Lead Spaceborne Radar Engineer for MTI & Tracking

Kapta Space; Redmond, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 195,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Kapta Space in Seattle, WA seeks a Principal Radar Engineer to lead radar systems engineering and MTI algorithm development for spaceborne applications. You will translate mission needs into high‑performance radar modes and mentor engineers across RF/antenna, FPGA, software, and systems teams.

Responsibilities include defining architectures for spaceborne MTI, developing Doppler processing and clutter suppression algorithms, modeling performance in MATLAB/Python, and guiding verification plans

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years in radar systems/signal processing, including MTI detection and target tracking.
• Expertise in waveform design, Doppler processing, detection theory, clutter, tracking, and radar performance.
• Experience with SAR-based MTI/GMTI algorithms and tracker modeling/evaluation.
• Strong MATLAB/Python skills for modeling, simulation, algorithms, and data analysis.
• Strong foundation in estimation theory, probability/statistics, Fourier analysis, and numerical methods.
• Ability to turn mission needs into requirements, architectures, trade studies, and verification plans in a lean startup environment.

Responsibilities

• Define requirements and architectures for space-borne MTI detection, tracking, and performance
• Develop MTI algorithms for Doppler processing, clutter suppression, detection, association, and tracking
• Model radar and tracker performance in MATLAB/Python across representative orbital geometries and target scenarios
• Lead waveform, processing, detection-threshold, and tracker trade studies to optimize mission performance
• Analyze simulated and measured data; define metrics, test cases, and verification methods
• Partner with RF/antenna, FPGA, software, and systems teams to implement and validate algorithms on hardware
• Serve as MTI radar SME, mentor engineers, support customer reviews, and help grow the radar team

Skills

Radar systems

Signal processing

MTI detection

Target tracking

MATLAB

Education

Bachelor's / Master in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

MATLAB

Python

C/C++

FPGA

GPU

Job description

Kapta Space in Seattle, WA seeks a Principal Radar Engineer to lead radar systems engineering and MTI algorithm development for spaceborne applications. You will translate mission needs into high‑performance radar modes and mentor engineers across RF/antenna, FPGA, software, and systems teams.

Responsibilities include defining architectures for spaceborne MTI, developing Doppler processing and clutter suppression algorithms, modeling performance in MATLAB/Python, and guiding verification plans