Microwave Systems Lead
South Park Commons is a community and early-stage venture firm that helps talented founders and technologists move from an idea (-1) to a company (0). It runs a no-cost, no-equity residency program for ideation and exploration, and provides $1M to $10M in funding for founders ready to build venture-scale companies.
About South Park Commons
South Park Commons operates a talent-dense community of technical founders, researchers, and domain experts who test ideas, find collaborators, and build conviction on what to build and how to build it. Its offering spans two stages: a six-month Residency with no cost or equity focused on ideation and exploration, and Funding of $1M to $10M for members ready to build venture-scale companies. Beyond capital, SPC provides learning forums on frontier topics (embodied AI, reinforcement learning, energy-efficient computing, AI in biotech), live programming with industry leaders, partner collaboration from a team of former founders and operators, social scaffolding to counter the isolation of early company building, and up to $1M in credits and perks from partners like Anthropic, OpenAI, Microsoft, GCP, and AWS. SPC has spaces in San Francisco, New York, and Bengaluru, and its community has produced companies such as Render, Luma Labs, Pilot, Comun, Anthropic, Unit21, and Profound.
Skills
About the Role
You will establish and lead a small team of complementary experts responsible for microwave remote-sensing capabilities. You will oversee instrument design, hardware engineering, digital signal processing, and data-product production. You will serve as the primary technical contact for customers and partners, build internal capability, guide microwave systems strategy with business development and product stakeholders, and act as Mission Scientist for missions carrying microwave remote-sensing instruments.
Requirements
- PhD or Master’s degree in a relevant field plus 5+ years of professional experience
- Extensive background in the design and hardware engineering of microwave instruments
- Deep understanding of digital signal processing implementation for microwave instruments
- Familiarity with generating data products from microwave remote sensing
- Communication, presentation, and coordination skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Leadership, programmatics, and customer experience in microwave systems
Responsibilities
- Form and lead a lightweight team of complementary experts
- Build and fly cutting-edge microwave instruments
- Ensure the development of quality data products
- Work with partners to enhance internal skills
- Work with business development and product stakeholders to direct microwave systems strategy
- Serve as Mission Scientist for missions carrying microwave remote-sensing instruments
- Act as the primary technical point of contact for customers, external partners, and internal engineering resources
- Drive internal knowledge and capability building
Benefits
- Equity compensation
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401k retirement plan
- Short-term disability insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Three weeks of paid vacation for new employees
- 12 paid holidays
- Unlimited sick time
- Paid parental leave