Director, Advanced Systems

SciTec, a Firefly Aerospace company, is a dynamic non-traditional defense contractor that delivers advanced technologies in support of U.S. National Security and Defense. For the past forty-five plus years, we have supported Department of Defense customers by developing innovative remote sensing algorithms, tools, and techniques to deliver world-class data exploitation capabilities supporting missile defense; intelligence, surveillance, & reconnaissance; space domain awareness; and aircraft survivability missions.

• →Set the strategic vision and long‑range modernization roadmap for SciTec’s radar solutions, ensuring alignment with enterprise priorities and mission needs.
• →Lead end‑to‑end radar system development, guiding architectures, subsystem evolution, mission‑processor modernization, and integration with a digital backend.
• →Oversee radar program execution maintaining unified control of cost, schedule, scope, and performance across multiple concurrent initiatives.
• →Cultivate and manage senior customer and industry relationships, representing SciTec’s radar strategy, technical capabilities, and modernization progress to external stakeholders.
• →Shape and sustain a decade‑long pipeline of radar opportunities through proactive business development, partnership building, and alignment with evolving government requirements.
• →Govern subcontractor and vendor performance, ensuring external contributions integrate cleanly with radar architectures, schedules, and capability objectives.
• →Lead high-level risk, opportunity, and change management, driving decisive resolution of complex technical and programmatic issues affecting radar modernization.

• →Other duties as assigned 

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, Systems Engineering, or a related field.
• 12+ years of professional experience in radar system development, modernization, or sensor‑system integration.
• Proven experience leading large radar programs or multi‑year technical efforts involving radar algorithms, signal processing, mission data flows, or sensor integration.
• Demonstrated ability to manage budgets, schedules, risks, and cross‑functional technical teams.
• Experience interfacing with government customers or prime contractors on radar‑related programs.
• Detail oriented and strong collaboration skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Candidates who have any of the following skills will be preferred:

• Professional experience with ground‑based missile‑warning radars or emerging radar architectures.
• Experience shaping long‑range program pipelines or portfolio‑level technology roadmaps.
• Experience leading technical execution across radar digital backends, MOSA architectures, and integration with mission‑processing frameworks.
• Active DoD Top Secret or TS/SCI clearance.
• Experience with Agile program environments, digital engineering, or model‑based systems engineering.