Postdoc: Pioneering Distributed Spaceborne Radar Systems

Delft

Netherlands

Remote

EUR 52,000 - 62,000

Full time

4 days ago

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ABP pension

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Job summary

TU Delft invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral researcher position focused on spaceborne radar systems in the Netherlands. The role involves defining user requirements for distributed SAR and interferometric imagers, evaluating distributed space systems, and developing system concepts while supporting NL-RIA 2.0 activities and international workshops.

You will work within the Section of Space Systems Engineering at TU Delft, collaborating with NL-RIA partners and contributing to

Qualifications

PhD in engineering (aerospace engineering, electronics or related fields).
Proven experience in space mission design and space systems engineering, ideally in distributed space systems.
Basic knowledge on Earth observation or radar technologies, ideally with radar-based observation experience.
Ideally, direct experience in project management involving multiple entities.

Responsibilities

Derive high-level user requirements for distributed SAR and near-nadir interferometric imagers.
Evaluate fractionated space systems for suitability as radar instruments.
Develop system requirements and conceptual designs for radar instruments.
Support NL-RIA 2.0 network activities: market survey, inventories, proposal prep, coordination meetings.
Organise and participate in international workshops and stakeholder engagements.