Radar Systems Engineer
LeoLabs
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Tech Stack
About the role
- Support the growing Radar Systems team that develops, maintains, and operates control, data-acquisition, and data-processing software for advanced phased array radars
- Contribute to the design, operation, and advancement of mission-critical radar systems
- Daily work focuses on software development and data analysis, spanning from concept and development to deployment, performance monitoring, and operational support
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Engineering Physics, or related field with 3+ years relevant experience OR
- Master’s/PhD with applied research in radar, remote sensing, instrumentation, or related discipline
- End-to-end signal processing knowledge (transmit/receive chains, I/Q data, target parameters)
- Analyze and troubleshoot complex algorithms
- Familiarity with radar equation, pulse compression, FFT, coherent integration, clutter/interference mitigation
- Analyze I/Q data and intermediate products in time and frequency domains
- Root cause analysis for complex systems
- Identify common RF/radar issues (IQ imbalance, clock drift, amplifier non-linearities)
- Proficiency in Python for analysis and prototyping; produce clear plots and diagnostics
- Phased array fundamentals, antenna patterns, beamforming
- Knowledge of transmit/receive chain components (amplifiers, mixers, filters, digitizers)
- Exposure to multiple radar architectures, waveforms, and design tradeoffs
- Software deployment, DevOps, and troubleshooting in production/real-time environments
- Detection and estimation theory, performance reasoning under noise/interference
- Experience operating radars in Linux environments; familiarity with control/monitoring software
- High-performance computing experience (GPU optimization; FPGA optional)
- Radar calibration and validation (timing, range, Doppler, amplitude, phase)
Benefits
- Global workforce: flexible remote/hybrid opportunities
- Work on complex, meaningful missions with real-world impact
- Unlimited paid time off for most roles
- Competitive salary and equity packages
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
- Access to the forefront of commercial space operations and defense innovation
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Hard skills
signal processingPythonradar calibrationdata analysisalgorithm troubleshootingperformance monitoringhigh-performance computingroot cause analysisbeamformingtransmit/receive chain components