Lead Hardware Systems Architect & Tech Lead

We are seeking a high-caliber, multidisciplinary Hardware Systems Architect & Tech Lead to serve as the technical cornerstone of our hardware development and system integration.
In this role, you will bridge high-level system requirements with physical deployment reality, acting as the designated "Tech Lead" driving day-to-day engineering execution.
This role demands a "System of Systems" mindset. Beyond engineering our core SDR and RF hardware architectures, you will orchestrate the physical, logical, and electrical integration of complex tactical sensor suites - incorporating software-defined radios, active/passive radar arrays, electro-optical (EO/IR) cameras, and jamming payloads.
You will steer the hardware through its entire lifecycle (PLCM) while implementing flawless Design for Excellence (DFx) frameworks.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
System of Systems Integration: Architect, model, and define hardware-level interfaces and high-speed data flow paths for multi-sensor integration (SDR, Active/Passive Radar, EO/IR Cameras, and RF Jamming payloads).
Requirements Definition: Translate high-level operational and product demands into detailed, actionable hardware and system-level requirements, Interface Control Documents (ICDs), and structural specifications.
System Modeling: Establish and manage rigorous physical power, thermal, high-speed data bandwidth, and RF link budgets for deeply integrated tactical configurations.
Technical Ownership: Direct day-to-day engineering activities, lead comprehensive design reviews, and serve as the final authority on architectural and hardware design trade-offs.
Product Lifecycle Management (PLCM): Guide hardware products smoothly through the entire lifecycle-from early concept and prototyping to mass production, validation, field deployment, and subsequent obsolescence management.
Cross-Functional Orchestration: Align and coordinate specialized teams across RF/Analog, high-speed digital, FPGA, embedded software, and mechanical engineering to achieve seamless hardware/software synergy.
Test Strategy Definition: Architect and define the end-to-end testing, verification, and validation (V&V) strategy for complex hardware-software systems.
Progressive Integration: Design and oversee methodical integration plans, successfully migrating subsystems from standalone bench testing to full "System of Systems" integration.
System Verification: Oversee high-reliability Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing, RF performance verification, and automated test regression setups.
Operational Validation: Partner with field testing and QA teams to design real-world tactical validation scenarios (including drone flight trials and complex RF interference environments) to ensure top performance in the field.
DFx Implementation: Drive critical design decisions optimizing for manufacturability (DFM), automated testing (DFT), reliability (DFR), and target cost (DFC) without sacrificing tactical performance.