercialization strategies and leveraging ACE for rapid iteration.
• Team Building & Mentorship:
  Build and lead a multidisciplinary engineering team; mentor engineers and researchers to foster rigor, creativity, and rapid iteration.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration:
  
  Partner with business development, capture teams, and other Voyager domain teams to ensure RF agentic capabilities integrate with the Generative Engine ecosystem.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or related field. U.S. citizenship with eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government clearance.
• Space-Based RF Systems:
  Experience with space-based active and/or passive RF systems and the unique constraints of the space environment (radiation hardening, thermal management, power budgeting, long-duration reliability).
• RF Systems & SDR Proficiency:
  End-to-end RF system design experience and familiarity with modern SDR architectures; strong understanding of RF front-ends and digital subsystems.
• DSP & RF ML:
  Experience designing DSP and RF machine learning algorithms; applying AI/ML techniques to RF problems.
• R&D Leadership:
  Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams through full R&D life cycles from concept to prototype to deployment.
• Domain Expertise:
  Experience in SIGINT, EW, or Radar, with space-based applications preferred.
• Programmatic Execution:
  Familiarity with government R&D contracting and…