Voyager Technologies
Principal Technical Director, National Security
$225K–$300K
Washington D.C. +3 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Sep 29, 2026
- Location
- Washington D.C.
Long Beach, CA
Long Beach, California, United States
Washington, District of Columbia, United States - Education
- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or a related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual under 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3)) and eligible to obtain required export authorizations.
About the job
Leads the technical strategy and execution of national security space advanced programs, translating R&D into deployed and commercialized capabilities for government customers.
What you'll do
- Set technical direction and oversee end-to-end R&D and system architecture across the Advanced Programs portfolio.
- Guide technologies from TRL 6–8 through productization and deployment, and support growth, proposals, and corporate development.
- Build and mentor a multidisciplinary engineering organization.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or a related field.
- Must currently hold an active U.S. Top Secret / SCI Security Clearance.
- Demonstrated experience designing, developing, and deploying national security space systems, including knowledge of space-environment constraints.
- Demonstrated leadership of multidisciplinary engineering teams through advanced R&D, plus strong algorithm development experience applying modern compute and AI/ML techniques.
Nice to have
- Master's or PhD in a related field.
- Experience across Title 10 and Title 50 space systems and distributed operations.
Pay
$225,000 - $300,000 USD base salary
Tools
AI/ML, hardware, software, algorithms, mission software, space control, SIGINT, cyber
AI focus
Apply modern compute and AI/ML techniques to national security engineering problems.
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