Senior SAR Systems Engineer, Space Mission Leadership

Hikinex; Richmond; Hybrid; CAD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Hikinex is seeking a Staff Systems Engineer – Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Missions to provide end-to-end technical oversight of SAR-related engineering activities across the lifecycle of space missions.

You will contribute to the development of advanced SAR missions delivering high-value imagery and actionable intelligence for customers, spanning concept development, CONOPS, payload and spacecraft trade studies, design, integration, calibration, and early operations.

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in Electrical Engineering, Engineering Physics, Mathematics, Physics, or a related discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 15+ years of experience with radar, SAR, or similar active imaging systems.
• 10+ years in space systems engineering or a similarly complex systems engineering environment.
• Experience with SAR remote sensing, including design, operations, applications/exploitation, and/or calibration.
• Experience across engineering lifecycles for large, complex programs.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain Reliability Status security clearance and CGP requirements.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to technical teams, executives, customers, and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end oversight of SAR-related engineering activities across the full lifecycle of a space SAR mission.
• Lead design trade studies across spacecraft, SAR payload, processor, and end-user applications.
• Develop high-level mission specifications based on user requirements.
• Lead mission concept & CONOPS development and system-level requirements translation.
• Oversee integration, verification, and early operations of SAR missions.

Skills

Radar/SAR hardware

SAR processors

SAR data products

Space systems engineering

SAR remote sensing

Engineering lifecycle

Communication skills

Cross-functional dependencies

Problem-solving

Education

Graduate degree in Electrical Engineering/Engineering Physics/Mathematics/Physics

Tools

MATLAB

Python

Job description

Hikinex is seeking a Staff Systems Engineer – Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Missions to provide end-to-end technical oversight of SAR-related engineering activities across the lifecycle of space missions.

You will contribute to the development of advanced SAR missions delivering high-value imagery and actionable intelligence for customers, spanning concept development, CONOPS, payload and spacecraft trade studies, design, integration, calibration, and early operations.