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Director of R&D Pursuits
Company | Silvus Technologies |
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Location | Los Angeles, CA, USA |
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Salary | $170000 – $230000 |
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Type | Full-Time |
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Degrees | Master’s |
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Experience Level | Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- MS in Electrical Engineering from an accredited college or university
- Minimum 9 years of relevant wireless communication systems industry design experience; 7 years of experience with a PhD in Electrical Engineering
- Working knowledge of RF signal propagation, channel modeling, digital communications, RF sensing, signal analysis, machine learning, and/or associated signal processing technologies
- Experience in RF sensing and signal analysis
- Demonstrated experience with customer engagement with a focus on the government sector
Responsibilities
- Reach out to external funding organization, monitor funding opportunities, and attend informational and networking events
- Lead white paper and proposal development leading to contract awards
- Work with the Director of R&D and VP of engineering to identify technical development priorities and roadmaps and help in the execution of those roadmaps
- Provide technical support and participate in business development activities such as experiments, demonstration events, and customer meetings
- Grow, manage, and mentor a diversified engineering work force as part of business development (BD) and program execution efforts
- Grow the company’s IP portfolio as part of the BD and execution efforts
- Supervisory Responsibilities – Direct supervisory duty may include one technical staff member
- Travel requirements – frequent travel for meetings, events, and demonstrations
Preferred Qualifications
- Leadership and team building experience
- Fluency in technical presentations, proposal writing, and technical reporting
- Working knowledge of simulation tools such as Matlab and C
- Successful track record for delivering differentiated technology
- Knowledge of MIMO systems and mesh networking
- Secret Clearance is a plus due to occasional classified discussions and/or specification documents