Senior Director, RF & Wireless Systems Engineering

Join Axon and be a Force for Good.

At Axon, we’re on a mission to Protect Life. We’re explorers, pursuing society’s most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software. Like our products, we work better together. We connect with candor and care, seeking out diverse perspectives from our customers, communities and each other.

Life at Axon is fast-paced, challenging and meaningful. Here, you’ll take ownership and drive real change. Constantly grow as you work hard for a mission that matters at a company where you matter.

Join Axon and Be a Force for Good

At Axon, we’re on a mission to Protect Life. We’re explorers, pursuing society’s most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software. Like our products, we work better together. We connect with candor and care, seeking out diverse perspectives from our customers, communities, and each other.
Life at Axon is fast-paced, challenging, and meaningful. Here, you’ll take ownership and drive real change. Constantly grow as you work hard for a mission that matters at a company where you matter.

Location: Scottsdale, AZ; Seattle, WA; San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Office Expectations: 4 days per week (Tuesday-Friday) 
Reports to: VP, Engineering / Senior VP, R&D
Level: Senior Director

Your Impact

As Senior Director, RF & Wireless Systems Engineering, you will lead the technical strategy, organizational direction, and execution for wireless systems across Axon’s connected device portfolio. This role will own the development and scale of a high-impact engineering organization responsible for RF architecture, cellular and multi-radio integration, antenna and systems tradeoffs, coexistence and desense mitigation, certification readiness, lab validation, and real-world field performance.

You will work across a broad set of product categories, including body-worn, in-vehicle, and other embedded connected systems, ensuring Axon’s wireless capabilities are robust, scalable, and aligned to mission-critical customer needs. This leader will operate at the intersection of deep technical execution and organizational leadership, partnering closely with product management, electrical and mechanical engineering, firmware, software, operations, compliance, quality, and external vendors to drive end-to-end wireless systems excellence.

This is a senior leadership role for someone who can set long-range wireless strategy, build strong teams and leaders, make sound systems-level tradeoffs, and raise the bar for execution across multiple products and technical domains.

What You’ll Do

You will lead and grow the RF and wireless systems engineering organization, setting direction across architecture, integration, validation, and delivery for wireless capabilities spanning cellular, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GNSS, and related technologies. You will define how teams operate across concept development, design reviews, system integration, coexistence mitigation, certification planning, and launch readiness, while ensuring strong alignment with product priorities and customer outcomes.

You will partner closely with cross-functional leaders across hardware, software, firmware, product, operations, and regulatory functions to drive decisions that balance wireless performance, reliability, power, cost, thermal constraints, manufacturability, certification risk, and time to market. You will also guide investments in tools, processes, test strategy, vendor engagement, and organizational structure so the team can scale effectively across multiple product lines and increasing system complexity.

As a senior leader, you will build and develop technical leaders and managers, strengthen engineering rigor, improve predictability and execution quality, and ensure Axon’s wireless systems are designed for real-world performance in demanding public safety environments. You will help shape portfolio-level direction, resolve cross-team tradeoffs, and serve as the senior engineering authority for RF and wireless systems strategy across the organization.

What Success Looks Like

• Axon has a clear and scalable RF and wireless systems strategy across its device portfolio
• Engineering teams deliver strong wireless performance, reliability, and certification readiness across products
• Multi-radio integration, coexistence, and field performance issues are identified earlier and resolved with greater rigor
• Cross-functional teams are aligned around wireless tradeoffs, priorities, and launch readiness
• The organization scales effectively with strong leaders, healthy teams, and clear accountability
• Wireless architecture and validation practices become more consistent, rep