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Director of Hardware Engineering – Spaceborne Radar Systems at Kapta Space

Compensation

$198,000 – $242,000/yr

Setup
On-site
Location
Redmond, Washington
Type
Full-time
Level
lead/mgmt
Posted

Description

Kapta Space is hiring a Director of Hardware Engineering to lead the design, development, qualification, and deployment of scalable electronically-steered radar systems for spaceborne ISR missions. The role owns hardware architecture, full product lifecycles, cross-disciplinary team leadership, hardware verification and TRL advancement, spacecraft integration, and program planning, budget, risk, and resource management. Candidates need a relevant advanced degree, significant space or defense hardware experience, approximately 10+ years of engineering leadership experience, expertise across RF, antennas, radar, digital and mixed-signal electronics, power electronics, PCB design, EMI/EMC, and mechanical/thermal packaging, and eligibility for a U.S. DoD TS/SCI clearance.

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