Radar Systems Engineer

MIT Lincoln Laboratory; Lexington (MA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

Pension (MIT-funded)

401K matching

Paid leave

Tuition reimbursement

Continuing education

Job summary

MIT Lincoln Laboratory’s Advanced Sensor Systems and Test Beds Group (Group 33) seeks a technical staff member to contribute to HF radar research, adaptive signal processing, and radar systems engineering. You will collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to design, build, and test radar applications for new capabilities.

The successful candidate will have a PhD with 3+ years of relevant experience or an MS with 7 years, plus experience in data analysis (MATLAB, Python) and strong communication

Qualifications

• PhD in electrical engineering, applied mathematics, physics, or related field with 3+ years of relevant HF radar/adaptive signal processing/radar systems engineering experience.
• MS with 7 years of relevant experience considered in lieu of PhD.
• Experience with data analysis tools (MATLAB, Python, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Develop and test HF radar applications and associated signal processing techniques.
• Collaborate on multi-disciplinary teams to design, build and test radar systems for new applications.
• Communicate findings and coordinate with sponsors and research partners.

Skills

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

PhD in EE/AM/Physics

MS +7 years experience

Tools

MATLAB

Python

Job description

The Advanced Sensor Systems and Test Beds Group (Group 33) conducts exciting research in the development and demonstration of advanced sensor systems and command and control (C2) architectures for the U.S. Government. The group incorporates emerging technologies in autonomy, distributed systems, signal and data processing algorithms, and open system architectures into system design concepts, enabling innovative solutions to complex problems. Major activities within the group include RF system design and development, system modeling and simulation, signal processing algorithm development, experimental field testing and data analysis, and development of one-of-a-kind operational and experimental test assets. The group emphasizes collaborative research and has expertise in technical fields including HF radar and communications, adaptive signal processing, space-time adaptive processing, Kalman filtering, radar systems analysis, CFAR detection, bistatic radar, and real-time signal processing. Our technical staff members hold advanced degrees in electrical engineering, physics, applied mathematics, and computer science. The group also conducts local and international field testing and data collection to investigate and demonstrate new concepts.

Job Description

Group 33 seeks a technical staff member, with research interests in any of the following fields: HF Over-the-Horizon radar, RF hardware integration, adaptive signal processing, ionospheric phenomenology and modeling, and radar systems engineering. The successful candidate will contribute to the group’s efforts in developing new radar applications, and also collaborate on diverse and multi-disciplinary teams to design, build, and test HF radar systems for these new applications. Candidates should be comfortable proposing and exploring innovative radar techniques and technologies, and understand how such technologies can impact an existing radar system’s capability.

Required:

• PhD degree in electrical engineering, applied mathematics, physics, or related technical field, with 3 or more years of relevant experience in HF radar, adaptive signal processing, ionospheric phenomenology, or radar systems engineering. In lieu of a PhD degree, an MS degree with 7 years of relevant experience will be considered. Candidate must be able to obtain an elevated level of security clearance.
• Experience with data analysis tools (MATLAB, Python, etc.)
• Ability to communicate and work effectively with colleagues, sponsors, and other research organizations

Recent Graduate Hiring Range: $145,200 - $170,000
Experienced Hiring Range: $145,200 - $220,000

Disclaimer: MIT Lincoln Laboratory provides a typical hiring range as a good faith estimate of what we reasonably expect to offer for this position at the time of posting. The final salary offered to a selected candidate will depend on various factors, including—but not limited to—the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate’s experience, skills and education/training, internal equity considerations and applicable legal requirements. This range reflects base salary only and does not include additional forms of compensation or benefits.

At MIT Lincoln Laboratory, our exceptional career opportunities include many outstanding benefits to help you stay healthy, feel supported, and enjoy a fulfilling work-life balance. Benefits offered to employees include:

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans
• MIT-funded pension
• Matching 401K
• Paid leave (including vacation, sick, parental, military, etc.)
• Tuition reimbursement and continuing education programs

Selected candidate will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation and must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret level DoD security clearance.

MIT Lincoln Laboratory is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, or genetic information; U.S. citizenship is required.