Radar Signal Processing & Target Tracking Engineer

aero; United States; On-site; USD 129,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

The Aerospace Corporation seeks an experienced Radar Signal Processing Engineer for the Mission Payloads Division in El Segundo, CA. You will work on radar MTI/target tracking, sensor fusion, and advanced SAR-related challenges on-site full time.

Minimum qualifications include 8+ years of experience and a Master’s or Ph.D. in mathematics, physics, or electrical engineering, with proficiency in IDL/C/C++ and Python. A Top-Secret clearance with SCI access is required.

Qualifications

• Eight or more years related experience and advanced degree.
• Master’s or Ph.D. in mathematics, physics or electrical engineering.
• Familiarity with two or more of: IDL, C/C++, Python.
• Ability to travel domestically occasionally.
• Experience with radar detection data fusion and live emitters/covariance analysis.
• Familiarity with tracking algorithms including radar-based tracking with AMTI emphasis.
• Current Top-Secret clearance with SCI access.

Responsibilities

• Provide expertise in radar moving target indication, system modeling and MTI/SIGINT/EO target tracking.
• Develop and implement signal processing and data fusion algorithms for complex mission applications.
• Evaluate radar imaging, detection, and tracking performance for ground/space-based systems to support planning and operations.
• Model and evaluate performance of radar systems for program planning and execution.
• Coordinate large multi-disciplinary projects across teams.

Skills

Radar MTI tracking

Data fusion

Signal processing

C/C++

Python

Education

Master’s or Ph.D. in mathematics, physics or electrical engineering

Tools

IDL

C/C++

Python

Job description

The Aerospace Corporation seeks an experienced Radar Signal Processing Engineer for the Mission Payloads Division in El Segundo, CA. You will work on radar MTI/target tracking, sensor fusion, and advanced SAR-related challenges on-site full time.

Minimum qualifications include 8+ years of experience and a Master’s or Ph.D. in mathematics, physics, or electrical engineering, with proficiency in IDL/C/C++ and Python. A Top-Secret clearance with SCI access is required.