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title: 'Team Lead Electronics at Robin Radar'
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# Team Lead Electronics at Robin Radar

- **Company:** Robin Radar
- **Location:** Delft, Netherlands
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-09-24
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-28
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/robin-radar/2a9c642f-e3a7-4233-a6e1-243971c1df1d

## Job description

Lead our electronics crew to new heights. Build next-level hardware – and guide the bright minds who make it happen. As our Team Lead Electronics Engineering, you blend technical hardware expertise with people-minded leadership. You guide a talented team of several engineers designing, testing, and refining the electronics that power our radar systems. Reporting to our Head of Innovation, you work closely with cross-functional areas like I&D Engineering, I&D Project Management, Procurement, and our external partners. You make sure our hardware is top quality, our processes run smoothly, and your team gets space to grow.

## Responsibilities

- Team leadership and coaching: Guide and mentor a team of engineers on their daily work and project execution
- Technical direction and standards: Define technical direction and team standards, ensuring high quality and alignment across all designs. Lead new design projects and product improvements for electrical, optical, and thermal control. Present designs and run constructive reviews with the team
- Resource and operational management: Allocate resources efficiently, assign project tasks, and manage work schedules
- PCB design and layout: Hands-on PCB layout creation using Altium Designer. Guide choices on RF and analog circuits, digital design, and high-speed interfaces
- Circuit testing and verification: Oversee detailed testing, simulation, and design verification. Ensure findings are documented properly before releasing components or sub-assembly solutions to production
- Design documentation and compliance: Keep design files, test reports, and technical specs structured and up to date. Maintain compliance with relevant IPC standards, EMC regulations, and internal procedures
- Process improvement and partner alignment: Identify areas for operational improvement, evaluate proposed design changes to balance added value against resource expenditure, and manage contractor POs/timesheets. Collaborate directly with component suppliers, EMS partners, and academic institutions

## Requirements

- BSc or MSc degree in Electronic Engineering or a related technical field
- 8+ years of hands-on PCB hardware design experience with strong overall electronic design skills
- Proven experience leading, mentoring, or coaching technical team members
- Deep technical knowledge of RF circuits, FPGAs, high-speed interfaces, and digital design
- Strong experience with EMC regulations and IPC standards
- Hands-on expertise with Altium Designer and measurement equipment like VNAs and oscilloscopes
- Basic proficiency in electromagnetic (EM) knowledge is considered a distinct asset
- Strong attention to detail, proactive mindset, and ability to balance leadership with hands-on technical work
- Fluent in English, both written and spoken, with great cross-cultural communication skills
- Willingness to travel occasionally to project or partner sites

N.B. Don't worry if you don't tick every box. Our mission is a journey, and there's plenty to learn along the way. If most of this fits, we'd love to hear from you. A Certificate of Conduct (VOG) and a background check are part of our screening process. We appreciate your understanding.

## What's in for you

- Working for a Great Place to Work® certified company
- Comprehensive pension plan
- Commuting allowance
- 30 days of paid holiday leave (with the possibility to buy 3 additional days)
- Opportunities to develop your skills even further through training and certifications
- High quality laptop/desktop, monitor, headphones, and any other equipment necessary for your role
- An international team of 30+ nationalities, full of high performance colleagues you can exchange experiences with and learn from. As well as having a lot of fun in our social events and Friday drinks

Robin Radar is a technology leader in tracking and classifying small objects. Our radars and software help prevent bird strikes in aviation, reduce the impact of wind farms on wildlife, and protect critical infrastructure from drone threats. Our work shows up at airports, wind farms, military sites and nature reserves around the world. We're one of the top 10 fastest-growing companies in the Netherlands, with a crew of bright minds across 30+ nationalities. Growth doesn't mean we lose the plot – eyes on the skies, feet on the ground. Our values keep us grounded: WE TRUST. WE OWN IT. WE AIM HIGH. Want to work on next-level radar tech, solve real problems, and never have to pretend your job has meaning? You'll fit right in – we're saving you a seat.

