Principal Systems Architect, Radar Development

Echodyne; Kirkland, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 137,000 - 247,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSU (Restricted Stock Units)

Fully-paid medical, dental, and vision

Choice of PPO or HDHP/HSA

Virtual Care – 98Point6

Employee Assistance Program

Mental Health coverage through Springh

Travel Insurance

Company Paid Life Insurance

Company Paid Short & Long Term Disabi

Flexible PTO (exempt) / 15 days

401(k) match

Pet Insurance

Prepaid Legal Program

Paid Company Holidays

Job summary

Echodyne is seeking a Principal Systems Architect, Radar Development to join our fast-growing team. You’ll develop system architectures spanning hardware, firmware, algorithms, and interfaces, translating customer use cases into measurable requirements and performance budgets.

You’ll lead cross-functional collaboration across HW and SW leads to close system performance, verify methodology, and influence roadmaps and product decisions worldwide.

Qualifications

• BS degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics, or similar.
• 10 or more years’ experience developing complex embedded/electronic systems from concept through verification and production readiness.
• Experience leading systems engineering for products spanning RF/mixed-signal electronics, embedded firmware/OS, and application software.
• Analytical skills applicable to system modeling, trade studies, and data-driven debugging.
• Experience with common engineering tooling such as Python/MATLAB and systems debugging at HW/SW boundaries

Responsibilities

• Translate product/customer use cases into measurable system requirements and performance budgets
• Define and maintain radar system architecture across hardware, firmware, algorithms, and product interfaces
• Utilize system budgets to effectively manage tradeoffs among competing requirements
• Lead system-level performance closure through analytical means such as modeling/simulation and field data interpretation
• Enable integration readiness through collaboration with cross-functional HW and SW leads
• Establish verification philosophy in partnership with integration/test leadership, including verification strategy, requirement coverage, traceability, and reporting
• Serve as a principal technical voice in roadmap and design reviews, teaming with product, manufacturing, and customer support teams

Skills

Analytical skills

RF design

Python

MATLAB

Embedded software

Systems engineering leadership

Education

BS or higher in Electrical/Computer/Systems Engineering or Physics

Tools

HW/SW debugging

Job description

Echodyne offers the world’s first compact solid-state true beam-steering radar for a wide range of industries and applications. Our high-performance radars work in all weather and are designed for autonomous vehicles, uncrewed aircraft & drones, and security of borders, critical infrastructure, and smart cities. The company combines the patented technology of metamaterials with powerful software to create a radar sensor with unprecedented performance at commercial price points. Echodyne offers its radars to companies working in Automotive, Transportation, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Border Security, Smart Cities, Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS), and Airspace Management including Urban Air Mobility (UTM).

Echodyne is seeking a Principal Systems Architect, Radar Development to join our fast-growing team.

ROLE OVERVIEW

As a Principal Systems Architect, you will develop system architectures, performance budgets, and deliver field-ready capabilities that meet customer and product needs. You’ll operate at the intersection of radar principles, antenna theory, RF electronics, embedded computing, and power distribution to develop products used across the globe, in a culture built to disrupt markets with revolutionary technology.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Translate product/customer use cases into measurable system requirements and performance budgets
• Define and maintain radar system architecture across hardware, firmware, algorithms, and product interfaces
• Utilize system budgets to effectively manage tradeoffs among competing requirements
• Lead system-level performance closure through analytical means such as modeling/simulation and field data interpretation
• Enable integration readiness through collaboration with cross-functional HW and SW leads
• Establish verification philosophy in partnership with integration/test leadership, including verification strategy, requirement coverage, traceability, and reporting
• Serve as a principal technical voice in roadmap and design reviews, teaming with product, manufacturing, and customer support teams

REQUIRED SKILLS / EXPERIENCE

• BS degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics, or similar
• 10 or more years’ experience developing complex embedded/electronic systems from concept through verification and production readiness
• Experience leading systems engineering for products spanning RF/mixed-signal electronics, embedded firmware/OS, and application software
• Analytical skills applicable to system modeling, trade studies, and data-driven debugging
• Experience with common engineering tooling such as Python/MATLAB and systems debugging at HW/SW boundaries

DESIRED SKILLS / EXPERIENCE
(Looking for one or more as a complement to the core skills)

• Familiarity with radar systems, RF design, or sensing technologies
• Radar domain knowledge sufficient to lead architecture decisions across waveform/mode considerations and environmental constraints; hands-on experience with FMCW and/or pulse Doppler radar systems preferred
• Exposure to radar algorithms and technology improvements such as clutter mitigation, interference suppression, calibration, and tracking/state estimation such as Kalman filtering
  

Echodyne’s technology is export controlled by the U.S. Government and we must evaluate an applicant’s eligibility to handle export-controlled information or obtain required Government authorizations. Therefore, we will ask you as part of the application process to identify whether you are a U.S. Citizen or green card holder, or have asylum/refugee status in the U.S.

WHAT WE OFFER

This is an exempt role.

The expected annual salary range for this role is

$137,196 — $246,788 USD

We offer competitive compensation and benefits to our full-time, US-based employees, including:

• RSU (Restricted Stock Units)
• Fully-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums for you
• Choice of PPO or HDHP/HSA
• Virtual Care – 98Point6
• Employee Assistance Program
• Mental Health coverage through Springhealth & Talkspace (Premera)
• Travel Assistance Insurance
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Company Paid Short & Long Term Disability
• Flexible PTO (exempt) / 15 days per year (non-exempt)
• 401(k) match
• Pet Insurance
• Prepaid Legal Program
• Paid Company Holidays

All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected by law.