Radar Systems Engineer

Radiance Technologies, Inc.; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee-owned company

Job summary

Radiance Technologies is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to support advanced space-domain technology development and DoD Program of Record using the MTA Rapid Prototyping pathway. The role involves SE and TAD for full lifecycle activities across multidisciplinary teams to drive development, integration, testing, and fielding of space technologies and mission capabilities.

The ideal candidate will have a engineering degree, DoD clearance, and experience with radar, RF systems, and sensor data

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related technical discipline.
• Active DoD Top Secret clearance w/ SCI eligibility.
• Experience with radar signal processing or space-based sensor architectures.
• Experience with requirements verification, validation, & performance assessment.

Responsibilities

• Perform SE activities across the full system lifecycle: concept, requirements, architecture, design, integration, test & evaluation, transition to operations, sustainment.
• Support development and integration of radar-related technologies for space and multi-domain applications.
• Participate in technical reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, ORR) and ensure baseline management.

Skills

Radar phenomenology

RF systems

Space-based sensing

DoD SE/DE principles

Requirements traceability

System lifecycle

ECP/CCB docs

Communications

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace/EE/ME/Systems/Physics

Job description

Radiance Technologies, a 100% employee-owned company, is seeking candidates for a Senior Systems Engineer position supporting advanced technology development within the space domain. The selected candidate will provide Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) support for a Program of Record (PoR) utilizing the DoDI 5000.02 Middle Tier Acquisition (MTA) Rapid Prototyping pathway. This role requires a highly motivated Systems Engineer capable of collaborating across multidisciplinary and cross-functional teams to drive the development, integration, testing, and fielding of advanced space technologies and mission capabilities. The selected candidate will perform systems engineering activities across the full system lifecycle, including concept development, requirements analysis, architecture development, design, integration, verification, test and evaluation, training, transition to operations, and sustainment. The candidate will support development and integration of radar-related technologies and architectures for space and multi-domain applications.

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics, or related technical discipline.
• US Citizen with a current DoD Top Secret security clearance w/ SCI eligibility.
• Strong understanding of radar phenomenology, RF systems, or space-based remote sensing architectures.
• Knowledge of systems engineering processes associated with radar signal processing, mission data processing, and sensor performance analysis.
• Experience supporting technical baseline management, requirements traceability, and interface definition activities.
• Self-starter with excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills, including management and archiving of Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), Configuration Control Board (CCB) documentation, technical baselines, and program artifacts.

Required Experience

• Direct experience with DoD Systems Engineering and Digital Engineering principles and practices.
• Experience supporting development or integration of RF sensing systems, ISR payloads, or space-based sensor architectures.
• Familiarity with radar signal processing, ground exploitation systems, or sensor data products.
• Active participation in systems engineering technical reviews, including System Requirements Reviews (SRR), Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR), Critical Design Reviews (CDR), Test Readiness Reviews (TRR), and Operational Readiness Reviews (ORR).
• Experience supporting integration and test of complex aerospace, radar, or space systems.
• Experience with requirements verification, validation, and performance assessment for highly technical systems.

Desired Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics, or related technical discipline.
• Understanding of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) concepts, systems, and signal and image processing techniques.
• Experience with the Defense Adaptive Acquisition Framework (DAAF) and/or DoDI 5000 series acquisition processes.
• Experience with digital engineering and MBSE tools such as Cameo, DOORS, or SysML.
• Experience with test planning, verification, validation, and operational assessment of complex radar or space systems.
• Familiarity with Agile software development and maintenance principles and practices.
• Experience supporting programs utilizing Other Transaction Authority (OTA), rapid prototyping, or accelerated acquisition pathways.
• Prior experience supporting Department of Defense, Space Force, National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), Missile Defense Agency (MDA), or Intelligence Community space and ISR programs.

Radiance Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Our growth is creating great opportunities! Our team is expanding, and we want to hire the most talented people we can. Continued success depends on it!

Employee-Ownership Radiance is a proud employee-owned company! Employee-ownership benefits both our customers and workforce, and ensures that Radiance doesn’t have to answer to stockholders or be driven by quarterly earnings reports. Thus, Radiance will always prioritize enhancing our customer’s mission over expanding our bottom line. We are singularly focused on providing our customers with game-changing solutions to their most challenging requirements. This is only possible because employee-ownership attracts the highest quality employees, empowers them to identify capability enhancements, and provides them with the freedom to take risks to deliver high-quality solutions. Employee-ownership also provides tangible and long-term financial security for our people and their families. Therefore, employee-ownership embodies participation, empowerment, freedom, teaming, excellence, accountability, mission focus, and security. Our Culture Radiance’s culture is driven by our commitment to our customers and our employee-owners. Our employee-owners thrive on entrepreneurship, empowerment, and mutual responsibility for growth and sustainability. Our culture consists of individuals who embody technical and leadership skills to deliver superior solutions to the nation’s toughest technical challenges. We believe building trust and credibility with our customers leads to long-term results. We invest in a superior technical workforce where leaders are developed, innovation is encouraged, and achievements are recognized. We seek innovative ways to improve, experiment, take risks, foster collaboration, and empower our employee-owners.

Our Values Our values drive our culture, business model, and daily interactions. These values constantly remind us of who we are and what we do. Our employee-owners influence how we operate our business. We relentlessly pursue operating excellence by innovating, improving our processes, and reducing waste. We believe in being wise and ethical stewards of capital and resources. Our values dictate how we interact with each other and our customers, partners, and suppliers. Honesty, trust, humanity, alignment, and value creation require that we treat our employees with dignity and respect and provide them with fair compensation and equal employment opportunity. We believe in connecting with our communities and have a responsibility to be good corporate citizens, and we believe in sustainable business practices, which include supporting the environment and the communities in which we work.