## About Robin Radar

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Robin Radar Systems provides advanced 3D bird and drone detection radar systems for aviation, defense, security, and wind energy markets.
- **Entity Type**: Private (acquired by Parcom in October 2024)
- **Headquarters**: The Hague, Netherlands
- **Founded**: 2010
- **Founders**: Not publicly available (company was established in 2010; specific founders not listed in available sources)

## Core Business
- Primary industry/industries: Defense and Space Manufacturing, Security, Aviation, Renewable Energy (wind farms)
- Target customers: Civil and military aviation authorities, wind farm operators, government infrastructure agencies, defense and security organizations (B2B, enterprise, government)
- Mission or purpose: "Provide actionable information that increases safety, for humans and wildlife alike" – safer skies for people and wildlife.

## Products & Services
- **[IRIS®]**: Drone detection radar system. 360° azimuth coverage, 3D tracking, classification using micro-Doppler and deep neural networks (DNN). 29 kg, API for integration, on-the-move capable, tested against military environmental standards.
- **[MAX®]**: 3D bird detection radar. 360° coverage, 1-second scan speed, bird size classification, strategic data analysis with Report Viewer. Used for bird strike prevention at airfields and bird monitoring at wind farms.
- **[ELVIRA®]**: Likely another radar system (mentioned in LinkedIn profile but not detailed on main site; possibly a variant for specific use cases).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (acquired by Parcom in 2024; terms not public)
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue: $32.0M (estimated, LinkedIn data); Total Funding: 4 rounds (Corporate Round 2010, Series A 2011 led by Inkef and Mainport Innovation Fund, Venture Round 2012, Private Equity Round 2024 from Parcom)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Inkef, Mainport Innovation Fund, Parcom (acquiring entity)
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount grew 53.1% YoY (176 employees, +78 people); 23 active job postings (+35.3% YoY); operates in 6 countries (Netherlands, US, Sweden, Singapore, France, Belgium); 35+ patents registered; 40 years of radar heritage (company heritage claims 40 years of radar science, though founded in 2010).

## Competitive Advantages
- Specialized in small object detection (birds, bats, drones) with 360° 3D coverage – most radars provide only 2D or directional coverage.
- Proprietary deep neural network classification (DNN) combined with micro-Doppler for high accuracy.
- 35+ registered patents protecting core technology.
- 40 years of cumulative radar engineering heritage (team expertise).
- Seamless integration via API, deployable in minutes, on-the-move capability for military use.
- Certified "Great Place to Work Netherlands" with 88% employee satisfaction.

## Strategic Focus
- Continue scaling in defense, security, and wind energy markets globally.
- Expand team across all departments (Commercial, Innovation & Development, Operations, Enablement) to support growth.
- Strengthen AI/ML capabilities in radar classification.
- Maintain leadership in bird and drone detection radar as threats (drones) and environmental regulations (wind farm bird monitoring) increase.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: "Great Place to Work" certified; 88% of employees say they genuinely value working here. Culture described as fair, inclusive, with approachable leadership and real follow-up on employee feedback (bi-weekly pulse checks).
- **Flexibility**: Hybrid model (most roles based in The Hague); core hours 10:00-15:00; flexible scheduling; €700 budget to set up home office.
- **Benefits**: 30 paid days off, pension plan, relocation support (case-by-case), visa sponsorship (case-by-case), Robin Minds Learning Programme, regular team gatherings and drinks.
- **Team**: 200+ employees from 35+ nationalities; English is working language; international environment.
- **Growth**: Not a rigid promotion timeline; opportunities arise as company evolves; compensation structured using Korn Ferry methodology with annual market benchmarking. EU pay transparency ranges coming soon.
- **Work style**: Emphasis on depth of expertise, real impact, and collaborative problem-solving. "Come for the tech, stay for the team."

## Sources
1. [robinradar.com](https://www.robinradar.com/) – Company overview, products, markets, heritage
2. [careers.robinradar.com](https://careers.robinradar.com/working-with-us) – Culture, benefits, FAQs, Great Place to Work details
3. [linkedin.com](https://nl.linkedin.com/company/robin-radar-systems-b-v-) – Employee count, revenue, funding, acquisitions, headcount growth, job postings
4. [careers.robinradar.com](https://careers.robinradar.com/) – Careers landing page, teams, benefits

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