Head of Radar, SpaceActive$336K

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U. S.

What you'll do

• Technical Ownership: Drive radar architecture and product development strategies through understanding of technical tradeoffs, requirements and opportunities for innovation.

• Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders, customer stakeholders, and industry partners to gather insights, align objectives, and secure buy-in for the radar product you are responsible for

• Product Strategy: Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to define a product strategy that will win in the marketplace by delivering differentiated value to our customers. Define the product development roadmap and communicate the how and why behind it.

• Tactical Execution: Organize and prioritize the engineering efforts required to bring the product to market, working with functional engineering teams and other product owners to optimize resource utilization. Lead tactical execution of prototyping, development, and operational delivery of the product.

• Team Leadership: Build, mentor, and scale a world-class radar engineering organization. Foster a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and rapid iteration suited for the modern space industry.

• Program Management: Oversee budget, schedule, and resource allocation for this high-stakes space program. Identify and mitigate technical and programmatic risks across the entire mission lifecycle.

What they're looking for

• Space Systems Integration: Ensure radar payload integration with spacecraft bus, ground systems, and mission operations. Navigate the unique constraints of space environments including power, mass, thermal, and radiation considerations.
• Masters or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or: related technical field (advanced degree preferred). Bachelors will be considered with exceptional experience.
• + years of hands-on experience in radar systems engineering, including: hardware, algorithms, or software development
• Proven track record developing and delivering high-performance defense or: space-based radar systems from concept through production/deployment