Principal Radar Systems Architect

Shee Atiká Government Services; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Eikon Research in Huntsville, AL seeks a Principal Radar Engineer to lead the design, development, and optimization of advanced radar systems for defense applications, focusing on hardware integration, reliability, and performance.

You will mentor staff, translate requirements into solutions, collaborate across engineering, operations, and testing, and ensure compliance with DoD standards while delivering with low latency, high throughput, and ruggedized RF/digital electronics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Aerospace Engineering required.
• Master's or PhD in Electrical/Aerospace Engineering preferred; exceptional experience may substitute.
• Must be a US citizen with active DoD Secret Clearance or eligibility to obtain/maintain clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead radar system design and development, integrating ICs, DSP, and RF components for defense radar systems.
• Oversee reliability testing, RF calibration, and test equipment usage under environmental stresses.
• Design and manufacture ruggedized RF/digital electronics for military fielded systems with low latency and high throughput.
• Develop real-time applications with CUDA/GPUs or C/C++ for radar signal processing and RF analysis.
• Lead program integration across engineering, operations, acquisition, and testing teams to meet milestones.
• Collaborate on radar systems, data links, and command/control architectures; conduct simulations and testing with specialized tools.
• Mentor engineers, provide technical leadership, and develop documentation for proposals and audits.

Skills

Radar system architecture

Radar performance modeling

Digital and RF hardware design

Digital signal processing

RF calibration

Ruggedized electronics design

CUDA/GPUs

C/C++

Program leadership

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Aerospace Engineering

Master's or PhD in Electrical/Aerospace Engineering preferred

Tools

Verilog/VHDL

SPICE

PCB layout

Git

Jira

CAD software

Job description

Eikon Research in Huntsville, AL seeks a Principal Radar Engineer to lead the design, development, and optimization of advanced radar systems for defense applications, focusing on hardware integration, reliability, and performance.

You will mentor staff, translate requirements into solutions, collaborate across engineering, operations, and testing, and ensure compliance with DoD standards while delivering with low latency, high throughput, and ruggedized RF/digital electronics.