Lead Hardware Systems Architect & Tech Lead at D-Fend Solutions
Raanana
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Jul 17, 2026
Raanana
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior hardware leadership role focused on architecting and integrating complex multi-sensor counter-drone systems, including software-defined radios, radar arrays, EO/IR cameras, and RF jamming payloads. The position owns the full hardware lifecycle from concept through field deployment, coordinates across RF, FPGA, digital, and mechanical engineering disciplines, and defines verification and validation strategies. Suited to a seasoned hardware systems engineer with a defense or aerospace background and experience leading large-scale technical projects.
Senior level · 10+ years · National · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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What the occupation pays Median $119,144 (middle half $81,115–$160,963).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
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This role is primarily a hardware systems architecture and engineering position — not a software or IT occupation — making it a poor fit for any standard computer/mathematical SOC. 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is used as the closest available code; the role is fundamentally an Electrical/Systems Engineering position (closer to 17-2072 Electronics Engineers or 17-2199 Engineers, All Other, which are not available in the schema). Treat pool-sizing benchmarks with caution.
No work location or country is specified in the posting. D-Fend Solutions is an Israeli company headquartered in Israel; the US-based flag has been set to false accordingly, as the role most likely sits outside the United States. If this is a US-based opening, that field should be corrected.
The posting states 'M.Sc. is highly preferred' but does not hard-require it; the minimum stated degree is a B.Sc., so the degree requirement is set to Bachelors.
The 10+ years overall experience requirement includes a sub-requirement of 4+ years in technical leadership or system architecture; the overall years minimum reflects the higher overall gate of 10 years.
AMD/Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ and RFSoC are listed as examples ('e.g.') within the requirements section, indicating the specific device families are illustrative rather than hard gates on those exact parts — captured as preferred with alternatives.
No compensation figures are provided in the posting.
Ignored 6 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): AMD/Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+, RF design, high-speed PCB design, EO/IR camera integration, SWaP-C optimization, active/passive radar integration.
This role's work location reads as outside the US — the candidate pool, comp, and contention benchmarks here are US-only (BLS employment, Adzuna/USAJOBS demand, and certified H-1B wages), so treat them as a rough US reference, not a local market.
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