Senior Technical Director, Space Frontiers

Voyager is an innovative defense, national security and space technology company committed to advancing and delivering transformative, mission-critical solutions. We tackle the most complex challenges to unlock new frontiers for human progress, fortify national security, and protect critical assets to lead in the race for technological and operational superiority from ground to space. 

Forge the Future: Join Voyager Technologies 

The future belongs to those who build it. At Voyager Technologies, we’re building technologies that protect lives, expand frontiers and prepare us for what’s next. And we’re doing that with people who are wired to solve, build, adapt and lead. These roles are not for the faint of heart.  

You’ll help lay the foundation for humanity's future. Join a culture where innovation thrives, curiosity is rewarded, and impact is real. We’re a company of doers, thinkers and builders, united by purpose and grounded in reality. 

If you want to put your skills to work where the stakes are real and the mission is bigger than any one person, forge the future with Voyager. 

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Job Summary: 

We are seeking a Senior Technical Director, Space Frontiers to serve as the architect of Voyager’s orbital future. You will be responsible for creating and defining the future of Scientific Discovery, Exploration, and Manufacturing in low earth orbit (LEO) and beyond.

The ideal individual is a true polymath—someone who refuses to be siloed into a single discipline. You must embrace and integrate rapid advancements in AI tooling, biology and pharmaceutical discovery, silicon and microelectronics, and additive manufacturing to define how humanity will practice these disciplines in a non-earthbound environment. You will determine not just how we go to space, but what we do when we get there to generate immense commercial and scientific value.

In this role you will lead the technical strategy for Starlab utilization and beyond, identifying the "killer apps" of the microgravity environment—whether that is growing organoids, manufacturing ZBLAN fibers, or deploying edge-compute constellations—and turning them into scalable engineering programs.

You will be joining the Advanced Technology Development team, a specialized unit within our Strategic Growth and Technology Organization. This team is responsible for defining and developing Voyager's future technologies, with a relentless focus on high-impact, high-ROI technology and product research and development. Our technology portfolio spans the totality of Voyager's capabilities and beyond—we are tasked with creating both leap-ahead capabilities in existing technology areas and strategically moving into and developing foundational technology in new, uncharted areas.

Responsibilities:  

• Define the Orbital Roadmap: Create the technical vision for Voyager’s "Space Frontiers" portfolio. You will identify high-value applications for microgravity and deep space environments, prioritizing efforts that have both scientific merit and commercial viability.
• Lead Cross-Disciplinary Innovation: Interact with leaders in Industry and Academia across a diverse set of Science and Engineering disciplines to advance capabilities on orbit. You will act as the bridge between terrestrial researchers and aerospace engineers, translating complex scientific requirements into flight-ready hardware.
• Integrate AI & Modern Tooling: Pioneer the use of modern Generative and Agentic AI tools to accelerate scientific discovery in space. You will define systems where autonomous agents assist in running experiments, analyzing data on-orbit, and optimizing manufacturing parameters without ground intervention.
• Orchestrate Advanced Payloads: Oversee the technical development of next-generation payloads that span biological research, semiconductor manufacturing, and advanced materials processing.
• Drive Strategic Partnerships: Collaborate with government agencies (NASA, ISS National Lab), commercial partners, and top-tier research universities to secure funding and flight opportunities for Voyager’s frontier technologies.

Required Qualifications:  

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant scientific or engineering discipline and 10+ years of technical leadership experience managing complex R&D programs that sit at the intersection of science and hardware engineering, or equivalent education and experience.
• STEM Foundation: A deep STEM background in one of the following areas:
• Hardware/Systems Familiarity: Experience taking scientific concepts from the laboratory bench to a deployed environment (spaceflight, aviation, or other extreme environments).
• Strategic Vision: Proven ability to define long-term technology roadmaps and secure buy-in from executive leadership and external stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications:  

• Master’s or PhD in a relevant scientific or engineering discipline.
• Experience in applying your scientific background to low earth orbit discovery (e.g., ISS payloads, suborbital flights).
• Experience in scientific discovery using modern Generative and Agentic AI tools (e.g., AI-driven drug discovery, material science simulations).
• Ability to travel up to 25% to customer sites and partner facilities.
• Active U.S. Top Secret Security Clearance.

Voyager offers a comprehensive, total compensation package, which includes competitive salary, a discretionary annual bonus plan, paid time off (PTO), a comprehensive health benefit package, retirement savings, wellness program, and various other benefits. When you join our team, you’re not just an employee; you become part of a dynamic community dedicated to innovation and excellence. 

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. 

Voyager is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.  

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