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Terran Orbital Corporation is seeking a qualified Radar Systems Engineer to work in a team environment to advance the design, capabilities, and performance of a state-of-art space-based radar system. You should have end-to-end radar system knowledge and experience in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) systems and signal processing. You will become a key member of a fast-paced, high-performing team of engineers, program managers, and senior technologists developing complex, state-of-the-art space-based radar systems and applications for commercial, U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), and U.S. Intelligence Community customers.
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Conduct radar systems assessments, and trade studies to explore and set the radar system configuration, including waveform, receiver, and data acquisition parameter selection
- Develop, prototype, and test radar system models in detailed high-fidelity simulations written in MATLAB and other common industry applications to enable assessments, trade studies, and algorithm development
- Apply SAR image formation and exploitation knowledge to assess and develop signal processing algorithms to support operational implementations and studies
- Develop test plans, conduct tests, and analyze results to verify, and validate radar sensor and signal processing algorithm requirements and performance
- Propose and perform engineering studies for government sponsors and commercial customers to innovate and evaluate space-based radar payloads and algorithms
- Prepare, present, and participate in project design reviews and peer reviews for all phases of radar/SAR development tasks
Requirements
- Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. in electrical engineering, math, physics, or related field, depending on position level
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in radar systems with knowledge of end-to-end design, development, and/or assessment, through modeling and simulation
- Experience in developing techniques for radar signal processing, with specific emphasis on Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) preferred
- Demonstrated leadership as well as workload, time, and resource management abilities
- Proficient at MATLAB and/or Python application for radar
- Prior coursework or experience in areas of digital signal processing, probability theory, stochastic signal processing, and electromagnetic theory
- To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 22 CFR 120.15 or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
- Detailed knowledge of the space-based radar systems or space systems
- Experience supporting Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) use cases in the Intelligence Community or Department of Defense
- Experience in creating efficiencies or novel techniques in collection, processing, and exploitation of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data
- Familiarity with open data standards utilized in the common transport and processing of radar data products
- Familiarity with advanced solution for data storage and analysis
- Experience with C/C++
Benefits
- Employee Equity Incentive Program
- Company-paid comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- 401(K) Match
- Unlimited PTO
- Cross-training and professional development opportunities
DISCLAIMERS:
To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. In addition, please note that this position may also require the possession of an existing United States National Security clearance or eligibility for such a clearance.
ABOUT TERRAN ORBITAL:
Founded in 2013 in Irvine, California, with headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida. Terran Orbital Corporation is a leading vertically integrated provider of end-to-end satellite solutions. Terran Orbital combines satellite design, production, launch planning, mission operations, and in-orbit support to meet the needs of the most demandi