Senior Manager, Spectrum Licensing

LeoLabs, Inc. · Remote

  • Senior
  • Full-time
  • Posted 2026-09-23
  • Confirmed live on 25 September 2026

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Job description

Why LeoLabs?

At LeoLabs, we're building the living map of activity in space. Through our proprietary global radar network and AI-enabled analytics platform, we collect millions of measurements daily on more than 25,000 objects in low Earth orbit (LEO). Our radar-powered intelligence protects billions in assets, monitors adversarial behavior, and ensures safe operations for commercial and government missions.

We're not just building technology, we are redefining global security, safety, and transparency in space. As orbital activity accelerates and threats grow more complex, LeoLabs is a trusted partner for Space Domain Awareness, Space Traffic Management, and Satellite Operations for top-tier space operators and allied defense organizations.

If you're looking to work on mission-critical challenges at the forefront of aerospace, national security, and AI, your impact starts here.

The Opportunity

LeoLabs is expanding its global network of ground-based radars, and securing the Radio Frequency regulatory approvals required to deploy and operate those systems is critical to that growth. In this role, you will lead LeoLabs' global RF permitting function, owning the operational strategy and execution for spectrum licensing, experimental and permanent operating authorities, equipment certification, and type approval across new and existing markets.

This is a senior RF operations and program leadership role operating at the intersection of RF engineering, government engagement, site selection, and deployment. Some jurisdictions offer clear licensing pathways; others require extensive consultation, local representation, technical studies, and persistence to establish a workable path. You will be accountable for understanding those differences early, translating them into practical plans, and driving approvals to completion.

You will work closely with the Company’s Site Selection and Acquisition team, the Hardware Engineering team, and the Legal Department, as well as testing laboratories, in-country consultants, and other external specialists. This role is based in the United States, with the West Coast strongly preferred, requires regular domestic and international travel, and reports to the Senior Director of Global Infrastructure.

Responsibilities:

• Owning LeoLabs' global RF permitting program and operational strategy for new and existing radar locations, including spectrum licensing, equipment certification requirements in different global jurisdictions, type approval requirements, and related RF regulatory approvals.

• Under the direction of the Legal Department:

• Collaborating closely with Legal on matters involving interpretation of applicable law, novel or ambiguous legal or regulatory requirements, material legal or regulatory risk, material license conditions or commitments, and regulatory positions that may create legal obligations or significant risk for LeoLabs.

• Investigating and documenting regulatory requirements and approval pathways for proposed deployments in new countries and jurisdictions, including responsible regulators, application categories, technical evidence, local applicant or representative requirements, testing, fees, lead times, and renewal obligations.

• Developing jurisdiction-specific RF licensing strategies and identifying permitting and implementation risks, dependencies, decision points, and critical-path activities early enough to inform site selection, deployment sequencing, and investment decisions.

• Actively supporting early engagement with spectrum regulators and other government agencies to validate proposed pathways, clarify technical and procedural novel requirements, and reduce the risk of late-stage surprises before formal submissions are made.

• Actively assisting in the preparation of spectrum license applications from feasibility through approval, including preparation of application strategies, technical annexes, supporting studies, regulator responses, license conditions, modifications, and renewals.

• Maintaining LeoLabs’ existing radar-site RF licenses, including tracking license conditions, managing renewals and modifications, and monitoring compliance with operational and technical license requirements.

• Working with LeoLabs' experienced RF engineers and Hardware Engineering team to obtain antenna characteristics, emission parameters, radiation patterns, simulations, interference studies, test data, and other technical evidence required by regulators.

• Owning the coordination of equipment certification and type approval workstreams in jurisdictions where LeoLabs is considering deploying radars. This includes identifying applicable standards, local testing or certification requirements, import-related approvals where applicable, and coordinating with accredited laboratories, certification bodies, and local representatives.

• Integrating RF regulatory considerations into new radar site selection by identifying potential

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