VP of Engineering, Ground Hardware
About The Position
AnySignal is hiring a VP of Engineering to lead its physical ground segment, including antenna systems, RF, hardware build and deployment, and the engineering organization responsible for these areas. The central challenge is scaling from deploying antenna systems one at a time to delivering them as a repeatable, manufacturable product at an increasing pace. The VP will support and pressure-test maturing designs, own manufacturability and production readiness, build the supply chain, and run the deployment pipeline that turns hardware into operational network capacity. This is a senior leadership role with responsibility for strategy, outcomes, and building the organization, paired with hands-on technical leadership. The VP will participate in design reviews and make technical decisions. The role spans deployment throughput; manufacturability and production readiness; design partnership; RF systems direction; supply chain and manufacturing strategy; organization growth; and the technical roadmap from current antenna deployments toward full ground station buildouts.
Requirements
- Background as a mechanical or systems engineer.
- Experience shipping ambitious electromechanical hardware involving motors, precision motion, and structures designed to withstand outdoor conditions.
- Experience taking hardware from working prototype through repeatable production and field deployment.
- Experience building and leading hardware organizations while remaining technically credible and able to engage deeply with engineering teams.
- Experience deploying hardware in uncontrolled environments, including weather, remote sites, and real installation logistics.
- Ability to direct RF work and hire RF talent; RF need not be the candidate’s primary discipline.
- Willingness to lead through execution and remain engaged at the component level.
Nice To Haves
- Direct antenna or ground station experience.
- Experience with pointing and tracking systems, gimbals, positioners, outdoor robotics, or satcom hardware.
Responsibilities
- Lead the physical ground segment, including antenna systems, RF, hardware build and deployment, and the engineering team.
- Own the deployment pipeline from build through site integration, installation, and commissioning, with a focus on antennas deployed and operating.
- Drive manufacturability and production readiness, including design for manufacturing and assembly (DFM/DFA), test strategy, repeatable production, reliability, and reasonable cost.
- Partner on system design by reviewing architecture and detailed designs, identifying field and manufacturing issues early, and making trade-off decisions among performance, cost, and schedule.
- Direct ground-segment RF work and make integration trade-offs across RF, mechanical, and software systems.
- Develop supply-chain and manufacturing strategy, including vendor selection, make-or-buy decisions, and production partnerships as volume grows.
- Grow and structure the hardware and deployment organization, including hiring in mechanical, RF, and field engineering and setting the technical bar.
- Set the technical roadmap from current antenna deployments toward full ground station buildouts as the network matures.
- Provide hands-on technical leadership in design reviews and make component- and system-level engineering decisions.
Benefits
- Equity grant
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits
- HSA
- 401K program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
Education Level
No Education Listed
