Radar Modes Lead Engineer

Honeywell Aerospace; Redmond; On-site; AUD 225,000 - 283,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) match

Paid holidays

Education assistance

Parental leave

Job summary

Honeywell Aerospace is seeking a Radar Modes Lead Engineer to guide end-to-end radar development, including modes, signal processing, and software architecture for advanced radar systems.

The role leads cross‑functional teams within the RF/Radar group in Advanced Tech, driving architecture, prototyping, and certification readiness across multiple radar programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM and 6+ years in related field.
• Experience in radar systems, radar modes, signal processing.
• Experience as a systems engineer across requirements, design, modeling or verification.
• Hands-on technical leadership across end-to-end radar development.

Responsibilities

• Lead airborne weather radar projects and radar mode development lifecycle.
• Oversee radar waveform design, scan strategies, and resource management.
• Develop radar signal processing algorithms and real-time optimization.
• Translate waveform/mode needs into digital processing requirements.
• Model, simulate, and analyze radar performance using MATLAB/Python.
• Define radar system architecture, interfaces, data flows, and HW/SW partitioning.

Skills

Radar systems

Systems engineering

Technical leadership

Requirements analysis

Design & verification

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's or PhD (preferred)

Tools

MATLAB

Python

Job description

Job Description

As a Radar Modes Lead Engineer, you will lead and manage projects in our RF/Radar team in Advanced Tech, work on Radar engineering design, and manage project proposal efforts. You will lead the successful execution of Radar signal processing, modes, and software function throughout Radar development programs, including weather signal processing, waveform design and implementation, embedded radar software, software architecture, and future multi-mode radar capability development. Working as systems lead, with other technical leads, this role establishes the technical approach and software capabilities for radar prototypes. Candidates should have demonstrated hands-on technical leadership of end-to-end radar signal processing, modes, and software development from concept through integrated prototype demonstration.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Airborne weather radar and advanced weather experience: weather detection, measurement and characterization, weather phenomenology, turbulence detection, predictive windshear, ground-clutter mitigation, attenuation compensation, and other advanced weather capabilities.
• Radar mode development and management: hands‑on development of radar modes from operational needs through mode definition, processing, resource needs, implementation, and integration.
• Radar waveform design, scan strategy, and resource management: design and optimization of radar waveforms, PRFs, bandwidths, timing, ambiguity, Doppler considerations, beam/scan strategies, dwell, revisit/update rates, coverage, and allocation of radar resources across modes.
• Radar signal processing and algorithm development: hands‑on development of range/Doppler processing, detection, CFAR, beamforming, angle estimation, clutter suppression, tracking, and other advanced radar processing, including implementation and optimization for real‑time radar systems.
• Radar processing hardware requirements: ability to translate waveform, signal-processing, and mode needs intodigital processing requirements (sampling rates, bandwidth, compute, memory, timing, etc. Ability to evaluate processor architectures against overall radar performance and integration requirements.
• Radar modeling, simulation, and data analysis: hands‑on development and use of MATLAB, Python, or similar tools for radar architecture, waveform and algorithm development, performance modeling, and analysis of measured radar data.
• Radar system architecture and implementation: hands‑on experience defining and developing radar system architectures, including radar subsystems, functional allocation, interfaces, data flows, hardware/software partitioning, and the physical hardware and processing needed to realize an integrated radar system.
• Radar system/subsystem prototyping: demonstrated experience taking radar concepts, architectures, modes, waveforms, and algorithms beyond analysis and simulation into functional hardware prototypes or demonstrators.
• Broad and advanced radar development experience: experience developing new and advanced radar capabilities across multiple applications, modes, frequency bands, radar architectures, or sensing functions, including development and integration of multi‑mode radar systems.
• Airborne avionics development and certification familiarity: familiarity with relevant airborne safety, hardware, software, and certification development processes and standards.
• Phased-array / electronically scanned radar experience: architecture, mode development, beamforming, scan/resource management, and understanding of array/beam characteristics and their impact on radar performance.

Highly Desirable

• Radar system architecture and implementation: hands‑on experience defining and developing radar system architectures, including radar subsystems, functional allocation, interfaces, data flows, hardware/software partitioning, and the physical hardware and processing needed to realize an integrated radar system.
• Radar system/subsystem prototyping: demonstrated experience taking radar concepts, architectures, modes, waveforms, and algorithms beyond analysis and simulation into functional hardware prototypes or demonstrators.
• Broad and advanced radar development experience: experience developing new and advanced radar capabilities across multiple applications, modes, frequency bands, radar architectures, or sensing functions, including development and integration of multi‑mode radar systems.
• Airborne avionics development and certification familiarity: familiarity with relevant airborne safety, hardware, software, and certification development processes and standards.
• Phased-array / electronically scanned radar experience: architecture, mode development, beamforming, scan/resource management, and understanding of array/beam characteristics and their impact on radar performance.

Qualifications

US PERSON REQUIREMENTS:

• Due to contractual requirements and compliance with US export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a US Person, a US citizen, or a US permanent resident.

YOU MUST HAVE

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM).
• 6+ Years of Experience in related field
• Experience in Radar systems(i.e. radar modes, radar signal processing, radar systems).
• Experience as a Systems Engineer including two or more of the following: requirements, design; specification development, modeling, simulation, or performance analysis; HW/ SW integration and test and verification

WE VALUE

• A Master’s or PhD degree from an accredited institution in a technical discipline, such as science, technology, engineering, or mathematics.
• Track record of solving difficult, complex problems through innovation, analysis, engineering, and experimentation.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills reflected in a record of published results and public presentations in your field of research.
• Engage with customers and partners to define their needs and requirements, then apply your skills to find creative solutions through rigorous analysis, engineering, and experimentation.
• Effectively communicate your ideas and results to research sponsors, scientific peers, and business leadership, through effective presentations, publications, and the writing of proposals.
• Strong understanding of aircraft and avionics integration.

The annual base salary range for this position in California and Washington is $157,000- 197,000. Please note that this salary information serves as a general guideline. Honeywell Aerospace considers various factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education and training, key skills, as well as market and business considerations.

About Us

Join a company that's reintroducing itself to the aviation community we've helped advance for more than a century. At Honeywell Aerospace (NASDAQ: HONA), we're launching as an independent, publicly traded aerospace and defense company built on a legacy of operational excellence and mission-focused execution.

Our new brand identity pairs that heritage with real momentum, as we build technology that helps pilots navigate with confidence, aircraft operate more efficiently, and operators stay ahead of change. With our systems on board 90% of the world's aircraft, your work here has reach that's rare to find anywhere else.

Focusing on our customers, investing in innovation, and building a culture of accountability and performance is how we're shaping what comes next.

Every horizon. Every mission. Every day.

Benefits

Beyond a performance-driven salary, you'll work alongside dedicated experts on technology that's advancing aviation. As a Honeywell Aerospace employee, you're eligible for a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Employer-subsidized medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage
• 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts
• Employee assistance program and educational assistance
• Parental leave and 12 paid holidays
• Paid time off for vacation, personal and sick time

Explore your benefits: https://honeywellaerospacebenefits.com/

POSTING TIMELINE

The application period for the job is estimated to be 40 days from the job posting date; however, this may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.