Radar Systems Engineer

🔥 13 hours ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $119k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

⚙️ Systems Engineer

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LeoLabs

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2016

🏭 Manufacturing

📦 Logistics

🎖️ Defense

Manufacturing • Logistics • Defense

LeoLabs is a commercial provider of persistent orbital intelligence and space domain awareness services. The company operates a network of ground-based, rapidly deployable radars and a cloud-based, AI-enabled platform to track and catalog objects in low Earth orbit, deliver real-time conjunction alerts, threat assessments, launch support, and space traffic management data for commercial and government customers. LeoLabs combines radar hardware, authoritative datasets, and SaaS analytics to help operators protect assets, avoid collisions, and manage launch and on-orbit operations.

📋 Description

• Develop, model, simulate, and validate algorithms for radar signal processing chains, including matched filters, detection, and parameter estimation. • Analyze I/Q and intermediate radar data in time and frequency domains. • Troubleshoot and optimize signal processing workflows, including pulse compression, FFT, coherent integration, and clutter/interference mitigation. • Implement tools for radar control, data acquisition, processing, and visualization. • Prototype analysis workflows in Python and produce diagnostics and plots. • Support operational deployment, calibration, and validation of radar systems, including timing, range, Doppler, amplitude, and phase. • Support the full radar lifecycle from concept and development to deployment, calibration, performance monitoring, and operational support.

🎯 Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship with the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance. • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Engineering Physics, or a related technical field, plus 3+ years of hands-on experience in radar systems, signal processing, or a closely related domain. • Strong proficiency in Python for data analysis, algorithm development, and visualization. • Working knowledge of radar signal processing fundamentals, including filtering, making range/doppler measurements, and further analysis of radar data. • Experience with phased array systems, RF fundamentals, and angle of arrival concepts. • End-to-end understanding of radar transmit/receive chains, signal processing, and detection theory. • Knowledge of phased array fundamentals, beamforming, and RF hardware. • Ability to analyze, troubleshoot, and optimize complex radar algorithms. • Eligibility to obtain required ITAR authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. • Preferred: model phased array/beamforming and Tx/Rx chain components; exposure to multiple radar architectures, waveforms, and design tradeoffs; software deployment, DevOps, and real-time production systems; Linux-based radar system operation; high-performance computing, GPU optimization, and optionally FPGA.

🏖️ Benefits

• Global workforce: flexible remote/hybrid opportunities • Unlimited paid time off for most roles • Competitive salary and equity packages • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage • Bonus • Stock options • Access to the forefront of commercial space operations and defense innovation