VP, Advanced Technology Commercialization

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 VP, Advanced Technology Commercialization for Technology & Advanced Development is responsible for transitioning Voyager’s advanced technology capabilities into market-ready products and commercial opportunities. This role serves as the primary conduit between the Advanced Technology Development group and Voyager’s operating business lines—bridging the gap between novel technical capabilities and the products, platforms, and services that generate business value.

This is a commercialization and product strategy role. The right person works side‑by-side with advanced engineering teams to shape emerging capabilities into products customers want to buy, while simultaneously identifying and pursuing the external market opportunities that those products can address. Success is measured in new revenue, new market entry, and the velocity at which Voyager’s most advanced capabilities become deployable, monetizable offerings.

We are looking for a leader who moves fluidly between deep technical teams and external customers, builds trust with both engineers and business executives, and brings founder‑like judgment to opportunity selection and commercialization execution inside a complex aerospace and defense company. This is a high‑leverage, high‑autonomy role with direct impact on Voyager’s strategic direction and enterprise value.

The position reports to the Chief Technology Officer and is part of the Technology & Advanced Development based in Washington D.C., Los Angeles, CA, or Seattle, WA. This role operates under a hybrid work model, combining both in‑office and remote work.

In this role, the essential functions are:

• Identify and Shape Commercialization Opportunities: Evaluate the external market potential of novel capabilities developed within the Advanced Technology Development group. You will determine when a capability should remain internal, when it should be embedded into existing offerings, and when it should become a standalone product, platform service, licensed technology, or new business line.
• Foment Product Development with Engineering Teams: Work directly alongside advanced engineering teams to translate novel technologies and early‑stage capabilities into defined, buildable products. You will establish product requirements, define the customer use case, set scope boundaries, and maintain the roadmap from prototype to commercial‑grade offering—serving as the product leadership layer for advanced engineering teams.
• Build a Commercialization Pipeline: Create the process for moving emerging capabilities from concept to commercial launch. You will define how Voyager identifies and prioritizes external opportunities, develops business cases, validates willingness to pay, launches pilots, and scales successful offerings—making commercialization systematic rather than ad‑hoc.
• Drive Build / Partner / Buy / Monetize Decisions: Help Voyager make disciplined investment choices across the technology portfolio. You will determine when Voyager should build internally because the capability is strategically differentiating, partner for speed or distribution, buy to close a gap, or stop work because the external business case is weak.
• Develop Business Cases and Secure Investment: For each priority opportunity, build a rigorous business case that defines the external customer, market size, competitive landscape, product form, pricing model, required investment, go‑to‑market path, and success metrics. You will present these to CTO and executive leadership to secure resources and organizational commitment.
• Forge Customer and Partner Relationships: Engage directly with external customers, strategic partners, government agencies, and commercial enterprises to validate market demand, shape requirements, and establish early commercial relationships. You will serve as the commercial face of the Advanced Technology Development group’s technology portfolio.

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Technology Translation

• Technology Translation: Demonstrated ability to work with highly technical teams, understand what they are building, and translate that work into actionable external value propositions for customers, partners, and investors. You have deep enough fluency in AI, software, systems engineering, and advanced hardware to distinguish real commercial leverage from demos or science projects.
• Commercialization and Product Judgment: Proven track record of converting technical capabilities into externally monetizable products, platform services, or licensed offerings. You have experience building business cases from ambiguous early‑stage ideas and making disciplined decisions about what to scale, partner, stop, or spin out.
• Go‑to‑Market Execution: Experience taking an emerging technology from internal capability to paying customer, including customer discovery, market segmentation, product definition, pricing and packaging, pilot design, and commercial launch. You know the difference between a compelling demo and a real product.
• Executive Influence and Cross‑Functional Leadership: Demonstrated ability to drive decisions across a complex organization without always having direct authority. You build trust equally with engineering leaders, strategy executives, and external customers, and you are seen as creating commercial opportunity rather than pushing technology for its own sake.
• Market and Domain Awareness: Sufficient familiarity with defense, space, and national security markets to understand how government procurement, commercial adoption, and customer buying behavior affect technology commercialization. You think in terms of mission assurance, dual‑use market potential, and program‑of‑record pathways, not just commercial speed.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or advanced degree in a relevant technical or business discipline.
• Experience launching or scaling technology products or platforms into aerospace, defense, or dual‑use markets.
• Familiarity with AI and agentic workflow systems and how they are packaged, priced, and adopted in high‑trust operational environments.
• Experience with government acquisition, proposal, and capture processes.
• Prior experience at a high‑growth technology company, defense prime, or in a technology commercialization or venture role within a complex enterprise.
• Active U.S. Top Secret Security Clearance.

Travel, Physical and/or Government Mandated Requirements

• Travel up to 25%, including the possibility of overnights.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Clearance.

The good faith base salary range for this role is $200,000–$300,000 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.

This position is incentive plan eligible.

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.

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) (22 CFR Parts 120–130) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) (15 CFR Parts 730–774), applicants for this position must be a U.S. Person: a US Citizen, a lawful permanent resident of the U.S., or a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3). Applicants must be eligible to obtain any required export authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or the U.S. Department of Commerce.

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