Project Engineer

Voyager is an innovative space, defense, and national security 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.

The Project Engineer for our Products business line is responsible for serving as the bridge between technical engineering teams, program management, manufacturing, and testing to ensure programs and projects are executed efficiently, on time, and within budget.

The position reports to the VP of Product Design and is part of the Engineering department based in San Diego, CA. This role is fully onsite.

In this role, the essential functions are:

• Act as the technical lead for assigned programs or projects, serving as the technical liaison between the Customer technical lead, program management, design engineering, systems engineering, manufacturing, and testing teams.
• Ensure programs and projects satisfy technical requirements while meeting schedule milestones and completing within budget.
• Ensure all subsystems integrate correctly within the overall system architecture.
• Coordinate engineering changes, ensuring alignment with program requirements and schedule of constraints.
• Support and enforce design reviews (e.g., SRR, PDR, CDR) and gate reviews to validate technical maturity.
• Prepare program execution plans, proposals, and engineering estimates, identifying technical and business resources needed
• Ensure proper allocation and flow-down of system-level requirements to engineering teams.
• Track compliance to requirements, ensuring traceability through the product lifecycle.
• Support the development and execution of verification and validation (V&V) plans.
• Finalize the derived requirements and entry into the Verification Cross Reference Matrix (VCRM).
• Identify and mitigate technical risks early through proactive risk management.
• Collaborate with suppliers to ensure technical requirements and quality standards are met.
• Engage with customers, program managers, and executives to provide project updates and technical insights.
• Capture, maintain and, close action items between engineering, customer and manufacturing.
• Ensure that System level operating instructions, user guides or reference manuals are developed.
• Ensure that all the technical artifacts and documents are committed into the established repository.

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• Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent experience in a relevant field) in engineering or aerospace engineering with a minimum work experience of 2+ years with BS
• Previous experience in developing and integrating hardware and software with various engineering disciplines including Mechanical, Electrical, RF, and Software
• Familiarity with requirements management software (e.g. JAMA, DOORS, etc.)
• Leadership experience and proven ability to lead projects to completion

Preferred Qualifications:

• Domain experience in one or more of the following is preferred: Satellite Communications, RF or processor PCBA design, Space electronics hardening, execution of government contracts

Travel, Physical and/or Government Mandated Requirements:

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.

The good faith base salary range for this role is $125,000 – $175,000 at the time of this posting. Where you fall within the range depends on your experience, skills, and location. This range reflects base salary only and does not include benefits or bonus/incentive. This range may be adjusted in the future.

Voyager offers a highly competitive total compensation package designed to support the well-being, growth, and success of our employees. Employees benefit from a flexible and comprehensive rewards program that supports both professional and personal well-being.

• Flexible Time Off (FTO), empowering employees to take the time they need to recharge and maintain a healthy work-life balance

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their families, with a significant portion of premiums covered by the company and many benefits paid at 100% for employees
• Flexible, affordable gym memberships with 12,700+ options nationwide including 24 Hour Fitness, EoS Fitness, Crunch Fitness, Anytime Fitness, Blink Fitness, Chuze Fitness and more! No long-term contracts and FREE on-demand workout videos before you enroll

• 401(k) retirement plan with a 50% company match on contributions up to 8%, supporting long-term financial security

• Company wellness programs that support physical and mental well-being

• Additional voluntary benefits and employee support resources
• The opportunity to work alongside a highly talented team in an innovative, mission driven environment

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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The statements contained in this job description are intended to describe the general content and requirements for performance of this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities, and requirements. This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. Management has the exclusive right to alter the scope of work within the framework of this job description at any time without prior notice.