Director of R&D Business Development

The Opportunity:

This high-level Los Angeles wireless communications company is searching for a Director of Technology Development. They would like this individual to perform the following overall responsibilities within the CTOs office:

Lead and increase the level of government R&D funding in the company;

Oversee the companys technology roadmap under the direction of the CTO

Working with the CTO and the VP of Engineering to oversee the successful technical delivery of the companys R&D programs

Positively impact the companys IP portfolio

This position has both internally and externally focused responsibilities and is critical to the companys success in both government and commercial markets.

Responsibilities

Interface with external funding organizations, and opportunities, and attend informational and networking events

Lead white paper and proposal development culminating in contract awards

Work with the CTO and VP of engineering to identify technical development priorities and roadmaps and help with the implementation of those roadmaps

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 companys IP portfolio as part of the BD and execution efforts

Qualifications

PhD in Electrical Engineering is preferred, MS required

Minimum 7 years of relevant wireless communication systems design experience post PhD, experience in RF sensing and signal analysis a plus.

Fluency in technical presentations, proposal writing, and technicalreporting

Experience with customer engagement with a focus on the government sector

Hands-on management experience with wireless system design and working knowledge of simulation tools such as MATLAB and C

Experience of RF signal propagation, channel modeling, digital communications, RF sensing, signal analysis, machine learning, and associated signal processing technologies is desired, as well as MIMO systems and mesh networking knowledge would be considered a definite plus.

Secret Clearance is a plus due to occasional classified discussions and/or specification documents